Ayşegül Aldinç
Ayşegül Aldinç (; born 28 September 1957) is a Turkish singer and actress. Life and career. She is the daughter of journalist and sports writer Orhan Aldinç and painting teacher Süheyla Aldinç. Growing in Cihangir, Due to the works of her mother, she completed her secondary education at the schools in Taksim, Kocamustafapaşa and Feriköy districts. She finished her high school at the Sultanahmet Art School. She finished her studies at Tatbiki Fine Arts Academy Ceramic Department (now called Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts Ceramics Department). Shortly after her graduation, she worked as an artist at Anafartalar Middle  School, and then as a music teacher at Akaretler Middle School in Istanbul. Aldinç later went to Ankara and participated in the Eurovision's primary competitions on TRT at that time and qualified to represent Turkey. She performed with the Modern Folk Trio at the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 in Dublin. Their song, "Dönme Dolap" ("The carousel"), earned the eighteenth place. Aldinç, who worked as a designer for six years in Yıldız Porcelain Factory, started to perform in the casinos in 1985. Her first solo album was released in 1988 with the support of Aysel Gürel, Timur Selçuk and Barış  Manço. With the song "Kara Sevda" she became famous in Turkey's music market. Since then she has released six studio albums. She has also acted in many theatrical productions (her debut being in the 1987 movie "Katırcılar"), and also in many Turkish miniseries and soap operas (three for TRT, three for ATV Turkey, two for Star TV, and one for Kanal D). In Turkey, she is equally recognized for her singing and acting roles. Personal life. In 1979 she married Mehmet Teoman, and got divorced after a few months.