Sertab Erener (born December
4, 1964 in Istanbul
) is a
Turkish pop
star 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 with her hit song "Everyway
That I Can", although she has had many other achievements
outside Turkey
.
Career
A native
of Istanbul, Erener
studied 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 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 "
Everyway 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 album,
No
Boundaries, in 2004. Her renditions of "
Here I Am" and
Bob Dylan's "One More Cup of Coffee" were used in
international movie
soundtracks. "One
More Cup of Coffee" was used in the soundtrack to
Masked and Anonymous a
semi-biopic of Bob Dylan.
In 2005, Erener released a Turkish-language album named
Aşk
Ölmez, promoted with songs such as "Aşk Ölmez, Biz Ölürüz"
("Love Doesn't Die, We Do") and "Satılık Kalpler Şehri" ("City of
Hearts For Sale"). She also appeared on the movie soundtrack album
of
Fatih Akın's
Crossing the Bridge:
The Sound of Istanbul, with a lauded rendition of
Madonna's song "Music".
On October 22, 2005, Erener appeared on
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 "Everyway 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.
On March 15, 2007, Sertab released a best of album. In addition to
her Eurovision winner song,
The Best of Sertab Erener
features samples from the singer's extensive repertoire with songs
in
Spanish,
Greek and English and duets with other
singers.
Erener has
sung duets with Ruslana, José
Carreras, Ricky Martin and Greek singer
Mando. She has also worked
with musicians such as Desmond Child,
Anggun, and Belgian
band
Voice Male.
Discography
Albums
- Sakin Ol! (1992)
- Lâ'l (1994)
- Sertab Gibi (1996)
- Sertab Erener (1999)
- Sertab (2000)
- Turuncu (Orange) (2001)
- Sertab (2003)
- No
Boundaries (2004)
- Aşk Ölmez (2005)
- The Best of Sertab Erener (2007)
- Sertab Goes to the Club (Remix album) (2007)
- Painted on Water (2009)
Singles
Charts
| Year |
Single |
Charts |
Album |
| TUR |
SWE |
GRE |
SPA |
BEL |
NL |
AUT |
GER |
SUI |
HUN |
LAT |
IRE |
UK |
RUS |
| 1999 |
"Zor Kadın" |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Sertab |
| 2000 |
"Utanma" |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Bu Yaz |
| 2001 |
"Kendime Yeni Bir Ben Lazım" |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Yeni |
| 2003 |
"Everyway That I Can" |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
12 |
17 |
21 |
20 |
35 |
75 |
— |
No
Boundaries |
| "Here I Am" |
1 |
58 |
6 |
— |
41 |
— |
— |
— |
64 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
106 |
| 2004 |
"Leave" |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
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— |
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— |
— |
— |
112 |
| "I Believe
" |
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— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
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— |
23 |
| 2005 |
"Aşk Ölmez, Biz Ölürüz" |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Aşk Ölmez |
| "Satılık Kalpler Şehri" |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
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— |
| "Kim Haklıysa" |
— |
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— |
| "Beni Bağışla" |
— |
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266 |
| 2007 |
"I Remember Now" |
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Drum |
| 2008 |
"Hayat Beklemez" |
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Hayat Beklemez |
| 2009 |
"Bu Böyle" |
1 |
— |
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Bu Böyle |
| "Açık Adres" |
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Açık Adres |
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