Adil Şan

Adil Şan (born September 12, 1980) is a Syrian and Turkish singer and poet. He represented Syria in the Turkvision Song Contest 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey, with the song "Geliş", where he was placed 5th with 165 points. Şan's song has since gained popularity after being used in the Turkish soap opera "Diriliş: Ertuğrul".^[1]

Adil Şan
Born	Adel Alıssa September 12, 1980 Al-Rabia Sub-district, Latakia, Syria
Occupation	Singer

Early life and career

Şan was born "Adel Alıssa" in the Turkmen Mountains in Syria. His father is a Syrian Turkmen from the countryside of Aleppo and his mother is of Turkish origin from Gaziantep. He did not attend school, however, he was self-taught in the Turkish language.^[2]

In 2003 he launched his first Turkish folk album entitled "Çobanbey Elleri". Soon after establishing his music career, he moved to Turkey and married his wife on September 12, 2006. He obtained Turkish citizenship and changed his surname to "Şan". By 2013 he launched his second album "Hattuç". He was Syria's first representative in the Turkvision Song Contest in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2015. In the same year he also published a book on Syrian Turkmen culture. His third album "Dilimiz" was launched in 2016.^[2]

Personal life

He is married and has one son named Oğuzhan.^[2]

References

1. Hurriyet (2015). "Türkmenler 'Geliş' Dedi". Hurriyet. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
2. Turkvizyon (2015). . Turkvizyon. Archived from the original on 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2 January 2016.