Rafet Yaşdut (born 25 August 1968), better known by his stage name Rafet El Roman, is a Turkish pop singer of

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heritage. He holds

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citizenship.

Biography

When El Roman's parents moved to Germany in 1970, he lived with his grandmother until he was 7 years old at

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. After he finished first grade at primary school in the village, he was sent to his parents in Germany. He completed his education in Germany. He speaks German, English, Italian and Turkish. He started writing his first lyrics at 16 years old. In 1984 he contacted Stefan Somogyfoki from Midnight Entertainment and in 1987 he played the leading role in the fantasy movie '' Defender''. At this time he learned a lot about film making and acting. Also, he started to co-direct his own fighting scenes in movies. Everyone could see his talent for acting and the art of making movies. At this time he started to write his first songs " Benimlen" and " Seni Seviyorum". He gave his first stage performances in 1988. In 1992, he was voted "Best of the Year" by Saarlaendischer Rundfunk Radio. In 1994, he was awarded with Media Artist Award in Frankfurt Cultural Festival. In August 1995, he returned to Turkey and released his first solo album. The album ''Gençliğin Gözyaşı'' (''The Tears of the Youth'') sold over one million having hits like " Sorma Neden", " Seni Seviyorum" and "Amerika". In October 1997, he released his second album ''En Güzel Günler Senin Olsun'' (''Have The Most Beautiful Days''). In 1998, he released his first solo album in Europe. In 1998, he played in the film ''

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'' with major stars of the Turkish cinema history such as

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and Metin Akpınar. In May 1999, he had a huge success with his third album '' Hayat Hüzünlü'' (''Sorrowful Life''). In 2000, Rafet El Roman vocalized the song '' Bir Gol Daha'' (''One More Goal'') with

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for the

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campaign. In 2000, he was the principal actor in the cinema film '' Offside'' (''Dar Alanda Kısa Paslaşmalar'') with co-star

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. In 2001, with his own lyrics and song, he sang a duet with

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titled " Peşindeyim" (I Am in the Pursue of You). He released the fourth album '' Hanimeli'' (''

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'') in January 2001 and his fifth album '' 5 Nr. Aşk'' ('' Love Nr. 5'') in April 2002. He released his 6th album, ''

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'' (''Exile''), in the summer of 2004 and this album sold the best. The album had been one of the favorite albums of 2004 with many hit songs. In summer 2005, he released the seventh album '' Kalbimin Sultanı'' ('' The Sultan of My Heart'') in honour of his 10th Year. The album became the top seller after initial release. He received the MÜ-YAP "Golden Butterfly", POPSAV "The Most Successful Pop Singer of the Year" awards. In summer 2006, he released the album '' Gönül Yarası'' ('' Heart Pain''). Rafet El Roman aims to introduce new names to the music market with his music production company "RER" established in 2000. Also, it is among the greatest desires of Rafet El Roman to be a

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and director of his own film.

Personal life

He has two daughters with former wife, beauty contest winner Tuğba Altıntop. The couple divorced in 2003. They received wide interest in the media with the custody battle over their daughters. He also has a son with his former partner Yeşim Eryıldız. In 2014, he married his second wife Ceren Kaplakarslan in Germany. The two got divorced in August 2017.

Discography

Albums

Singles

* 2000 - Peşindeyim (feat.

) * 2012 - Senden Sonra * 2014 - Adımla Seslendi * 2015 - Şipşak * 2016 - Suç Bende mi * 2016 - Teşekkürler Türkiyem * 2017 - Sen Olmazsan (feat.

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) * 2018 - Özledim * 2018 - Unuturum Elbet (feat. Derya) * 2019 - Bağışla Beni (feat. Faridam) * 2019 - Bahçede Yeşil Çınar (feat. Ayşe Nur Keskin) * 2019 - Anlamazdın (''Fikret Şeneş Şarkıları'') (2019) * 2019 - Seveni Suçlama * 2020 - Paramparça (feat.

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) * 2020 - Öldüğün Gün İnanırsın (Kitaplara İnanmayan) * 2021 - İki Dakika (feat. Nur Usta) * 2021 - Bağışla Beni * 2021 - Şubat (feat. Ayten) * 2022 - Milyon Yara

Filmography

* 1999 – ''

'' (Adem) (1999) * 2000 – '' Dar Alanda Kısa Paslaşmalar'' (Serkan) (2000) * 2002 – '' Asayiş Berkemal'' (Berkemal) (2002) * 2007 – '' Senin Uğruna'' (Kemal) (2007)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roman, Rafet El 1968 births Living people Turkish pop musicians People from Havsa Turkish Romani people German people of Turkish descent