Kaan Tangöze

Kaan Tangöze
Kaan Tangöze
	Kaan Tangöze in Diyarbakır, 2015.
Background information
Birth name	Rıza Kaan Tangöze
Born	September 5, 1973 (age 51); Istanbul, Turkey
Genres	alternative rock; grunge; protest; anatolian rock;
Occupations	singer; songwriter; guitarist;
Instruments	electric guitar; acoustic guitar; harmonica;
Years active	1999–present
Website	http://dumanlive.com

Kaan Tangöze (born September 5, 1973) is a Turkish musician. He is the left-handed lead vocalist and guitarist of the Turkish rock band Duman. He graduated from Bilkent University, Department of Tourism and Hotel Management. He has a master's degree in economics from Seattle University in the 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 the 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 has released 6 studio albums since 1999 and Kaan Tangöze started his solo career with his album Gölge Etme in 2015.

Duman composed a song titled "Eyvallah"^[1] for 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

On October 22, 2002 his girlfriend, model Ahu Paşakay, committed suicide.^[3]

He married model Seçkin Piriler on March 24, 2010, and they have two sons: Hakan and Volkan. The couple divorced on March 11, 2016.^[4]

He married Kıvılcım Ural on November 24, 2018.^[5]

Discography

Eski Köprünün Altında (1999)
Belki Alışman Lazım (2002)
Seni Kendime Sakladım (2005)
Duman I (2009)
Duman II (2009)
Darmaduman (2013)
Gölge Etme (2015)

References

^ Eyvallah
^ Taksim Meydani
^ "Nerdesin sevgilim". Hürriyet Daily News. October 20, 2002. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
^ "Seçkin Piriler ile Kaan Tangöze boşandı". Hürriyet Daily News. March 11, 2016. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
^ "Kaan Tangöze ve Kıvılcım Ural evlendi - Sayfa 1". CNN TÜRK (in Turkish). Retrieved June 6, 2022.

[1] Eyvallah

[2] Taksim Meydani

[3] "Nerdesin sevgilim". Hürriyet Daily News. October 20, 2002. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.

[4] "Seçkin Piriler ile Kaan Tangöze boşandı". Hürriyet Daily News. March 11, 2016. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.

[5] "Kaan Tangöze ve Kıvılcım Ural evlendi - Sayfa 1". CNN TÜRK (in Turkish). Retrieved June 6, 2022.

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