Aglamadan ayrilik olmaz
Hatiralar uslu durmaz
Kalanlar gideni gönlünde tasir
Aþk sevene yük olmaz
Biz böyle bilir, böyle yasariz

Ooo o da biliyor
Ooo o da seviyor
Ooo ooo
Bile bile kafa tutuyor aþka gözü kara
O yine bildigini okuyor

Cicek gibi tazecik
Kiymetli bi tanecik
Ana sütü gibi tertemiz
Dudu dudu dilleri likir likir icmeli
Gözleri derya deniz..

Bu gönül ona torpil geciyor
Etrafinda fir donuyor
El bebek gül bebektir o..
Ne yapsa inadina hos goruyor
Kara kara düsündürüyor

Ooo onu da ici gidiyor
Ooo o da tasalaniyor
Ooo ooo
Bile bile kafa tutuyor aþka gözü kara
O yine bildigini okuyor

Gör de duy da inanma
Tuz buz oldu bu kalp ah on bin parca
Aldigim her nefeste
Attigim her adimda burda olsa,
Cancagazim yanimda olsa

Ata ata dertleri hep icime attim
Insan gibi yasamak benim de hakkim
Icimdeki zemberek kirildi artik
Tamiri mumkun degil ise, iste o gün yandik
Her gün yagmur yagabilir, insan hata yapabilir
Birbirimize tutunursak, belki günes dogabilir.

It all started with a KISS :)

Tarkan's music has the exotic touch of traditional Turkish rythms and the modern touch of pop, rock and dance. This well balanced mix has been the key to his success. Although he sings in turkish, the allure of the songs and his sensual and charming voice have conquered the hearts of the whole world.
Especially, his way of dancing combines the rythm of pop music with the sensuality of oriental dances.

Tarkan was born October 17, 1972 in Alzey, Germany, where he lived until the age of 15, when his family decided to move back to Turkey. There he started his classical music studies at the conservatories of Karamürsel and Istanbul. At 16 he was already performing in bars and clubs. In 1993, Tarkan meets the person that became his producer: Mehmet Sögütoglu, the owner of "Istanbul Records", one of the most important record companies in Turkey.

In less than a year, Tarkan became the most important star in turkish pop scene, thanks to his albums, "Yine Sensiz" (selling over 700,000 copies) and "Aacayipsin" (selling over 2 million copies). At the end of 1994, he moved to New York, where he studied English, and began to give an international dimension to his career.

His third album "Ölürüm Sana" was released in Turkey and in european countries like Germany, France, Belgium and England; he toured, filling important european venues. In March 1997 he toured with Sezen Aksu, turkish "queen of pop", with whom he has writen some songs (like "Simarik", first single of his latest album "Tarkan"). That same year, Tarkan was honored with the award to the "Most succesful artist of the year" by the turkish association of journalists, an award equivalent to the Grammy.

When the single "Simarik" ( kiss song ) became an instant hit in Europe, Universal Music France decided to release an album for the european market, compiling the best songs of Tarkan's second and third albums. The result is the album "Tarkan".

During the spring and summer of 1999, Tarkan toured in Germany, France, England, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Austria, Portugal, Ukraine, Morocco, Tunisia, Russia and Australia. In May of that same year he received the award to the "Best selling turkish artist" in the World Music Awards, which got him worldwide attention, including Latin America, especially in Mexico.

After Simarik's world success, Tarkan began recording Karma, his new album, in July 2000. It has been produced in southern France, Egypt, Turkey, New York and Los Angeles, California. The first single of the new album 'Kuzu kuzu' was released on May 2001, and the album itself was released on August 2001. Karma is a great album, made up of beatiful songs, and recorded completely in turkish.

and finally after 2 years,
TARKAN MANIA is back again with his smash-hit
' DUDU '.

Official Dudu album web-page : www.tarkandudu.com