Sibel Can

Biography

Sibel Can (born Sibel Cangüre; 1 August 1970) is a Turkish singer and actress. She became a dancer at the age of 14 and later started her music career.

Early life

Sibel Can was born in Karagümrük, Fatih, as the first child of Engin Cangüre and Emine Gül Sezer Cangüre. Her father was a Muslim Yugoslav immigrant and a violinist who accompanied many famous singers on their concerts. Her mother was from Mudanya.

Career beginnings

At the age of 14 she started her career as a belly dancer. She worked as both a belly dancer and a soloist with her father during their tours across Turkey. Can, who appeared in the clubs such as Galata Tower and Astorya, accepted Nükhet Duru and Fahrettin Arslan's offer to perform at Maksim Casino at the age of 17. Due to Can's minority, the casino became under the threat of closure, and after court proceedings her date of birth was changed to 1964. At Maksim Casino she worked with the likes of Muazzez Abacı, Neşe Karaböcek and Emel Sayın. In 1987, she released her first album, Günah Bize×Günah Bize1987 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Günah Bize2Yalan3Gözünde Bir Damla4Diyemedim ki5Dünya Dönüyor6Silemediler7Sevda Oyunu8Yetti Bu Ayrılık9Şarkı Sunan Diller10Gece Her Yer11Cilveler, which was produced by Kervan Plak. Orhan Gencebay helped her with the album's preparations. In 1988, she started performing at Maksim Casino as a singer. Orhan Gencebay served as the producer for her first albums.

1990s: Rise to fame

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Can released a new album each year and in 1995 she signed a contract with Raks Müzik. Her ninth studio album, Bu Devirde×Bu Devirde23 June 1997 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Padişah3:522Razıyım4:143Havar5:094Geçmiş Olsun (Weylomony)3:555Tövbeler Olsun4:096Gülüm5:167Aman3:498Kanasın4:599Cici Kız3:2810Hadi Hadi3:31, was released in 1997 with its lead single, "Padişah", being written by Serdar Ortaç. Following the success of the album, Can released a music video for the lead single, directed by Tayfun Dinçer. With the release of this music video Can got a massive fan base and the album topped the sales charts in Turkey. Following this success, Can started to perform at many concerts. Businessman Kadir Has famously praised her at a business dinner saying: "Sibel, all my money is yours", while President Süleyman Demirel commented by saying: "I swear to God, it's all worth it for this girl".

2000s–present

In 2000, Can's new album, İşte Türk Sanat Müziği İşte Sibel Can×İşte Türk Sanat Müziği İşte Sibel Can4 June 2008 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Gelse O Şuh Meclise4:292Baharın Gülleri Açtı3:203Sevmekten Kim Usanır3:594Unut Beni3:425Yemenimde Hare Var2:366Ne idi Ne Oldu Halim4:037Hastayım Yaşıyorum3:208Söyleyemem Derdimi3:539Gönlüm Yaralı2:4410Canımın Yoldaşı Ol4:1511Ayrılık Ateşten Bir Ok3:2112Sarı Kurdelem3:02, was released. In 2001, she started working with the production company Emre Plak. In 2002, Can was cast in a leading role in the movie Papatya ile Karabiber. In 2006, her album Özledin mi?×Özledin mi?March 2005 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Yalnızlar Treni4:282Aşık Olma3:353Melekler4:474Nehir Gözlüm4:035Gümüş Kurşun4:266Limonî3:267Gel Kıyma4:528Ev Seçelim3:539Lale Devri4:5610Aşk Yolcu4:13 sold 200,000 copies and received a diamond certification from MÜ-YAP. At the award ceremony for receiving the certification, Can performed the song "Lale Devri" from the same album together with Sezen Aksu, who had written and composed the song. In 2007, the album Akşam Sefası×Akşam Sefası21 June 2007 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Çakmak Çakmak4:132Benim Yerime de Sev5:053Aşkımız İçin4:024Çek Git Başımdan3:515İstanbulu Efkar Bastı3:566Sakın Sevme Beni5:117Akşam Sefası4:178Anladın Sen Onu3:529Aykırı Çiçek5:0910Dönemezsin3:5511Eski Toprak4:3412Ayrılık Şarkısı4:34 was released, which featured the song "Çakmak Çakmak". The song, which was written and composed by Tarkan, was well-received by fans and critics. In 2009, a new album titled Benim Adım Aşk was released, followed by Seyyah×Seyyah2011 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Yok Yok4:072Hançer5:303Arası Yok Mu ?4:354Beyaz Sayfa4:595Suistimal3:356Son Vapur5:157Sebep3:588Ne Olursun4:059Mucize4:5610Bize Üzüldüm4:3111Eloğlu4:3712Seyyah4:00 in 2011. The song "Hançer" from the latter became a hit song in Turkey. In April 2012, Can released another album titled Meşk. In February 2014, her twentieth album, Galata×Galata2014 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Kış Masalı2Galata3Narsist4Gurur5Güzel6Şükran7Oh Oh8Erkek Erkeğe9Bırak Konuşsunlar10Yarım Bıraktın11Nihayet12Galata (Version), was released. Can also played in Cashmere Carpet advertisements for a while and was the face of this brand for many years.
In April 2016, Can's new album Arabesque×ArabesqueApril 2016 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Benim Hayatım2Seninle İlk Defa3Sevmek4Bu Da Geçer5Solmadan Gel6Gülüm Benim7Yalnızım8Mavi Mavi9Mutlu Ol Yeter10Hasret Rüzgarları11Dertli Dertli12Gurbet Geceleri13Bir Kulunu Çok Sevdim14Mavi Mavi (Remix)15Gülüm Benim (Remix) was released by DMC. The composer and songwriter Burhan Bayar composed all of the songs in this album, including "Gülüm Benim", "Sevmek", "Bu da Geçer", "Mavi Mavi", "Seninle ilk defa", "Yalnızım dostlarım", "Mutlu Ol Yeter", "Hasret Rüzgârları", "Benim Hatım", and "Gurbet Geceleri", all of which had the style of the 1980s' Turkish songs. On 9 April 2016, Can performed at the Bostancı Show Center, followed by another concert at the Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theatre on 10 August 2016, during which she performed her new songs and said: "The great master of Arabesque music, Orhan Gencebay, discovered my talent; I have loved Arabesque music ever since". At her concert on 10 August 2016 she performed the song "Bağdat" together with Ayla Çelik, followed by the performance of the song "Günah Benim" with rappers Eypio and Burak King in the form of arabesque and rock. Before the concert Can said: "I got to know Eypio and Burak King through my children. Their music video has been watched over 100 million times. I'm so excited to rap for the first time". In October 2016, she joined the singing competition O Ses Türkiye as a judge. In November 2016, she was chosen as the Best Arabesque-Fantasy Music Artist at the Golden Butterfly Awards. Following the award ceremony, people reacted to Okan Bayülgen's jokes about Can's weight. The greatest backlash came from Can's ex-husband, Hakan Ural, and Bayülgen was heavily criticized. In 2017, Can was cast in a leading role on the TV series Sevda'nın Bahçesi.
In June 2018, her twenty second album, Yeni Aşkım×Yeni Aşkım20 June 2018 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Kuyu3:382Senden Başka Kimsem Yok (Akustik)3:443Bahçenden Bir Çiçek Yolla3:274Yeni Aşkım3:375Beş Dakika3:356Kalp Yolu4:197Vallahi Yalan3:228Kıskanırlar Bizi4:019Diken Mi Gül Mü?3:2810Senden Başka Kimsem Yok4:0211Yeni Aşkım (Versiyon)3:46, was released by DMC. Mayk Şişman from Milliyet wrote in his review about the album: "It is gratifying that Sibel Can has included songs from Bahadır Tatlıöz and Yalın in her album. It is also pleasing to know that she aims to offer different tastes within her own limits and does not rely only on Tarkan or Serdar Ortaç songs".

Personal life

Can married Hakan Ural at Zerrin Özer's house in 1988. From this marriage she has two children: Engincan and Melisa. The couple divorced in 1999. One year later she married Sulhi Aksüt and later gave birth to their son Emir. Can and Sulhi Aksüt divorced in 2010.

Singles

"Helin" (2011)
"Kış Masalı" (Mustafa Ceceli Remix) (2014)
"Hangimiz Sevmedik×Hangimiz Sevmedik17 June 2015 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Hangimiz Sevmedik3:38" (2015)
"Bir Parmak Bal×Bir Parmak BalSeptember 2015 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Bir Parmak Bal2Tamam O Zaman" (2015)
"Milletin Duâsı" (with various artists) (2018)
"Kuyu" (2018)
"Adı Elveda Olsun" (2021)
"Bize Kaldı" (2022)
"Karakol" (2023)

As featured artist

"Kahır Mektubu" (2011) from the album 130 Bpm Allegro
"Bilmesin Felek" (2012) from the album Orhan Gencebay ile Bir Ömür
"Alkışlar" (2013) from the album Proje 2
"Mihriban" and "Telli Turnam" (2015) from the album Musa Eroğlu ile Bir Asır
"Emi" (2018) from the album Yıldız Tilbe'nin Yıldızlı Şarkıları