Eylem Kızıl
Eylem Kızıl (born 5 September 1984 in London, United Kingdom) is a British-Cypriot singer. She is popular in Turkey and North Cyprus.
Life
Kızıl was born in London. Her name, Eylem, means 'action' in Turkish. Other than singing, Eylem can also do various types of dancing which she incorporates into her performances. She has developed a good understanding and knowledge of different faiths and cultures by working in a multicultural environment in the UK and overseas.
Eylem started her vocal training at VocalTech School and went on to stage with BTEC arts programme. Her music consists R&B and pop blend and a vocal talent of three octaves. She was first recognized in her auditions in the British television talent show The X factor. She was one of the amazing unique talented individuals who made it through to ‘boot camp’. Unfortunately, she did not make it through to the finals. Eylem was a part of the girl band, Steamy Knights, and on the short list for 2002 Eurovision National Selection. She was also in front of the camera for Western Union, Play station, Channel 4 and campaigns, an international McDonald's and campaign and videos for The Streets and Appleton Sisters.