Emel Aykanat
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Emel Aykanat better known as Emel, is a Turkish-Swiss
singer. Her first big success came with the single Somebody Dance With Me with DJ BoBo
.
pop and soul band through Europe
.
Aykanat's first success was in 1993 as a female voice in the song Somebody Dance With Me by DJ BoBo
which appeared in various clubs. Her first album Can we Talk appeared in 1996 and reached 26th in the Swiss charts.
In 2001, Aykanat was part of a duet with the Swiss rapper Bligg
.
In 2004, Aykanat was the Swiss spokespersons for Eurovision Song Contest 2004
. Aykanat was also part of the Swiss jury in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
.
The current album Come into my life was the first German-language album in 2007.
She has decided to enter the Swiss selection for 2012's Eurovision Song Contest. She will sing a song called "She" . She will perform on the 10th December 2011.
Turks in Switzerland
Turks in Switzerland are Swiss citizens of Turkish origin. Over the last two decades, there has been a significant increase in the diversity of culture, language and customs in the Swiss population...
singer. Her first big success came with the single Somebody Dance With Me with DJ BoBo
DJ Bobo
Peter René Cipiriano Baumann , better known as DJ BoBo, is a Swiss singer, songwriter, dancer and music producer. He has sold 14 million records worldwide and has released 10 studio albums as well as a few compilation albums which have included his previous hits in a reworked format...
.
Career
At the age of 17 years, she toured as a background singer with Six Was Nine a GermanGermans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
pop and soul band through Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
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Aykanat's first success was in 1993 as a female voice in the song Somebody Dance With Me by DJ BoBo
DJ Bobo
Peter René Cipiriano Baumann , better known as DJ BoBo, is a Swiss singer, songwriter, dancer and music producer. He has sold 14 million records worldwide and has released 10 studio albums as well as a few compilation albums which have included his previous hits in a reworked format...
which appeared in various clubs. Her first album Can we Talk appeared in 1996 and reached 26th in the Swiss charts.
In 2001, Aykanat was part of a duet with the Swiss rapper Bligg
Bligg
Bligg is a rapper from Zurich, Switzerland. His albums 0816 and Bart Aber Herzlich reached #1 on the Swiss charts; four of his other albums have peaked in the top 20....
.
In 2004, Aykanat was the Swiss spokespersons for Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can"...
. Aykanat was also part of the Swiss jury in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....
.
The current album Come into my life was the first German-language album in 2007.
She has decided to enter the Swiss selection for 2012's Eurovision Song Contest. She will sing a song called "She" . She will perform on the 10th December 2011.
Singles
- 1996: Sunshine
- 1997: On And On
- 1999: Everything
- 2001: Alles scho mal ghört (with BliggBliggBligg is a rapper from Zurich, Switzerland. His albums 0816 and Bart Aber Herzlich reached #1 on the Swiss charts; four of his other albums have peaked in the top 20....
) - 2008: Wenn es regnet
- 2011: She
Chart positions
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
GER Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
AUT Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
FIN Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
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NOR Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
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FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
BEL Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
ITA Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
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| 1992 | Somebody's Dance With Me | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 13 | - | - | - |
External links
- www.emel.ch (Official Website)
- Myspace Profile
- Biography