Demet Akalın

Demet Akalın
Demet Akalın on stage at her concert in Samsun, 2010
Background information
Birth name	Demet Akalın
Born	April 23, 1972 (1972-04-23) (age 39)
Origin	Gölcük, Kocaeli, Turkey
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Model, Singer-songwriter
Years active	1990–present

Demet Akalın (23 April 1972 in Gölcük, Kocaeli) is a famous Turkish pop singer, former model and actress.

Professional career

Akalın studied at Gölcük Barbaros Hayrettin Lisesi and initially wanted to become a journalist or a teacher. She won the 'Miss Mayo' beauty competition organized by Yaşar Alptekin. She joined Neşe Erberk Modeling Agency and worked as a professional model for six years. During this period, she also acted as the female lead in the movies 'Sensiz Olmaz' and 'Tele Anahtar'. In 1996 she started her music career with the song "Sebebim" (My Reason).

Her album Unuttum (I've Forgotten) which released in 2003, can be called as her debut album, with this album she has returned active music career which she had break 2000. In 2004, she released her third studio album Banane (I Don't Care), and the album's debut single "Bittim" (I'm Done) made her a famous popstar. Since 2004 she released hits such as, "Aşkın Açamadığı Kapı" (The Door that Love Couldn't Open), "Banane" (I Don't Care), "Vuracak" (It's Gonna Hit), "Afedersin" (Sorry), "Herkes Hak Ettiği Gibi Yaşıyor" (Everybody Lives the Way They Deserve), "Alçak" (Ignoble), "Tatil" (Holiday), "Mucize" (Miracle), "Tecrübe" (Experience), "Evli, Mutlu, Çocuklu" (Married, Happy with Children), "Çanta" (Suitcase), "Olacak Olacak" (It Will Be, It Will Be), "Aşk" (Love).

Her songs are regularly performed in turkish nightclubs and bars.

Private life

Singles & Maxi Singles

1. Yalan Sevdan (Your Fake Love) - 2000
2. Tatil (Holiday) - 2007
3. Mucize (Miracle) - 2008
4. Toz Pembe (A Turkish phrase equivalent to "rose-coloured glasses" in English) - 2009
5. Yanan Ateşi Söndürdük (We Put Out the Burning Fire) - 2011
6. Aşk (Love) - 2011

Albums

1. Sebebim (My Reason) - 1996
2. Unuttum (I've Forgotten) - 2003
3. Banane (I Don't Care) - 2004
4. Kusursuz 19 (The Perfect 19) - 2006
5. Dans Et (Dance) - 2008
6. Zirve (Top) - 2010

Music videos

1. Sebebim (My Reason) - 1996
2. Asla Affedilmez (Never Unforgivable) - 1997
3. Sakın Vazgeçme (Never Give Up) - 1997
4. Senin Anan Güzel Mi? ("In your dreams") - 2000
5. Unuttum (I've Forgotten) - 2003
6. Gazete (Newspaper) - 2003
7. Allahından Bul (God Damn You) - 2004
8. Bittim (I'm Done) - 2004
9. Aşkın Açamadığı Kapı (The Door that Love Couldn't Open) - 2005
10. Banane (I Don't Care) - 2005
11. Vuracak (It's Gonna Hit) - 2005
12. Bir Anda Sevmiştim (I Suddenly Had Loved You) - 2005
13. Tamamdır (It's Okay) - 2005
14. Pembe Dizi (Soup Opera) - 2005
15. Adam Gibi (Like a Man) - 2006
16. Affedersin (Sorry) - 2006
17. Herkes Hak Ettiği Gibi Yaşıyor (Everybody Lives the Way They Deserve) - 2006
18. Mantık Evliliği (Marriage of Convenience) - 2006
19. Alçak (Ignoble) - 2007
20. Seven Kızın Romanı (The Novel of the Girl Who Loved) - 2007
21. Tatil (Holiday) - 2007
22. Mucize (Miracle) - 2008
23. Bebek (Bebek - A place in İstanbul) - 2008
24. Selam Söyle (Give Him My Regards) - 2008
25. Gururum (My Pride) - 2008
26. Dans Et -Remix- (Dance) - 2009
27. Toz Pembe (A Turkish phrase equivalent to "rose-coloured glasses" in English) - 2009
28. Tecrübe (Experience) - 2010
29. Evli, Mutlu, Çocuklu (Married, Happy, with Children) - 2010
30. Çanta (Suitcase) - 2010
31. Bozuyorum Yeminimi (I'm Breaking My Oath) - 2010
32. Umutsuz Vaka feat. Fatman Scoop -Version Erhan Bayrak- (Hopeless Case) - 2011
33. Olacak Olacak (It Will Be, It Will Be) - 2011
34. Aşk (Love) - 2011
35. Sabıka (Recidivist) - 2011

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