Erçetin, Candan
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born on | 10 February 1963 at 19:15 (= 7:15 PM ) | ||||
Place | Kirklareli, Turkey, 41n44, 27e12 | ||||
Timezone | EEST h3e (is daylight saving time) | ||||
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Biography
Turkish singer-songwriter recognized for her successful and influential twenty-year-plus career. Erçetin has released many music videos with different themes. As her family originate from the Balkans, she has often used elements of Balkan music in her songs and works, and in addition to Turkish, she has performed songs in French and Greek.
In her final year at school, she recorded the song "Halley" and represented Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the group Klips ve Onlar. In 1995, she released her debut album Hazırım, and in 1997 her song "Yalan" from the album Çapkın became a hit in Turkey.
Apart from her music career, Erçetin has been involved in various other projects. In 1994, she started working as a TV presenter, and in 2007 she produced her own program Candan Erçetin'le Beraber ve Solo Şarkılar. In 2005, she was cast in a leading role in the musical Yıldızların Altında. She also composed the music for the movies Gölgesizler (2008) and Kaptan Feza (2009) and served as a producer as well. For a while she taught music at Galatasaray High School, and in 2009 she started to teach diction at Galatasaray University. For her contributions to France–Turkey relations, Erçetin was awarded with the Order of Arts and Letters by French President François Hollande in 2014.
Events
- Work : Great Achievement 1986 (Represented Turkey at Eurovision)
Source Notes
Wotan quotes her.
Categories
- Traits : Body : Hair (Red)
- Family : Relationship : Mate - Noted (Hakan Karahan)
- Vocation : Education : Teacher
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress
- Vocation : Entertainment : TV host/ Personality
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Composer/ Arranger
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Folk Music
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Group/ Duo (Klips ve Onlar)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Song writer
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Vocalist/ Pop, Rock, etc.
- Vocation : Entertain/Business : Entertain Producer
- Notable : Awards : Public Service
- Notable : Awards : Vocational award
- 1963 births
- Birthday 10 February
- Birthplace Kirklareli, TUR
- Sun 21 Aquarius
- Moon 14 Virgo
- Asc 29 Leo
- Traits : Body : Hair
- Family : Relationship : Mate - Noted
- Vocation : Education : Teacher
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress
- Vocation : Entertainment : TV host/ Personality
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Composer/ Arranger
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Folk Music
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Group/ Duo
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Song writer
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Vocalist/ Pop, Rock, etc.
- Vocation : Entertain/Business : Entertain Producer
- Notable : Awards : Public Service
- Notable : Awards : Vocational award