Demet Akalın
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Demet Akalın (23 April 1972 in Gölcük, Kocaeli) is a Turkish pop folk singer, former model and sometimes actress.
In 1990, she won the "Miss Mayo" bikini beauty contest. After working for six years as a fashion model, she released her first album in August 1997. She has released five more albums after that. The newest is "Dans Et" which she released in March 1, 2008. Her last 3 albums "Banane", "Kusursuz 19" and "Dans Et" became huge hits. Also she hosted her own TV show with her close friend Alişan, who is also another famous Turkish male singer.
She used to be in a long term relationship with Turkish national basketball player İbrahim Kutluay. However they ended their relationship when İbrahim Kutluay started going out with another famous Turkish model Demet Şener. In 2006, she married Oğuz Kayhan, a famous businessman, but they divorced in 2007. However they continued living together after getting back together until recently. In the end of October 2008 they ended their relationship again after Demet Akalın declared that her husband cheated on her with his ex Selin İmer. [1]
Singles
- Tatil (Vacation)- June 2, 2007
Albums
- Sebebim (My Reason)- August 6, 1997
- Yalan Sevdan (Your Lie Love)- March 30, 2000
- Unuttum (I Forgot You) - May 30, 2003
- Banane (I Don't Care) - December 12, 2004
- Kusursuz 19 (The Perfect 19) - June 14, 2006
- Dans Et (Dance!) - March 1, 2008
Hit Songs
- Sebebim (My reason)
- Senin Anan Güzel Mi? (Is Your Mother Beautiful?) - April 4, 2000
- Unuttum (I Forgot You) - June 5, 2003
- Gazete (Newspaper) - October 13, 2003
- Bittim (I Am Done) - 2004
- Aşkın Açamadığı Kapı (The Door that Love Couldn't Open) - 2005
- Bir Anda Sevmiştim (I Fell in Love in a Second) - 2005
- Affedersin (Sorry) - 2006
- Herkes Hak Ettiği Gibi Yaşıyor (Everybody Lives the Way They Deserve) - 2006
- Mantık Evliliği (A Marriage of Logic) - 2006
- Alçak (Betrayer) - 2007
- Tatil (Vacation) - 2007
- Mucize (Miracle) - 2008
- Bebek (Baby) - 2008