You may have heard of Tarkan Tevetoğlu, a champion of World Music, who has recently reinvented himself from a rather feminine looking boyband member….
…into a (in?)credible solo artist, in both English and Turkish.
Tarkan has sold 15 million records in his career, according to Bulgarian Newspaper, Sofia Echo - and is probably best known for his hit single Kiss Kiss, that was covered by Holly Valance and reached #1 spot in the UK and Austrailian charts and #2 in the Irish charts in 2002. Tarkan’s other hits include Dudu, a personal favourite of mine, and Koca Kafalar. His latest single, Vay Anam Vay, is set to become one of his biggest hits.
I’m not one to call Tarkan a copycat, but this transition is rather like former N*Sync band member Justin Timberlake’s, who has also reinvented himself in recent years.
Like JT, Tarkan has also decided for a change in sound, opting for tracks with a distinct shake-that-booty mentality. Although Tarkan’s dance moves are questionable, he’s still got some serious booty-shakers on his latest album, released in Turkish and due for English re-release, Metamorfoz (Metamorphosis).
In terms of his image, the receding hairline does him justice in comparison to his earlier horridly metrosexual skaterboi hair. His eyes are clearly fakes, the skinny tie is shady, and his chest hair is too scattered out (it seems as if it has been waxed with salon quality care and then regrown). Dance wise, his moves are hilarious, especially the way snaps his fingers and shakes his bootayy. I like the intros to the music you showed me of his; perhaps I’d like it more if I could understand what he was saying.
This is a good example of what I meant by his shady dance moves. Esp @ 1:40, 1:52, 2:10, 2:21 (MY PERSONA FAVE, HAHAHA), & 3:12. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WoU4IAPBl4
Excellent research on questionable dance moves, thank you for that!
Was that sarcasm??
…No, but i’m thinking it should have been.
I’d like to add 3:06 (aka the crotch grab to my list; it is my new personal fave). Kthanx.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WoU4IAPBl4)
ilove tarkan so much and ilove has muic and thank
and pest hey for osman and maha
and thes my mail yahoo ; memy_lover2001
iwash to be frend
thanks
Tarkan sen çok seviyorum.Allah seni ba$imizdan eksik etmesin. Seni çok seven Yildiray ailesi…Selcan Y
seniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii seviyorummmm je t’aime i love you
hi i am irani thanks for your website.good lukng.
i love tarkan an iranian girl
hmsh
işte tarkan … işte yakısıklılıq … turkey kemalistkabus ey gunler
tarkan keep it up man. u soooooooooooooo hot
i LOVE kurdshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
واااو هالفنان تحطييم عذااب
بس ياما سوا لوكه الجديد احس ان صار شاايب ليش ماادري
أموووووت علييه
وأأأأأأأأأأأأأأأأأأي يجننننننننننن هالوووووووووووولد عذبني الله يغربل بليسسه
زيييييييييييين بس ابي انام معااه لو مره وحده بس خل يفتحنيي عااادي ارووح كلي فدووه له
اختي مافيه صور احلى
woah really is amazying trakan his music apart of so hot jejeje and cute he has a power and his songs he gives his real eseence …. is really sublime … i love it
his look so deep his expretion in the songs …. I have not adjective….
the message of his culture in a expretion … ufff not… i like too much .. kisses of venezuela…
;) ik vind tarkan wel cool hoor:P k ben nederlands
translate:
I think tarkan is cool, i’m Dutch so
x
i love you tarkan you make me crasy
i want just one of your kisses
you are so beautiful, i see your pictures evry time
i really loving you
kiss kiss
WOW TARKAN U RULE THE WORLD AND NOW UR RULING AFGHANISTAN AS WELL.
EVERY ONE IN HERE LOVES U,UR MUSIC ,UR STYLE EVERY THING .
WE ALL AFGHAN SLOVE U.
KeEp RuLeiNg.
MaRyAM
salt ca va
I love Turkiye but I sure hope we dont end up as obssesed with our stars as America is with theirs. I do enjoy reading your posts though!
TARKAN – KUZU KUZU AND HÜP !!! ONE THE TARKAN TURKİSH megasTARKAN
ALL STARKAN :d TARKAAAAAAN kemalistkabus@megaturks.net
انا ولد ابصراحة حبيت اسير شاذ بعد ما شفت هالرجال ومهند شو فخاطري ارقد وياهم وافتهم فنح ليل ونهار
very good
ياحبني له امممممممممموح
Seni Seviyorum!, Te iubesc!, Ich liebe Dich!, I love you, te quiero!, Ana behibak, Tora dost daram!, Techihhila (that’s in Sioux)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I could say “I love you!” in every language of the world and I still can’t express all the love and passion that I feel for you, Tarkan! You’re a beautiful human being, on the outside as well as on the inside and I’m glad you exist and make so many people happy with your beautiful voice and dance.
I wish you well and don’t ever stop doing what you are so good at!!
greetings from Bucharest (hope to see you again)!!
Alexa
اقول استحوا ع وجيهكم وخافوا الله
We bosnians love Turks anyway especially their music because their beats are so similar to ours (because we copy them :))) Anyway, Tarkan is the best and even those of us that live in U.S love him very muchh in many ways. He’s georgeous as hell and his music is off the hoook! Love him always
Volim Te Tarkan
Nesa
is good
i like him so moch i love youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
bende
slm tarkan ben riona seni cok seviyorum gel kosova pleas i love you soo mouch pleas lutfen seni istiyorrum herkez senin sarrki gerrqekten cok guzel gel kosova da lutfen
ويع حبيبي مشعل العويض احسن منه بمليون مره
لبىىىىىىىىىىى قلبه فديت عمره بس فهودي احلى منه ^ـ^يجنن