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Sibel Can (born August 1, 1970) is a popular Turkish pop folk singer. In recent years she has also become popular in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Trinidad and Tobago, Armenia ,Russia , Syria and Iran.
Biography
Sibel Can became a dancer at the age 14 and later started her singing
career. She has been known as one of the most successful and powerful
singers in Turkey.
Rise to Success & Marriage
Sibel first rose to fame as she started off as a professional
belly-dancer hired by Fahrettin Aslan, to perform at the Maksim Casino.
Dancing wasn't the only activity she engaged in during her time at
work, she had also been known to sing and so she would eventually shift
her career direction into singing instead. Her first stage performance
came at the age of 18, when she began singing songs from her first
album, which had been produced by the help of Orhan Gencebay. These
first stepping stones into the music industry would eventually make her
be one of Turkey's most famous Arabesque artist. The achievements to
her music would cause her to be a successful arist within this genre,
as her voice has also become well familar for Turks of all generations.
Sibel is currently married to Sulhi Aksüt. They married on 24 March
2000. Together they have one child. Her first marriage was to famous
actor Hakan Ural, from 28 September 1988 until 18 February 1999. They
have three children.
Padisah & Cakmak Cakmak
Sibel's peak at success came with song called, "Padişah" (Ruler) which was released in 1997. The song managed to earn her a lot of awards, as it was one of the most requested single on Turkish radio and TV stations. In addition to that, the song found itself being played at a lot of Turkish TV Shows, soap operas and commercials as well. The following singles have seen their success, but none managed to match those that she'd achieve with "Padişah".
In June of 2007, Sibel released, "Çakmak Çakmak" (Pyro, Pyro) as the first single off from her latest album called, "Akşam Sefası" (Evening Delight). The song saw instant success as it was written and composed by Tarkan. In addition to this, a duet version of the same song was also released by the two artists before the song's actual release date. This caused the song to surface all over the internet before the aritsts would have liked it to have been released. Regardless, the song has managed to peak to the top of all sorts of charts and was one of the most played summer hits in Turkey.
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