Kaan Tangöze
| Kaan Tangöze | |
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| Birth name | Rıza Kaan Tangöze |
| Born |
September 5, 1973 İstanbul, Turkey |
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| Years active | 1999- |
| Website | http://dumanlive.com |
Kaan Tangöze is a Turkish musician. He is lead vocalist and guitarist of the Turkish rock band Duman (band). He graduated from Bilkent University the department of Tourism and Hotel Management. He has a master's degree in economics from Seattle University in United States.
Music career
During his education in United States, he made music with Yakup Trana. The song he wrote in Seattle called "Lalala" was published in two collection albums in United States. Before Duman was established, Kaan Tangöze and Ari Barokas were in a grunge/cover band called Mad Madame. In 1999, Duman was founded by Kaan Tangöze as lead vocalist, Batuhan Mutlugil as guitarist and back vocalist, and Ari Barokas as bass guitarist. In January, 2006 he published a single called "Karanlıkta" with Batuhan Mutlugil and Yakup Trana. Duman released 6 studio albums since 1999 and Kaan Tangöze started his solo career with his album Gölge Etme in 2015.
Duman (band) composed a song titled "Eyvallah" [1] in their album Darmaduman (2013) and Kaan Tangöze composed a song called "Taksim Meydanı" [2] in his solo album Gölge Etme (2015) following May 2013 Taksim Gezi Park protests.
Personal life
In October 22, 2002 his girlfriend Ahu Paşakay committed suicide. He got married to model Seçkin Piriler in March 24, 2010 and the couple divorced in March 11, 2016.
Discography
- Eski Köprünün Altında (1999)
- Belki Alışman Lazım (2002)
- Seni Kendime Sakladım (2005)
- Duman I (2009)
- Duman II (2009)
- Darmaduman (2013)
- Gölge Etme (2015)