Can Bonomo

Can Bonomo (born 16 May 1987) is a Turkish singer^[2] who represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan.^[3]

Can Bonomo
Bonomo performing in October 2011
Born	(1987-05-16) 16 May 1987 (age 37) İzmir, Turkey
Education	Istanbul Bilgi University
Occupations	Singer-songwriter actor poet
Height	1,84 m
Spouse	Öykü Karayel ​ (m. 2018)​
Children	1
Musical career
Genres	Alternative rock pop rock
Instruments	Guitar piano
Years active	2011–present
Labels	WePlay[1] Avrupa
Website	www.canbonomo.com

Early life

Bonomo was born in İzmir, Turkey to a Sephardic Jewish family.^[4][5] At the age of 17, he began his official career as a vocal productionist in Istanbul. At the same time, Bonomo went on with studying TV and cinema at the Istanbul Bilgi University with his programmes being aired on popular radio channels such as Number 1 FM, Radio101 and Radio Class.^[6] Then his radio programmes were followed by programmes in international TV channels such as MTV and Number One TV. Also, he composed the songs for other singers.^[7][6][8]

After his musical career, he began to write poetry and publish poetry books. His first poetry book was named Delirmek Belirmektir (2014) and it was published by Küçük İskender. Also, his illustrations were published.^{[9][10][citation needed]}

Eurovision 2012

In January 2012, he was internally selected to represent Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan.^[11] In February 2012, Can revealed his song "Love Me Back" to the public.^[12][13][14] He placed seventh with the song at the contest's final competition on 26 May 2012.^[15][16][17] He was also the last representative of Turkey at Eurovision, as the country withdrew from Eurovision the following year and has yet to return.

Discography

Albums

• Meczup (2011)
• Aşktan Ve Gariplikten (2012)^[18]
• Bulunmam Gerek (2014)
• Kâinat Sustu (2017)
• Ruhum Bela (2019)
• Kara Konular (2024)

Maxi singles

• Rüyamda Buluttum / Acı Kiraz (2021)

Non-album Singles

Non-album singles
Years	Title
2012	"Love Me Back"
2013	"Kara"
2020	"Sen Bunları Duyma"
	"Güneş"
	"Yine Karşılaşırsak"
2021	"Kaplan"
	"Misafir" (with Can Temiz)
	"Dağ"
2022	"Gazapistan"
2023	"Sustum"

^[19][20]

Filmography

Television

Year	Program	Role	Notes
2011	+18	Can	episodes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
2014	Yalan Dünya	Himself	episodes 68, 69 and 70
2015	Güldür Güldür	Himself	episode 55
2016	Aile İşi[21]	Berk	episode 13
2019	Jet Sosyete[22]	Himself	episode 35

Cinema

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Housewife	The man at the exhibition	Cameo

Poem books

• Delirmek Belirmektir (2013)^[23]
• Şu Sevdalar Tevatürü (2016)^[24]
• Parya Koma (2018)

Awards

• 8th Radio Boğaziçi Music Awards – Best New Artist^[25]
• 38th Golden Butterfly Television Awards – Best New Artist^[26]
• 2nd OMÜ Media Awards – Best New Artist^[27]
• European Journalists Association Awards – Best Pop/Rock Music Artist of the Year^[28]
• 10th Radio Boğaziçi Music Awards – Best Alternative Music Artist^[29]
• 15th Radio Boğaziçi Music Awards "Best Album "
• 15th Radio Boğaziçi Music Awards "Best Duet " Terslik Var feat. Ceza

References

1. "We Play". We Play. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
2. "Can Bonomo to represent Turkey at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest". EuroVisionary. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
3. "Yazmadıysa doğru değildir!". Medyatava. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
4. Ron Kampeas, "Turkish Jews celebrate country’s Eurovision pick, but singer would prefer quiet about his religion", Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 17 January 2012.
5. "Müziğin dili, dini, ırkı olmaz". Sabah. 13 January 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
6. Barış Akpolat (22 January 2011). "Şarkıcı, oyuncu ve meczup karşınızda Can Bonomo". Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
7. "Can Bonomo to represent Turkey at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest | Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku". EuroVisionary. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
8. Elif Berköz Ünyay (4 February 2011). "Kimdir bu Bonomo?". Milliyet. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
9. "İllüstrasyonlarını NFT dünyasına uyarladı". 8 December 2021.
10. "Can Bonomo kimdir - en Son Haber". 5 August 2013.
11. "Yazmadıysa doğru değildir!". Medyatava. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
12. "Turkey: "Love Me Back" revealed as Can Bonomo's song for Baku". Eurovision. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
13. "İşte Eurovision Şarkımız". TRT News. 22 February 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
14. Mesut Yılmaz (23 February 2012). "Avrupa'yı oynatır!". Milliyet. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
15. "Can Bonomo finalde!". Habertürk. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
16. "Turkey 2012". eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
17. "Türkiye, Can Bonomo'yla Eurovision'da 7. oldu". Zaman. 27 May 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
18. "Can Bonomo'nun yeni albümü "Aşktan ve Gariplikten", Aralık'ın 2. haftası yayınlanıyor". dreamtv.com.tr. 30 November 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
19. "Ali Baba ve 40 Haramiler!". Gazete Habertürk. 1 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
20. "Can Bonomo 'Gazapistan' ile müzik yolculuğunun en sempatik hit'ini patlattı!".
21. "Aile İşi – Dizi Kadrosu". ATV. 29 February 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
22. "Jet Sosyete'ye Can Bonomo konuk oluyor". Hürriyet. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
23. "Can Bonomo'nun ilk şiir kitabı çıktı". Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
24. "Şu Sevdalar Tevatürü". D&R.
25. "Kimdir Bu Can Bonomo?". canbonomo.com. 1 January 2011. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
26. "Altın Kelebek'ler sahiplerini buldu – Hürriyet Magazin Hattı". Hurriyet.com.tr. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
27. ""Sonuçlar"". omumedyaodulleri.com. 4 March 2012. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
28. "Facebook". www.facebook.com.
29. "Radyo Boğaziçi En İyi Alternatif Müzik Sanatçısı Ödülü için çok teşekkür ederiz!". Instagram. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.

External links

• Official website

Preceded by Yüksek Sadakat with "Live It Up"	Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012	Succeeded by Withdrawn