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 38) 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