Arzu Ece
Arzu Ece | |
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| Birth name | Arzu Özkaraman |
| Born | 22 September 1963 |
| Origin | schlager |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
Arzu Ece (born Arzu Özkaraman; 22 September 1963) is a Turkish singer, best known for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1989 and 1995.
Eurovision Song Contest
Ece made five appearances in the Turkish Eurovision Song Contest selection as follows:[1]
- 1987: "Keloğlan" (with Rüya Ersavci, Fatih Erkoç & Harun Kolçak ) – No placement as only two of the 10 participating songs received jury votes
- 1988: "Zig Zag" (with Cigdem Tunc) – Placements not released
- 1989: "Bana Bana" (as member of Pan) – 1st
- 1991: "Sessiz geceler" (with Gür Akad) – 2nd
- 1995: "Sev" – 1st
Following her victory with Pan in 1989, Ece went forward to the
Ece's appearance, with the more mainstream ballad "
Post-Eurovision
In her hopeful war against cancer, she came back to the agenda back in 2012 with her song "Kemo Ağa".
None of her Eurovision songs were major hits in Turkey, Germany or elsewhere in the Turkish diaspora.
Personal life
Ece married Ali Otyam in 1999;[4] the couple had a son but divorced in 2007.[5] Ece was diagnosed with leukemia in 2009, and underwent treatment, including chemotherapy.[citation needed]
Discography
- Bir Daha & Sen Yok musun (45rpm/Hop Plak) (1976)
- Çapkın Çocuk & Dün Bugün Yarın (45rm/Yankı Plak) (1976)
- Beni Sen Çağırdın (MC/Lider Plak) (1985)
- Sebebi Yok (MC, CD/Türküola) (1994)
- Sev, Love, Aime (MC, CD/TRT) (1995)
- Master Chemo — Kemo Aga (Single) (2012)
References
- ^ ESC National Finals database
- ^ Profile, ESC-History.com (1989). Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ Profile, ESC-History.com (1995). Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ Profile, Hürriyet Daily News.com.tr. Retrieved 5 April 2015. (in Turkish)
- ^ Profile Archived 28 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine, sacitaslan.com. Retrieved 5 April 2015. (in Turkish)
External links
- Programme notes from ESC 1995, Esctoday.com. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
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