Tarkan Tüzmen (born 22 May 1968), known professionally as Tüzmen, is a

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singer and actor, known for being a representative for Turkey in the

Eurovision Song Contest 1998 The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 was the 43rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest, held on 9 May 1998 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster ...

, and being the brother of former minister for

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Professional career

Tüzmen attempted to represent his home country of

three times: Once in

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with the songs "Bilirsin ya", which did not receive a rank, and ''Var mısın söyle'', a duo with

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, then Pınar Karakoç, and came in second. The second time was in

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in a duo with Elçin Engin, called ''Şarkı'', and did not receive a rank again. The third and final time was in

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with the song " Unutamazsın", and won the national final. He went to the contest in

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and came in 14th place with 25 points. He started his acting career since 2005 by portraying Muro in the TV show, '' Valley of the Wolves: Ambush''.

Discography

* ''t1'' (1996) * ''t2'' (2003)

References

External links

Sinematurk.com
* 1968 births Living people Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1998 Musicians from Ankara Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Turkey Turkish male singers Turkish pop singers {{Turkey-musician-stub