Emel Aykanat (born 8 June 1975), better known as Emel, is a Turkish-Swiss singer. Her first big success came with the single ''

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Career

At the age of 17 years, she toured as a background singer with Six Was Nine a German pop and soul band through Europe. Aykanat's first success was in 1993 as a female voice in the song ''Somebody Dance with Me'' by

which appeared in various clubs. Her first album ''Can we Talk'' appeared in 1996 and reached 26th in the Swiss charts. In 2001, Aykanat was part of a duet with the Swiss rapper Bligg. In 2004, Aykanat was the Swiss spokesperson for

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. Aykanat was also part of the Swiss jury in the

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. The current album ''Come into my life'' was the first German-language album in 2007. She entered the Swiss selection for the

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, with a song called "She".

Discography

Singles

*1996: "Sunshine" *1997: "On And On" *1999: "Everything" *2001: "Alles scho mal ghört" (with Bligg) *2008: "Wenn es regnet" *2011: "She"

Albums

*1996: ''Can We Talk'' *1999: ''Free'' *2007: ''Komm in mein Leben''

Chart positions

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aykanat, Emel 1975 births Living people Eurodance musicians Swiss pop musicians Swiss people of Turkish descent 20th-century Swiss women singers 21st-century Swiss women singers