Hadise

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Hadise on the cover of her first album Sweat
Hadise on the cover of her first album Sweat

Hadise (full name: Hadise Açıkgöz) is a Turkish-Belgian R&B singer. She won the TMF award for "Best Urban Act" for 2006.

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[edit] Life and career

Hadise was born Hadise Açıkgöz in Mol, Belgium on 22 October 1985 into a Turkish family. Both her parents are from Sivas, a city in central Turkey.

She went to a general-education school and after that, gained a BA in Marketing.

She was first noticed in the Flemish version of Pop Idol, Idool 2003. Even though Hadise failed to win, she was immediately offered an album contract in recognition of her talent . Soon after, her first single Sweat (feat. Raw Jawz) was released and instantly became a hit, being played constantly on dance radio. The second single Stir me up also was a great success

Her third single "Bad boy" was released in late 2006 and became huge hit all over Europe, making her one of the hottest new music artists on the continent. The video was shot on location in a beach in Thailand.

Hadise was asked to present the program "Pop stars" on Turkish TV, a programme with an average audience of twenty million. This got her on the cover of the Turkish magazines Esquire, Tempo and Aktüel. She is however, still based in Mol.

She won the TMF award for "Best Urban Act" for 2006. It was presented by famous american hip hop producer and musician P. Diddy.

Hadise cites Christina Aguilera, Janet Jackson, Alicia Keys, Brandy and Beyoncé as the major influences for her Urban pop sound. Hadise is of Turkish descent and speaks Turkish, Dutch, French, German and English fluently. She is best friends with famous Flemish singer Kate Ryan.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year Title BEL
2005 "Sweat" -
2006 "Sweat - Special Edition" -

[edit] Singles

Year Title Album BEL
2004 "Sweat (song)" Sweat -
2005 "Stir Me Up (song)" Sweat -
2005 "Milk Chocolate Girl" Sweat 13
2006 "Ain't No Love Lost" Sweat -
2006 "Bad Boy" Sweat -

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