Can Bonomo (
Hebrew
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: ג'אן בונומו, born 16 May 1987) is a Turkish-
Jewish
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singer who represented
Turkey
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in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
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in
Baku
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, Azerbaijan.
Early life
Bonomo was born in
İzmir
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,
Turkey
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to a
Sephardic Jewish
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family. At the age of 17, he began his official career as a vocal productionist in
Istanbul
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. At the same time, Bonomo went on with studying TV and cinema at the
Istanbul Bilgi University
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The university has 4 campuses centrally-located in Istanbul namely SantralIstanbul, Kuştepe, Do ...
with his programmes being aired on popular radio channels such as
Number 1 FM, Radio101 and Radio Class.
Then his radio programmes were followed by programmes in international TV channels such as
MTV
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and Number One TV. Also, he composed the songs for other singers.
After his musical career, he began to write poetry and publish poetry books. His first poetry book was named ''Delirmek Belirmektir'' (2014) and it was published by Küçük İskender. Also, his illustrations were published.
Eurovision 2012
In January 2012, he was internally selected to represent
Turkey
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in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, following the country's victory at the with the song " Running Scared" by the duo Ell & Nikki. It was the first time Azerb ...
in
Baku
Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...
, Azerbaijan. In February 2012, Can revealed his song "
Love Me Back" to the public. He placed seventh with the song at the contest's final competition on 26 May 2012. He was also the last representative of Turkey at Eurovision, as the country withdrew from Eurovision the following year and has yet to return.
Discography
Albums
* ''
Meczup
Meczup ( en, Lunatic) is a debut solo album by Turkish jazz singer Can Bonomo
Can Bonomo (Hebrew: ג'אן בונומו, born 16 May 1987) is a Turkish-Jewish singer who represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan ...
'' (2011)
* ''
Aşktan Ve Gariplikten'' (2012)
* ''
Bulunmam Gerek'' (2014)
* ''
Kâinat Sustu'' (2017)
* ''
Ruhum Bela'' (2019)
Maxi singles
* ''
Rüyamda Buluttum / Acı Kiraz'' (2021)
Non-album Singles
Filmography
Television
Cinema
Poem books
*''Delirmek Belirmektir'' (2013)
*''Şu Sevdalar Tevatürü'' (2016)
*''Parya Koma'' (2018)
Awards
* 8th Radio Boğaziçi Music Awards – Best New Artist
* 38th Golden Butterfly Television Awards – Best New Artist
* 2nd OMÜ Media Awards – Best New Artist
* European Journalists Association Awards – Best Pop/Rock Music Artist of the Year
* 10th Radio Boğaziçi Music Awards – Best Alternative Music Artist
* 15th Radio Boğaziçi Music Awards "Best Album "
* 15th Radio Boğaziçi Music Awards "Best Duet " Terslik Var feat. Ceza
References
External links
Official website
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1987 births
Living people
Turkish musicians
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2012
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Turkey
Musicians from İzmir
Istanbul Bilgi University alumni
Smyrniote Jews
Turkish Jews
21st-century Turkish singers
21st-century Turkish male singers
Jewish singers
Turkish podcasters
Turkish broadcasters