Hadise on the cover of her first album Sweat

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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. Location of Mol in Antwerp province Mol is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Sivas is the provincial capital of Sivas Province in Turkey. ...

She went to a general-education school and after that, gained a BA^{[disambiguation needed]} in Marketing. // BA, Ba or ba may stand for: Abbreviations Bachelor of Arts, see Bachelors degree the chemical symbol for the element barium (Ba) Bashkir language (ISO 639 alpha-2 language code, ba) Brodmann area, according to Korbinian Brodmann Breathing apparatus Corporations & institutions British Army Bank of America Boeing Company (stock... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing Look up marketing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

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. Until now, her third single Milk Chocolate Girl is her biggest hit in Belgium. Pop Idol was a British television series which debuted on ITV on October 5, 2001; the show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer, or pop idol, in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. ...

Her fourth 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 Belgium.

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. Popstars is an international reality television program and a precursor to the Idol series. ... George Lois cover design for Esquire (May 1969) Esquire is a magazine for men owned by the Hearst Corporation. ... The first two measures of Mozarts Sonata XI, which indicates the tempo as Andante grazioso and a modern editors metronome marking: = 120. “Andante” redirects here. ...

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. Christina María Aguilera, born December 18, 1980, is an American pop singer and songwriter. ... Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress. ... Alicia Keys (born Alicia J. Augello-Cook on January 25, 1980) is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, pianist, record producer, actress, philanthropist, and author. ... Brandy on the cover of her album Full Moon Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979 in McComb, Mississippi), known professionally as Brandy, is an African American pop/R&B singer and actress. ... Beyoncé in 2004 with her five Grammys. ... URBAN POP is Popular music that is traditionally urban in sound, but crosses over onto top 40 radio charts. ... Kate Ryan, 2005 Kate Ryan, born Katrien Verbeeck on July 22, 1980, in Tessenderlo, Belgium to Dutch parents, is a Belgian pop music singer/songwriter. ...

Discography

Albums

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Singles

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External links

• Official Site
• Interview with Belgian magazine, accessed on 2007/03/16, in Dutch
• Hadise's Photos
• Veniqoh.be (News, Pictures, Discography, Upcoming Shows, Lyrics...) (2 languages: English & Dutch)