Genco Ecer (; born 13 December 1985) is a

Turkish Cypriot Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( tr, Kıbrıs Türkleri or ''Kıbrıslı Türkler''; el, Τουρκοκύπριοι, Tourkokýprioi) are ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,0 ...

singer and athlete. Prior to his music career, Ecer represented Northern Cyprus in its national basketball and swimming team. In 2009, Ecer released his debut album ''Kandıramazsın''. The album is a blend of R&B, funky house, and pop. He gained success with his single "U Dönüşü".

Biography

Ecer was born in

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

to an Ankara-native mother and a

father. At a young age he moved with his family to

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...

. He spent his secondary education at the Bayraktar Türk Maarif Koleji and then the Türk Maarif Koleji. Ecer also studied architecture at the

Near East University Near East University (NEU; tr, Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi, commonly referred to as YDÜ) is a private university located in North Cyprus. It was founded in North Nicosia in 1988, by Suat Günsel, a Turkish Cypriot who is the 100% owner of NEU. ...

Discography

Studio albums

*''Kandıramazsın'' (2009)

Singles

*"U Dönüşü" (2009) *"Yalvarırım" (2011) *"Vur" (2017) *"Zor Kurtarmışım" (2018) *"Kalp Kıranlara" (2019) *"Yarım Kalan" (feat. Oneblood) (2020) *"Oluruna Bıraktım" (2020) *"Nerede Bu?" (2020) *"Legal" (2021) *"Konu O Olunca" (with

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and

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References

External links

Official WebsiteGenco Ecer at Discogs
1985 births Living people Turkish people of Cypriot descent 21st-century Cypriot male singers Turkish Cypriot singers Türk Maarif Koleji alumni 21st-century Turkish male singers Near East University alumni Musicians from Ankara Turkish emigrants to Cyprus Turkish Cypriot sportsmen {{Turkey-singer-stub