Kenan Doğulu
Kenan Doğulu | |
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 Kenan Doğulu in concert, 2013 | |
| Born | Kenan Cihan Doğulu 31 May 1974 İstanbul, Turkey |
| Nationality |  Turkey |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, composer, producer |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop, pop rock, dance-pop, R&B, jazz, acoustic music |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, drums, keyboard, bass, piano, flute, saxophone |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Dogulu Production, DMC |
| Website | kenandogulu |
Kenan Cihan Doğulu (Turkish pronunciation: [ceˈnan doːuˈɫu]) (born on 31 May 1974 in Cihangir, Beyoğlu, Istanbul) is a Turkish pop musician. He represented Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, where he was placed fourth, with 163 points.
Early years
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He is second son of Yurdaer Doğulu (1941–87). His father was also a musician and released four albums.[citation needed] At the early age of five, he enrolled into the piano class of the School of Music.[citation needed] Having completed six years of education in the piano class, he started flute classes from Erkan Alpay, his instructor, and continued with guitar classes from Erdem Sökmen.[citation needed] In the meantime, he continued his education in drama and rhythmic instruments, and he carried on singing as a soloist in the children's chorus.[citation needed] Later, he successfully graduated from Kültür Koleji and completed the Communications certificate program at Hesser College.[citation needed]
Rise
His first album, Yaparım Bilirsin was released in August 1993.[citation needed] His second album Sımsıkı Sıkı Sıkı was released in December 1994.[citation needed] The album Kenan Doğulu 3 was released in August 1996.[citation needed]
After a two-year hiatus, he released the album Ex Aşkım in 2001.[citation needed] In 2002, Kenan Doğulu 5.5, the unplugged version of Ex Aşkım was released.[citation needed] He followed this up in 2003 with the album Demedi Deme.[citation needed] In the summer of 2006, Doğulu released the album Festival, containing the hit single Çakkıdı,[1] in collaboration with Sezen Aksu.
Eurovision
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He represented Turkey at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki with Shake It Up Şekerim. Owing to his third position in the semi-final, he passed to the final where he placed fourth with 163 points.
Personal life
Kenan Doğulu began dating actress Beren Saat in February 2012.[2] Doğulu and Saat became engaged on 23 February 2014 in Istanbul[3] and were married on 29 July 2014 in a private Nikah ceremony in Los Angeles, United States.[4]
Group members
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Discography
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Studio albums
| Year | Title | English Translation | Sales |
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| 1993 | Yaparım Bilirsin | (You Know I'll Do It) | |
| 1995 | Sımsıkı Sıkı Sıkı | (Tight, Very Tight) | |
| 1996 | Kenan Doğulu 3 | (Kenan Doğulu 3) | |
| 1997 | Kenan Doğulu 3,5 | (Kenan Doğulu 3,5) | |
| 1999 | Ben Senin Her Şeyinim | (I am Your Everything) | |
| 2001 | Ex-Aşkım | (My Ex-Lover) | |
| 2002 | Kenan Doğulu 5,5 | (Kenan Doğulu 5,5) | |
| 2003 | Demedi Deme | (Don't Tell Me I Didn't Tell You) | Turkey: 300,000 |
| 2004 | Kenan Doğulu 6,5 | (Kenan Doğulu 6,5) | |
| 2006 | Festival | (Festival) | Turkey: 270.931 |
| 2007 | Kenan Doğulu 7,5 | (Kenan Doğulu 7,5) | |
| 2009 | Patron | (Boss) | |
| 2012 | Aşka Türlü Şeyler | (Aşka Türlü Şeyler) |
Remix albums
| Year | Title | Sales |
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| 1996 | Kenan Doğulu 3.5 | |
| 2002 | Kenan Doğulu 5.5 | |
| 2004 | Kenan Doğulu 6.5 | Turkey: 45,000 |
| 2007 | Kenan Doğulu 7.5 |
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Sales |
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| 2009 | The King of Turkish Pop |
Singles
| Year | Title | English Translation |
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| 1999 | Gençlik Marşı | (March of Youth) |
| 2007 | Shake It Up Şekerim – Promo Kit | (Shake it up, sweetheart) |
| 2007 | ...Dan Sonra (feat Sıla) | |
| 2008 | Hayal Kahramanım (For Turkcell Subscribers – Not For Sale) | (My Imagine Hero) |
| 2011 | Şans Meleğim | (Chance my angel) |
| 2013 | Kız Sana Hayran | (Girl Admire You) |
Tours
- 2006: "FANTA" Youth Festival
- 2007: "GNCTRKCLL" 40 Partileri Tour
- 2009: "FANTA" Youth Festival
- 2010: "GNCTRKCLL"Kenan Dogulu Tour
- 2013: "FANTA" Youth Festival
References
- ^ Ceminay, Cem (22 July 2006). "Yaza damga vuranlar". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- ^ "Kenan Doğulu and Beren Saat, imaged for the first time". 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Kenan Dogulu and Beren Saat got engaged". Hürriyet. 24 February 2014.
- ^ "Kenan Doğulu and Beren Saat married". Hürriyet. 30 July 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Official Facebook Page
- Official Twitter Account
- Official İnstagram Account
- Official YouTube Channel
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