Teoman

Infobox musical artist
Name=Teoman
Background=solo_singer


Img_capt=Teoman on stage
Img_size=250px
Born=Birth date and age|1967|11|20|mf=y
Origin=Giresun, Turkey
Genre=Acoustic rock, soft rock
Occupation=Singer, Song-writer, Actor
Years_active=1990s - present
Label= [http://www.avrupamuzik.com Avrupa Müzik] , [http://www.nr1music.com NR1 Müzik]
URL= [http://www.teoman.com.tr teoman.com.tr]

Fazlı Teoman Yakupoğlu (20 November 1967, Giresun, Turkey ), using the stage name Teoman, is a popular Turkish acoustic rock singer and song-writer. His biggest hits include "Paramparça" ("All In Pieces") , "Senden Önce Senden Sonra" ("Before You, After You") and "Papatya" ("Daisy"). On "Papatya", Turkish female rock singer Rumeysa Yargi features as backing vocals. Şebnem Ferah has also featured on a couple of Teoman's tracks.

Teoman's music is mostly classified as "pop-rock" or "soft rock"Fact|date=March 2008.

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") .

Discography

*Söz Müzik Teoman("Music and Lyrics by Teoman") (2008)
*Teoman-Bülent Ortaçgil Konser ("Teoman-Bülent Ortaçgil concert") (2007)
*Renkli Rüyalar Oteli ("Colorful Dreams Hotel") (2006)
*En güzel Hikayem ("My Best Story") (2004)
*Teoman (aka Red Album) (2003)
*Gönülçelen("Heart Stealer") ( (2001)
*Onyedi("Seventeen") (2000)
*O("She") (1998)
*Teoman (1996)

Filmography

* "Filler ve Cimen" ("Elephants and Grass") (2000)
* "Bank" (2002)
* "Mumya Firarda"("Runaway Mummy") (2002)
* "Balans ve Manevra"("Balance and Maneuver") (2005) (actor, director, writer, composer and producer)
* "Romantik"("Romantic") (2007) (actor, composer)
* "Barda" ("at the Bar") (2007)

External links

* [http://www.teoman.com.tr teoman.com.tr] , official web site(Turkish)
*http://www.teoman.com - unofficial web site(Turkish)
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1234578/ IMDB entry]