Tarkan

Subject: Tarkan Mon 09 Aug 2010, 10:15 pm

Hüsamettin Tarkan Tevetoğlu (born October 17, 1972 in Alzey, Germany), popularly known as Tarkan, is a World Music award winning Turkish pop singer. He was born in Germany and raised in Turkey. Tarkan has been known for the use of sexual and romantic themes in his work and has been nicknamed the "Prince of Pop" by the media.He has released several platinum-selling albums during his career, with an estimated 29 million albums and singles sold.He also produces music through his company HITT Music, which he established in February 1997. One of a few European singers that has managed to span chart success over three continents without singing in English, the artist is also noted for his live stage performances. Tarkan's effect on Turkey has been compared by The Washington Post as analogous to Elvis in America circa 1957 and Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegün 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 "Şımarık" as a keystone track that moved the genre forward.

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Albums
Year Title Sales
1992 Yine Sensiz (Without You Again) Turkey: 1 million
1993 Yine Sensiz (Extended Mix)
1994 Aacayipsin (Oh You're Something Else) Turkey: 2 million

Europe: 1 million
1997 Ölürüm Sana (I'd Die For You) Turkey: 4.5 million

2nd best-selling album of all time in Turkey[2]
2001 Karma Turkey: 2 million

6th best-selling album of all time in Turkey[2]
2003 Dudu (Woman) Turkey: 2.5 million / Russia: 1 million

Second best selling album (Turkey)[3] and best selling foreign artist (Russia) in 2003
2006 Come Closer Turkey: 250.000 / Europe 120.000
2007 Metamorfoz Turkey: 1 million [4]
2008 Metamorfoz Remixes
[edit] Soundtracks
Year Title Info
1998 Disney's Hercules Tarkan sang the Disney accredited Turkish version of Michael Bolton's "Go The Distance" and voiced the adult Hercules, replacing the original vocals by Tate Donovan.

[edit] Tracks

1. Kara Gözler
2. Wallking On Breaking Glass
3. To Get To You
4. If You Go Now
5. Dönülmez Akşam Ufkundayız
6. Alaturka
7. Dertliyim Ruhuma Hicran
8. Enginde Yavaş Yavaş
9. Rüya Gibi Uçan Yıllar
10. Gülsen-i Hüsnüne
11. Bir Bahar Akşamı
12. Fasıl
13. Gül Döktüm Yollarına
14. Yeni Yıl
15. Bu Gece (Club Remix); The Cd Dream Dance 2000
16. Dudu Neomaster Mix ;The Best From The West - Лето 2004
17. Gülümse Kaderine Hsyn Kryd Mix
18. Ma'Shallah;Arabic Chillout
19. Aman aman
20. Love speak
21. Bounce
22. Actıon
23. Bounce Armand Van Helden Short Mix (Firstclass - Best Of 2006 Vol. 2)
24. Touch Hsyn Kryd Mix
25. Alaturka ;Fahir Atakoğlu - İz
26. Unutmamalı ; Ozan Doğulu 130 pm
27. Pare Pare ; Ozan Doğulu 130 pm

[edit] Appearances
Year Title Info
1998 Müzeyyen Senar ile Bir Ömre Bedel (A Lifetime's Worth with Müzeyyen Senar) Artist: Müzeyyen Senar Genre: Turkish classical
2003 Türkü Söylemek Lazım (Folksongs Should be Sung) Artist: Pınar Sağ Genre: Turkish folk
2004 Yan Yana Fotoğraf Çektirelim (Let's Take Photographs Together) Artist: Nazan Öncel Genre: Turkish pop
2006 Gülümse Kaderine (Smile at your Fate) Artist: Kibariye Genre: Roma and Arabesque
2007 Maximum (Maximum) Artist: Murat Boz Genre: Turkish pop music
2007 Çakmak Çakmak Artist: Sibel Can Genre: Turkish pop
2007 Akşam Sefası (The evening way) Artist: Sibel Can Genre: Turkish classical
[edit] International
[edit] Albums
Year Title
1999 Tarkan
2006 Come Closer
2008 Come Closer
[edit] Soundtracks
Year Title Info
1998 Beau Travail for his track "Şımarık"
2000 Geboren in Absurdistan for his track "Şımarık"
2002 XX/XY for his track "Şımarık"
2005 Mr Socrates for his track "Ölürüm Sana"
[edit] Singles
Year Title Chart positions
Turkey Russia[5] Germany[6] Austria[7] France[8] Belgium[9] Swiss[10]
1999 Şımarık — — 6 14 3 1 3
Şıkıdım — — 35 40 10 6 22
Bu Gece — — 71 — 19 29 —
2001 Kuzu Kuzu — 110 — — — — —
Hüp — 144 — — — — —
2005 Bounce — 25 15 43 — — 60
2006 Start The Fire 17 160 43 — — — —
2007 Vay Anam Vay 1 105 — — — — —
2008 Pare Pare 2 — — — — — —
Arada Bir 2 — — — — — —
Dilli Düdük 3 — — — — — —
2010 Sevdanın Son Vuruşu 2 — — — — — —
[edit] Domestic Promo Singles

These were singles released as part of a campaign.[2]
Year Title Info Sales
2001 Hüp (Whoop) Pepsi Campaign, not sold separately. Had to collect Pepsi labels to obtain this. 100.000
2002 Özgürlük İçimizde (Freedom Is Within Us) Turkcell Ad Campaign, not sold separately. The campaign consisted of TV adverts, calendar and phone card designs, using the concept that a phone enables a person to travel free in nature and still keep in touch. 300.000
2002 Bir Oluruz Yolunda (United For You) Football anthem, World Cup Song for Turkey. This was available at retail outlets. 200.000
2005 Ayrılık Zor (Separation is Hard) Avea GSM Ad Campaign, not sold separately. The campaign also included TV adverts, calendar and phone card designs. The concept involved lovers separated by distance using the phone as a means of contact. 460.000

Best-selling disc (Turkey) in 2005[11]
[edit] International Promo Singles

12-inch Club Promos

None of these LP promos were counted as regular releases. Special dance mixes were released to promote his international releases Tarkan and Come Closer at the clubs.
Year Title Info
1998 Şımarık (Spoilt) (12-inch), 5 Tracks
1999 Şımarık (Spoilt) (12-inch), Ned Devine Remixes
1999 Şımarık (Spoilt) (12-inch), Şınan Mixes
1999 Bu Gece (Tonight) (12-inch), DJ Tomcraft Remix
2006 Bounce (12-inch), Black Release
2006 Bounce (12-inch), White Release
2006 Start the Fire (12-inch), Red Release (1-sided limited ed)
2006 Start the Fire (12-inch), Red Release

Indoor Promos.[2]
Year Title Info
1995 Hepsi Senin Mi The record company manufactured an indoor promo CD single to promote Tarkan in Germany in 1995. Some were sent to radio stations.[2]