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Birth Name:

Tarkan Tevetoglu

Born:

Oct 17, 1972 in Alzey, Germany

Genres:

World & International Music, French Music, Flamenco Music

Decades Active:

1990's|2000's

A superstar in Europe and in his homeland of Turkey, dance-pop composer Tarkan mixes modern beats with Middle Eastern melodies and arrangements. Though he had been a fixture in the Turkish dance scene for a few years, his 1999 single, "Simarik," made him an overnight success in European clubs, and led to a wider release of his self-titled album from that year. Tarkan included songs from his two previous Turkey-only releases and repeated the success of the single; in mid-2000, it was released in the U.S. by Universal Music Latino.

- Heather Phares, All Music Guide