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Tarkan Tevetoglu - More popularly known as Tarkan . Born 17 October 1972) is a Turkish-German singer-songwriter. Since the early 1990s, with the successful sales of his albums, he has been a prominent figure of the Turkish pop music, being known in both Turkey and Europe.

Tarkan was born and raised in Alzey, Rhineland-Palatinate. In 1986, he moved to Turkey together with his family. Tarkan, who had been interested in music since his childhood, went to high school at Karamursel and took music lessons. In the following years, he met the owner of Istanbul Plak, Mehmet Sogutoglu, and signed a contract to release his own album.

Tarkan released his first album ''Yine Sensiz'' in late 1992 with "Kil Oldum" being chosen as its lead single. His second and third albums, Aacayipsin and Olurum Sana, were released in 1994 and 1998 respectively. The song "Simarik" from ''Olurum Sana'' became popular in a number of countries. In 1998, he signed a new contract with Universal Music Group. In 1999, his compilation album, Tarkan, received platinum and gold certifications in several countries. In 2001, he made music videos for the songs "Kuzu Kuzu, "Hup" and "Verme" from his fourth studio album ''Karma''. Two years later, the album ''Dudu'' performed well on the sales charts, and in 2006 with the release of his first English album, Come Closer, he became known in Europe. "Bounce" and "Start the Fire" were the lead singles of this album. The lyrics of the songs included in the album ''Metamorfoz'' were praised by the Turkish Language Association. In 2010, his seventh studio album, ''Adimi Kalbine Yaz'', became the best-selling album of the year in Turkey. In 2016, his ninth studio album, Ahde Vefa, which has a Classical Turkish theme, was released.

Alongside his music career, Tarkan has taken part in numerous social projects and is known as "Megastar" and "Prince of the Bosporus" in the press. One of few European singers who has managed to span chart success without singing in English, he is also noted for his live stage performances. Tarkan's effect on Turkey has been compared by the Washington Post to that of Elvis Presley in the US around 1957 and Atlantic Records's co-founder Ahmet Ertegun described him as one of the best live performers he had ever seen. He has also been listed by Rhapsody as a key artist in the history of European pop music, with his signature song "Simarik" as a keystone track that moved the genre forward. His albums have sold over 15 million copies. Throughout his career, he has won four Turkey Music Awards, six Golden Butterfly Awards and one World Music Award and has received various nominations.

Speaks English and Turkish fluently and understands German.

Stepbrother Adnan and stepsisters Gülay and Nuray from his mother&#39;s first marriage. Hakan is his elder brother and Handan his younger sister.

Made Turkish music popular in the late 1990s with his 1999 smash hit &quot;Simarik&quot;.

Mother is Nese, father Ali, who passed away in 1995.

His wife was one of his fans. They met at his Germany concert.

He was awarded Best Song and Best Pop Music Artist at Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards, the forty-fourth times organization in 2017.

He won Song of the Year (Sevdanin Son Vurusu) at the 38th Golden Butterfly Awards in 2011.

He won Song of the Year (Yakar Geçerim) at the 39th Golden Butterfly Awards in 2012.

He won &quot;Best Male Turkish Pop Music Artist&quot; at the 38th Golden Butterfly Awards in 2011.

He is a huge fan of <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0584117/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">George Michael</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0390507/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Billie Holiday</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0001918/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Louis Armstrong</a>.

Tarkan likes to listen to gramophones and he is a gramophone record collector.

Tarkan is an environmental and animal rights activist.

Originally from Íkizdere in Rize Province, in the Black Sea region of Turkey.

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