Sertab Erener

Sertab Erener
One of the shot's for her new band Painted On Water
Background information
Birth name	Sertab Erener
Born	December 4, 1964 (1964-12-04) (age 44) Istanbul, Turkey
Genre(s)	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1992 – present
Label(s)	Simya Müzik
Website	http://www.sertab.com/

Sertab Erener (born December 4, 1964 in Istanbul) is a Turkish pop star and also a cross-over soprano with a vocal range that extends to high F. She is one of the most successful female Turkish pop singers in her homeland, and is considered one of the divas of Turkish pop music. In Europe, she is best known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with her hit song "Everyway That I Can", although she has had many other achievements outside Turkey.

Career

A native of Istanbul, Erener studied music in a university in the city before beginning her musical career working with Turkish music icon Sezen Aksu.

She released her first album, Sakin Ol, in 1992, and followed it with four more Turkish-language albums over the next decade. Her album Lâ'l was included by Sony Music in its "Soundtrack For A Century" collection.

Sertab Erener performing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003

After competing unsuccessfully in two national Eurovision Song Contest finals in 1989 and 1990, she was internally selected in 2003 and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, representing Turkey with the song "Everyway That I Can", co-written by Demir Demirkan. The song went on to top charts in countries all over Europe, including Sweden and Greece.

In the wake of her Eurovision success, Erener released her first English-language album, No Boundaries, in 2004. Her renditions of "Here I Am" and Bob Dylan's "One More Cup of Coffee" were used in international movie soundtracks. "One More Cup of Coffee" was used in the soundtrack to Masked and Anonymous a semi-biopic of Bob Dylan.

In 2005, Erener released a Turkish-language album named Aşk Ölmez, promoted with songs such as "Aşk Ölmez, Biz Ölürüz" ("Love Doesn't Die, We Do") and "Satılık Kalpler Şehri" ("City of Hearts For Sale"). She also appeared on the movie soundtrack album of Fatih Akın's Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul, with a lauded rendition of Madonna's song "Music".

On October 22, 2005, Erener appeared on Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest, a competition to choose the best Eurovision song of all time, performing the final verse and chorus of "Everyway That I Can". The song finished ninth in a field of fifteen. At the same event Erener revealed she was to release another English language album.

On March 15, 2007, Sertab released a best of album. In addition to her Eurovision winner song, The Best of Sertab Erener features samples from the singer's extensive repertoire with songs in Spanish, Greek and English and duets with other singers.

Erener has sung duets with Ruslana, José Carreras, Ricky Martin and Greek singer Mando. She has also worked with musicians such as Desmond Child, Anggun, and Belgian band Voice Male.

Discography

Albums

• Sakin Ol! (1992)
• Lâ'l (1994)
• Sertab Gibi (1996)
• Sertab Erener (1999)
• Sertab (2000)
• Turuncu (Orange) (2001)
• Sertab (2003)
• No Boundaries (2004)
• Aşk Ölmez (2005)
• The Best of Sertab Erener (2007)
• Sertab Goes to the Club (Remix album) (2007)
• Bu Böyle(2009)
• Painted on Water (2009)(TBA)

Singles

• "Zor Kadın" (Difficult Woman) (1999)
• "Bu Yaz" (This Summer) (EP) (2000)
• "Yeni" (New) (2001)
• "Everyway That I Can" (2003 - Eurovision 2003 Winner)
• "Here I Am" (2003)
• "Leave" (2004)
• "Aşk Ölmez, Biz Ölürüz" (Love Doesn't Die, We Do) (2005)
• "Satılık Kalpler Şehri" (City of Hearts for Sale) (2005)
• "Kim Haklıysa" (Whoever Is Right) (2005)
• "I Remember Now" (2007)
• "Hayat Beklemez" (Life Doesn't Wait) (2008)

Charts

See also

• Sezen Aksu
• List of Turkish pop music performers
• Music of Turkey
• Eurovision Song Contest
• Congratulations

External links

• Official website
• Official new album website
• Official fan club
• Paramparça : Sertab Erener