Gülben Ergen is a Turkish

Turkish people

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 singer and occasional actress. She was born in Istanbul

Istanbul

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, Turkey

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, and has acted in films and on television. Her most famous role is probably that of Melek in Dadı

Dadi

Dadi is a Turkish remake of The Nanny, one of the most successful sitcoms in the US in the 90's. The program is set in Istanbul.It is broadcast to countries outside Turkey such as Australia, where it is shown on SBS.-Plot:...

, the Turkish version of The Nanny

The Nanny (TV series)

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. She was named Miss Cinema 1987 and later by the help of her famous friends such as Seren Serengil and Ibrahim Tatlises she started her singing career . During her career, Ergen has released six successful albums and became a top singer. Throughout her career, many of her songs have hit number one on the record charts, including "Abayı Yaktım", "Sade ve Sadece", "Arka Sokaklar

Arka Sokaklar

Arka Sokaklar , Kanal D in Turkey since 2006 is a television series aired on crime.- Characters :...

", "Uçacaksın", "Kandıramazsın Beni", "Küt Küt", "Yalnızlık", "Lay La Lay Lalay", "Sürpriz

Sürpriz

Sürpriz were a short-lived six-member German-Turkish musical group, consisting of Cihan Özden, Deniz Filizmen, Yasemin Akkar, Filiz Zeyno, Savaş Uçar and Bülent Ural, known for their participation in the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest....

" and "Giden Günlerim Oldu". Her nicknames include the "Queen of Arabesque-pop music".

She married Mustafa Erdoğan, the founder of Fire of Anatolia

Fire of Anatolia

The Fire of Anatolia or Anadolu Ateşi is a Turkish dance group consisting of 120 dancers, several choreographers and other technical staff. The group has performed in more than 85 countries from the USA to China and Japan, in front of an audience of approximately 20 million people altogether...

 dance group, on September 5, 2004, and has had a son named Atlas Erdoğan, on January 18, 2007. She then had twin boys named Ares and Güney in 2009. Since marriage, she sometimes goes by Gülben Ergen Erdoğan.

She is one of the Turkish celebrities who is part of the social networking site Twitter

Twitter

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. She communicates with her fans daily through her tweets.

Discography

• Merhaba (Hello) - January 13, 1997
• Kör Âşık (Blind Lover) - January 4, 2000
• Sade ve Sadece (Simple and Only) - June 2, 2002
• Uçacaksın (You're Gonna Fly) - December 15, 2003
• 9 + 1 Fıkır Fıkır (9+1 Ebullient) - June 5, 2005
• Gülben Ergen - June 3, 2006
• Aşk Hiç Bitmez (Love Never Ends) - March 2, 2008
• Uzun Yol Şarkıları (Long Road Songs) - March 23, 2009
• Hayat Bi Gün - August 22, 2011

Television series

• Biz Ayrılamayız (1988)
• Deniz Yıldızı (1988)
• Av (1989)
• Hanımın Çiftliği (1990)
• Kanun Savaşçıları (1991)
• Yolpalas Cinayeti (1991)
• İşgal Altında (1992)
• İki Kız Kardeş (1994–1995)
• Fırat (1994)
• Marziye (1998–2000)
• Dadı
  Dadi
  Dadi is a Turkish remake of The Nanny, one of the most successful sitcoms in the US in the 90's. The program is set in Istanbul.It is broadcast to countries outside Turkey such as Australia, where it is shown on SBS.-Plot:...
  
  (2001–2003)
• Hürrem Sultan (2002–2003)
• Gönül (2006)
• Gülben Ergen ile Sürpriz (2008)
• Gülben Ergen / song: Süpriz (song: Surprise) (2008)

Video Clips

• Yaramaz: 20 January 1997
• Sana Sana: 27 January 1997
• Aşkta Kural Tanımam: 17 January 1998
• Boşvere Boşvere: 26 March 1998
• Sensiz Mutlu Olamam: 3 June 1998
• Kim Ne Derse Desin: 18 January 2000
• Kör Aşık: 13 April 2000
• Kanıma Dokunuyor: 27 August 2000
• Kurşuni: 27 December 2000
• Senin İçin: 25 December 2001
• Abayı Yaktım: 20 June 2002
• Sadece Elveda: 27 August 2002
• Sandık Lekesi: 25 December 2002
• Arka Sokaklar: 14 March 2003
• Teşekkür Ederim: 29 July 2003
• Uçacaksın: 12 January 2004
• Kandıramazsın Beni: 27 April 2004
• Küt Küt: 20 July 2004
• Gencecik Delikanlı: 31 October 2004
• Ayrılmam: 25 February 2005
• Fıkır Fıkır: 7 June 2005
• Yalnızlık: 15 June 2006
• Lay La Lay Lalay: 10 August 2006
• Yani: 5 January 2007
• Aşksın Sen: 5 April 2007
• Sürpriz: 13 March 2008
• Avrupa / Milli Takım: 15 May 2008
• Bay Doğru: 7 August 2008
• Ya Ölümsün Ya Düğün: 11 December 2008
• Giden Günlerim oldu: 27 March 2009
• Çilekli: 14 November 2009
• Üzgünüm: 17 January 2010
• Bir Şans Daha: 20 July 2010

External links

• Official Site