Erçetin was born in Kırklareli and is of Albanian and Macedonian ancestry . She later moved to Istanbul and attended Galatasaray High School . In the following years she got voice training . She later studied classical archeology at Istanbul University . In her final year at school , she recorded the song " Halley " and represented Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the group Klips ve Onlar . However , she did not want to continue her musical career and kept studying archeology . In 1995 , she released her debut album '' Hazırım '' , and in 1997 her song " Yalan " from the album '' Çapkın '' became a hit in Turkey . In 2000 , she released her best-selling album '' Elbette '' , followed by the hit song " Gamsız Hayat " from the album '' Neden '' ( 2002 ) . She subsequently released numerous other albums including '' Melek '' ( 2004 ) , '' Kırık Kalpler Durağında '' ( 2009 ) and '' Milyonlarca Kuştuk ... '' ( 2013 ) . Alongside these works , she has released the albums '' Chante Hier Pour Aujourd ' hui '' ( 2003 ) and '' Aranjman 2011 '' ( 2011 ) , which include French songs , and the album '' Aman Doktor '' ( 2005 ) that features Greek songs
Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Candan Erçetin