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Hadise
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Eurovision 2009
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song for Turkey, called "
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Personal life
Sinan Akçıl married popular Turkish actress and model
Burcu Kıratlı in Turkish Consulate in
Amsterdam
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, on 24 December 2018 with a simple marriage ceremony. The couple divorced in September 2019.
They married for the second time on 22 February 2021. They divorced again in May 2022.
Criticism
Radio 99 broadcast director Sema EryiÄŸit: "His songs aired a lot on the radio programs and in different places. But his live performance was disappointing. Maybe he should just continue working as a composer;
hat wayhe will not have such a fan base anymore, but it would have been more prestigious in the music world."
Atilla AydoÄŸdu, the music writer of the ''AkÅŸam'' newspaper said: "When summer started I wished he would never sing his own songs anymore. Unfortunately, one does not always get what he wants."
Sinan Akçil responded to the criticism in an interview: "'We wish he had remained a musician, composer, ...'; is this even criticism?" "Two people in a hundred say this! Those are probably the people who live on another planet. 98% of them showed so much love and gave beautiful reactions to the album; I did not even hear the criticism. Also, negative criticism should surely exist. I appreciate your feedback and criticism, please keep up reacting!"
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also criticized Akçil and said: "While there are beautiful voices like
Burak Kut
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, I do not understand why someone would want to listen to Sinan Akçıl."
Naim Dilmener wrote in his review: "Sinan Akçıl's voice is a disaster. This is a serious bottom point in this country's vocal history. We have not seen anything like this. You know, in those magazine programs, where they would report on the live performances of singers, even
Banu Alkan
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and Seray Sever were not this bad. I wish he would never sing. When it comes to music, he is not a great musician either. He has not created magnificent pieces. But he's still good in that area, he's not bad. But his voice is really bad."
Tolga Akyıldız: "Sinan has no voice, literally no voice. It's a pity. I think he's a good musician though. He comes from a family of musicians. If it were me, I would continue composing and arranging."
Discography
Albums
EPs
Singles
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Akcil, Sinan
Turkish songwriters
1981 births
Living people
Turkish composers
Musicians from Amsterdam
Turkish pop musicians
Turkish record producers
Turkish keyboardists
Dutch people of Turkish descent