Pınar Soykan (born 24 April 1980) is a Turkish singer.
She was educated in
Kocaeli until 1999. Following the
1999 İzmit earthquake
On the 17th of August, 1999 at 3:01 AM local time, a catastrophic magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the Kocaeli Province of Turkey, causing monumental damage and 17,127–18,373 deaths. Named for the quakes proximity to the northeastern city of Izm ...
, she quite her first job as a teacher. In 2004, she moved to
Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
and took part in the
Best Model of Turkey
Best Model of Turkey is a female or male beauty competition. From 1988 to 1993, only Turkey's best female model was chosen in the competition. Since 1993, male models are also included. There were two exceptions: in 2004 when in addition to a mal ...
beauty competition, where she ranked 16. After receiving, music lessons from Fatih Ertür, she released her first EP ''Kına''. In 2014, her first studio album, ''Buğulu Gözler'', was released by Doğan Music Company and featured elements of both
pop and
fantezi
Fantezi is a Turkish music genre composed in Turkish language in accordance with the tradition of the Turkish people. Also called folk song or urban folk music, in its plural form is a Turkish music genre which has taken many forms over the years. ...
music.
Yıldız Tilbe
Yıldız Tilbe (born 16 July 1966) is a Turkish singer of Kurdish descent and one of the best-selling musical artists in Turkey, known especially for her eastern-infused ballads.
Life and career
Yıldız Tilbe was born in the Gültepe district o ...
and
Orhan Ölmez were among the songwriters whose work appeared in the album. Pınar Soykan is married to Orçun Soykan.
Discography
;Albums
* ''
Buğulu Gözler'' (2014)
;EPs
* ''Kına'' (2011)
;Singles
* "Yokum Ben" (2017)
* "Mesela" (2018)
* "Yıkılmam" (2018)
* "Üzülme" (2019)
* "İkimiz Adına" (2020)
* "Bilemedim" (2022)
References
External links
Pınar Soykan OfficialPınar SOYKANiTunes
Living people
Turkish beauty pageant winners
Singers from Istanbul
1980 births
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