Şebnem Paker
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| Born | 20 July 1977 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Genres | Pop, blues, folk |
| Occupation(s) | Music teacher, guitarist, singer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Şebnem Paker (born 20 July 1977) is a Turkish guitarist, singer and music teacher.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
Paker attended the Department of Classical Guitar at Istanbul University State Conservatory between 1992 and 1996. Later, she studied singing at Marmara University Music Department.[2]
Paker represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 and Eurovision Song Contest 1997. Her 1997 entry, "Dinle", composed by Levent Çoker and written by Mehtap Alnıtemiz, won third place. This was Turkey's best result in the contest until its 1st-place win in 2003. Paker released her only album, also called Dinle, in August 1997.
In 1998, she once again competed in the national finals, organized by TRT, with the song "Çal". With its moving melody and embellished with ethnic Turkish instruments, it was an attempt to attract the attention of European audiences. Her goal was to achieve a more successful result at the Eurovision Song Contest each year, however the song was not chosen to represent Turkey at the contest that year.
Paker graduated from Marmara University Music Education Singing Department in 2000. She has been working as a music teacher since 2004, after working for 4 years in private educational institutions affiliated to the Ministry of National Education. She taught music at Avni Akyol Fine Arts High School in Istanbul until 2018;[3] since then, she has been employed at the Aydın Doğan Fine Arts High School.[4] She also coauthored a textbook to be used in art high schools in Turkey.[5]
Paker has been married to Soner Odabaş since 22 September 2012. Together they have two children.[6] On 26 August 2023 Şebnem made headlines after it was announced that she was hired as the music teacher for a school in Milas, Muğla.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Şebnem'i Dinleyin, Semra Kardeşoğlu, Milliyet, 1997/05/11 in Turkish (Last accessed 5 August 2013). The article mentions that Paker was 20 years old when she achieved third place in 1997 Eurovision contest.
- ^ a b Şebnem Paker Kimdir? in Turkish (Last accessed 12 April 2012).
- ^ Website of Avni Akyol Fine Arts and Sports High School in Istanbul, in Turkish (Last accessed 5 August 2013).
- ^ "Şebnem PAKER ODABAŞ - Şan Öğretmeni" (in Turkish). Turkish Ministry of National Education, Aydın Doğan High School of Fine Arts. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ Bireysel Ses Eğitimi, Şebnem Paker, Didem Yücel Kırcı, Esin Öztürk, ISBN 978-975-11-3313-7.
- ^ "Şebnem Paker on Instagram: "Seninle yol almak ne güzel canımın içi @sonerodabas ❤️ Geleneksel yıldönümü yemeği videosu Vol.10🧿"". 25 September 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Şebnem Paker, müzik öğretmeni olarak Muğla'ya atandı" (in Turkish). 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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