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- Birth nameTeoman Yakupoglu
- Fazli Teoman Yakupoglu using the stage name Teoman, is a popular Turkish acoustic rock singer and songwriter. His biggest hits include "Paramparça" (All In Pieces), Senden Önce Senden Sonra (Before You, After You), 17 and Papatya (Daisy). On Papatya, Turkish female rock singer Özlem Tekin features as backing vocals. Sebnem Ferah has also featured on a couple of Teoman's tracks.
After studying business administration and mathematics at Bogazici University, he transferred to and graduated from the sociology department of the same university. He completed his graduate study on women studies at Istanbul University.
His formal music career was first started in his first band Mirage in 1986. Teoman staged with various bands for 10 years until his breakthrough song, "Ne Ekmek Ne de Su" (Neither Bread Nor Water) which won the first prize in Roxy Müzik Günleri (Roxy Music Days). On August 4, 2011, he announced on his official website that he decided to quit music, indefinitely. Nevertheless, on November 24, 2012 Teoman officially announced his return to music. The same year he collaborated with Sebnem Ferah. In 2015 he released a new album "Eski Bir Ruya Ugruna" to great success. Teoman released official music video for "Limaninda" in 2016, from his album named "Eski Bir Rüya Ugruna". In this music video, Teoman leans on Syrian dram through couple named Beriwan and Wassim, and their escape to Berlin, via Turkey.- IMDb Mini Biography By: ahmetkozan
- SpouseAyse Kaya(December 30, 2012 - March 27, 2015) (divorced, 1 child)
- He was born Fazli Teoman Yakupoglu in Istanbul, Turkey. In 2012, he married Ayse Kaya.
- He completed a degree in sociology from Bogazici University and continued into graduate studies at Istanbul University.
- Fellow rock singer Sebnem Ferah has been featured on some of his tracks.
- He first started his official music career in 1986 as a member of the band Mirage. He then hopped through a number of bands until his breakthrough single "Ne Ekmek Ne de Su.".
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