Kaan Tangöze

Kaan Tangöze (born September 5, 1973) is a Turkish musician. He is 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.

Kaan Tangöze
Kaan Tangöze in Diyarbakır, 2015.
Background information
Birth nameRıza Kaan Tangöze
Born (1973-09-05) September 5, 1973
Istanbul, Turkey
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • guitarist
Instruments
  • electric guitar
  • acoustic guitar
  • harmonica
Years active1999–present
Websitehttp://dumanlive.com

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]

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
  1. Eyvallah
  2. Taksim Meydani
  3. "Nerdesin sevgilim". Hürriyet Daily News. October 22, 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.
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