Can Bonomo

Can Bonomo (2011)

Can Bonomo (born May 16, 1987 in Izmir ) is a Turkish singer. He represented Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 .

life and career

Bonomo's family comes from the Sephardic Jews who found refuge from the Spanish Inquisition in the 15th century in the Ottoman Empire . The bonomos settled in Izmir. Bonomo has been playing the guitar since he was eight. In 2011 he released his first album Meczup .

With the English-language song Love Me Back , he made it into the final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Baku two days later . There he finished 7th with 112 points.

Discography

Albums

• 2011: Meczup
• 2012: Aşktan ve Gariplikten
• 2014: Bulunmam Gerek
• 2017: Kâinat Sustu
• 2019: Ruhum Bela

Singles

2011: Şaşkın 2011: Bana Bir Saz Verin 2011: Meczup 2012: Love Me Back 2012: Ali Baba 2012: Başkan 2013: Maşrapa 2013: İyi Ki Doğdun 2013: Kara 2014: Olmaz Sensiz 2014: Tastamam 2014: Dem 2015: Hikayem Bitmedi

2017: Kal Bugün 2017: Yan 2018: Gökyüzünde Yalnız Gezen Yıldızlar 2018: Kirlenmiş Çığlık (with Jehan Barbur) 2018: Beni Affet 2018: Namus Belası 2019: Bardak Taşıyor 2019: Beni Tutmayın (with Fatma Turgut) 2019: Ah Bu Ben (with Zeynep Bastık) 2019: Ruhum Bela 2020: Sen Bunları Duyma 2020: Yağma Yağmur 2020: Güneş

See also

• Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest
• Turkish Jews

Web links

• Official website
• Can Bonomo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Can Bonomo at Discogs (English)
• Can Bonomo at eurovision.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Thomas Seibert: "Art has no religion" , Der Tagesspiegel, January 19, 2012
2. ↑ Serkan Uluçay: Can Bonomo to represent Turkey at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest , EuroVisionary, January 9, 2012 (English)
3. ^ ITunes Can Bonomo