Adja Pekkan
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About
Pop singer who released twenty albums between 1968 and 2001. She was in 19 films in the year 1965. She won the Art-Cultural and Human Artist Awards and Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2013. She has over 700,000 followers on her ajdapekkan Instagram account where she shares about her life and live performances.
Before Fame
She found her way into music scene though the owner of Çatı nightclub in 1961 by singing Mina's song "Il Cielo In Una Stanza."
Trivia
She aspired to represent Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 where she placed 15th for singing "Pet'r Oil."
Family Life
She married and divorced Coşkun Sapmaz in 1973 and then married Ali Bars from 1984 to 1990.
Associated With
She was in the Hollywood Reporter's Power 100 in 2016 alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda.
