Tarkan (singer)

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Tarkan Tevetoğlu (Turkish pronunciation: [taɾˈkan teˈvetoːɫu]; born 17 October 1972) is a German-born Turkish singer-songwriter. Tarkan was born and raised in Alzey, Rhineland-Palatinate, in what was then West Germany. In 1986, he moved to Turkey with his family. Tarkan went to high school at Karamürsel and took music lessons. In the following years, he met the owner of İstanbul Plak, Mehmet Söğütoğlu, and signed a contract to record music. Tarkan released his first studio album, Yine Sensiz, in late 1992, with "Kıl Oldum" being chosen as its lead single. His second one, Aacayipsin, was released in 1994, while his third, Ölürüm Sana, in 1998: the latter included the song "Şımarık" ("spoilt" in Turkish), that became popular in a number of countries, also for its English version, "Kiss Kiss". In the same year he signed a new contract with Universal Music Group, and in 1999 his compilation album, Tarkan, received platinum and gold certifications in several countries. In 2001, he made music...

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