Can Bonomo (

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: ג'אן בונומו, born 16 May 1987) is a Turkish-

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singer who represented

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in the

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, Azerbaijan.

Early life

Bonomo was born in

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to a

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family. At the age of 17, he began his official career as a vocal productionist in

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. At the same time, Bonomo went on with studying TV and cinema at the

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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

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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

in the

, 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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