Candan Erçetin

Candan Erçetin
Candan Erçetin during a concert performing.
Background information
Born	(1963-02-10) 10 February 1963 (age 54) Kırklareli, Turkey
Genres	Pop folk, Turkish folk music, Rebetiko, Southeastern European music
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Labels	Topkapı Müzik, Pasaj, DMC
Website	Official website

Candan Erçetin, (born 10 February 1963, in Kırklareli) is a Turkish singer, songwriter and Vice-President of Galatasaray.

Candan Erçetin was born in Kırklareli. Her mother and father were immigrants from Pristina and Skopje, respectively. She studied at Lycée de Galatasaray, and graduated from Istanbul University with a degree in Archaeology. In 1991, she graduated from Istanbul Municipal Music School where she studied classical opera. She represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 which was held in Bergen, Norway as a member of Klips ve Onlar with the song "Halley". She had taken the place of Seden Gürel, who was the member of the group but didn't go in order to complete her final exams in Architecture at ITU. She taught music in Lycée de Galatasaray for many years. Presently, as well as continuing to perform, she works as a lecturer at Galatasaray University Law Faculty.

In January 1996, she completed her first solo album "Hazırım" ("I'm Ready") based on Thracian themes. In the same year, she received an award from Alem FM music radio for her album being one of the best selling Turkish pop albums of the year. In July 1996, she released her best selling single EP "Sevdim Sevilmedim", the first ever Turkish remix album. In June 1997 she released her second album entitled "Çapkın" ("Womanizer") using ethnic music and her own compositions. The song "Yalan" ("Lie") from this album won the Istanbul FM "Most Requested Song" award. In September 1998 her remix EP "Oyalama Artık" ("Don't Put It Off Anymore") was released, followed by her third album, "Elbette" ("Of Course") in January 2000. This album would go on to become the best-selling album of the year.