Şebnem Paker

Şebnem Paker (Istanbul, June 1977) is a Turkish guitarist and singer.

Biography

She attended the Department of Classical Guitar at Istanbul University State Conservatory during 1992-1996. Later, she studied singing at Marmara University Music Department.[1]

Paker represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 and Eurovision Song Contest 1997. Her entry in 1997, the song Dinle, composed by Levent Çoker and written by Zerrin Alporal, achieved a 3rd place result, Turkey's best result in the contest until their first win in 2003. She released her only album, also called Dinle, in August 1997.

References

  1. ^ Official website in Turkish (Last accessed June 12, 2007).
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Arzu Ece
with "Sev"
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
1996, 1997
Succeeded by
Tüzmen
with "Unutamazsın"