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Biography
Infobox musical artist||name = Sertab Erener|image = Sertab Erener 02.jpg|caption = Sertab Erener & Demir Demirkan |background = solo_singer|birth_name = Sertab Erener|birth_date = birth date and age|1964|4|4|df=y|birth_place = Istanbul , Turkey |death_date =|instrument = Vocals |Vocal_range = Coloratura soprano |genre = pop music|Pop |occupation = Singer-songwriter |years_active = 1992present|label = DMC, Motéma Music |website = http://www.sertab.com/ Sertab Erener (born 4 April 1964 in Istanbul ) is a Turkish people|Turkish pop music singer and also a cross-over soprano with a vocal range that extends to high F. She is one of the most successful female Turkish pop singers in her homeland, and is considered one of the divas of Turkish pop music . In Europe , she is best known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 cite book|title=Eurovision Song Contest - The Complete & Independent Guide 2010|isbn=978-1-4457-8415-1|url= http://books.google.com/books? id=BfuBF7fOnyoC& pg=PA116& dq=%22Birgitta+Haukdal%22& hl=en& ei=dhtPTcODPIvSsAPKwqXeCg& sa=X& oi=book_result& ct=result& resnum=2& ved=0CCoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage& q=%22Birgitta%20Haukdal%22& f=false|author=Simon Barclay|accessdate=6 February 2011|page=116 with her hit song " Every Way That I Can ", although she has had many other achievements outside Turkey .
Career
A native of Istanbul , Erener studied history of music in a university in the city before beginning her musical career working with Turkish music icon Sezen Aksu .
She released her first album, Sakin Ol , in 1992, and followed it with four more Turkish language|Turkish-language albums over the next decade. Her album ''Lâ'l was included by Sony Music in its "Soundtrack For A Century" collection.
After competing unsuccessfully in two national Eurovision Song Contest finals in 1989 and 1990, she was internally selected in 2003 and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 , representing Turkey with the song " Every Way That I Can ", co-written by Demir Demirkan . The song went on to top charts in countries all over Europe, including Sweden and Greece .
In the wake of her Eurovision success, Erener released her first English language|English-language album, No Boundaries (Sertab Erener album)|No Boundaries , in 2004. Her renditions of " Here I Am (Sertab Erener song)|Here I Am " and Bob Dylan 's "One More Cup of Coffee" were used in international movie soundtrack s. "One More Cup of Coffee" was used in the soundtrack to Masked and Anonymous a Biopic|semi-biopic of Bob Dylan.
In 2005, Erener released a Turkish-language album named Ask Ölmez , promoted with songs such as "Ask Ölmez, Biz Ölürüz" ("Love Doesn't Die, We Do") and "Satilik Kalpler Sehri" ("City of Hearts For Sale"). She also appeared on the movie soundtrack album of Fatih Akin 's Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul , with a lauded rendition of Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna 's song "Music".
On 22 October 2005, Erener appeared on Congratulations (Eurovision)|Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest , a competition to choose the best Eurovision song of all time, performing the final verse and chorus of " Every Way That I Can ". The song finished ninth in a field of fifteen. At the same event Erener revealed she was to release another English language album.
In 2009, Sertab Erener and Demir Demirkan created a band called Painted on Water http://www.myspace.com/paintedonwaterband and they released a self-titled album in the United States on the Motéma Music label.
Discography
Studio Albums
Sakin Ol! - (Calm Down) - (1992)
Lâl - (Ruby) - (1994)
Sertab Gibi - (Like Sertab) - (1996)
Sertab Erener (album)|Sertab Erener - (1999)
Turuncu - (Orange) - (2001)
No Boundaries (Sertab Erener album)|No Boundaries - (2004)
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