Born: November 20, 1967, Giresun, Turkey Period: `90s, 2000s
Biography:
Intriguing lyrics, catchy choruses, and an attractive media persona are the three factors that come into mind to define Teoman, one of the most popular Turkish singers of the 2000s. He first came to mainstream attention in the second half of the `90s. Apart from music, he is also actively involved in commercial films and TV series. His night life and relationships have been at the forefront of his career most of the time, more so than his music. Apart from his controversial live performances, similarities of his songs to international acts haven`t helped him; he is praised and degraded at the same time by many. However, he is accepted as one of the most important singer/songwriter figures of his generation.
Fazli Teoman Yakupoglu was born in November 20, 1967. He started his early music career during his university years in the Bogazici University in Istanbul. After Mirage, he worked with Murat Özyüksel. Teoman sang on four songs in his band Isigin Yansimasi on the album Bir Çiçek Yili Sonra which was released in 1994. Two years later, he won the best song prize at the "1st Roxy Music Days" with "Ne Ekmek Ne De Su." His self-titled debut album was also released that year. Teoman was quick to follow his debut with O in 1998, gaining widespread attention from young listeners as we ...
