Kayahan | |
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 Kayahan in his yacht at Bodrum in 1997 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kayahan Açar |
| Born | 29 March 1949 İzmir, Turkey |
| Died | 3 April 2015 (aged 66) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Genres | Pop, Pop-Rock, Spoken word, Ethnic, Folk, Indie |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1975–2015 |
| Website | kayahan |
Kayahan Açar (29 March 1949 – 3 April 2015) was a Turkish pop music singer-songwriter. He was an accomplished composer, consistently ranking among the best-selling Turkish musicians of all time. Kayahan composed all of his own material and released more than eight best-selling albums during a career spanning three decades. Kayahan released a number of compact cassettes, CDs and albums and had major singles. He represented Turkey in Eurovision Song Contest 1990 with "Gözlerinin Hapsindeyim".