The star name of Turkish pop music in the 2010s: Who is Hadise?

Hadise Açıkgöz was born in Belgium in 1985. Belgian-Turkish singer and songwriter. She grew up in Belgium as the daughter of a Sivas family. In 2003, she participated in the competition called Idool 2003 in Belgium, although she did not come first, she received an album offer and started preparations. She became known in Belgium and Turkey with the song "Stir Me Up", which was included in her debut studio album Sweat, released in 2005. She moved her career to Turkey after the Turkish press took an interest in her.

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Hadise Açıkgöz was born in Belgium in 1985. She loved to sing and ride horses as a child. After studying Economics and Contemporary Languages, she decided to turn to her biggest passion, music. Her family welcomed this situation and supported the young Hadise.

Hadise participated in the contest called Idool, the "Popstar" of Belgium in 2003. Although she could not be among the 10 finalists, she managed to attract the attention of many producers. The company 2Brains soon offered the young girl a contract. Hadise entered the studio to begin the recording process with her producers Yves Gaillard and Serge Ramaekers.

Hadise Açıkgöz (born 22 October 1985) is a Belgian-Turkish singer, songwriter, dancer and television personality. Born and raised in Belgium, her family is of Lezgin-Kumyk origin who settled in Sivas, Turkey. In 2003, she participated in the Belgian singing competition show Idool 2003, but rose to fame after releasing her debut album Sweat in 2005. The album spawned 5 singles and earned Hadise both a TMF Award (Belgium) and Golden Butterfly Award (Turkey). Hadise established and maintained a successful career in both Belgium and Turkey with the release of her self-titled album Hadise (2008). The album, which includes English and Turkish songs, features the single "Deli Oğlan" that became a number-one hit in Turkey.

She describes her music as "urban pop". She likes names like Christina Aguilera and Beyonce Knowles but expresses that she is also influenced by more experienced names like Prince, Janet Jackson, Tina Turner, Alicia Keys, and Toni Braxton.

Hadise, who speaks five languages (Flemish, French, German, Turkish, and English), devotes most of her free time to music.

Hadise's first single, which aims to bring together rock, soul, and different music genres performed in various parts of the world, and shape it according to her own taste, was called "Sweat". The song, written by Yves Jongen and produced with Serge Ramaekers, took its place on the shelves with 3 different versions. The song that carried it to a wider audience was "Stir Me Up" from June 2005. The singer also received a positive note with the video clip of "Stir Me Up", which was presented in 5 versions.

Hadise presented her new single "Ain't No Love Lost" to music lovers on January 13, 2006. The music video for the song was shot in Thailand. On the other hand, in the single "Ain't No Love Lost", there is a Turkish version of the song called "Burdayim".

Hadise released her first album "Sweat" in 2005. She released her next album "Hadise" in 2007. She achieved her greatest success in 2009 by representing Turkey at the "Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow". She finished fourth in the finals with the song Düm Tek Tek here.

The song reached number 1 on the charts of various countries. With the success of the song Düm Tek Tek, she released an English album called "Fast Life" and a Turkish album called "Hero" in 2009. The success of the Fast Life album led to a major promotional tour in various European countries, Japan, Indonesia…

Hadise was awarded in the "BEST URBAN" category in Belgium's most prestigious award, TMF AWARDS, in 2006 – 2007 and 2009. Hadise received the "Best female artist of the Balkans 2009" award at the Best of the Balkans Awards, traditionally given every year by Balkanika TV, the biggest music channel in the Balkans. She was also deemed worthy of dozens of awards in Turkey.

Hadise, after a year of preparation, "What Size do love wear?" (TR Aşk kaç beden giyer?) released her 5th album, titled "Superman", in April 2011 (2nd Turkish album).