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Revision as of 17:44, 18 August 2009
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Sibel Redzep, (Turkish: Sibel Recep) (born 12 December 1987 in Radoviš, Republic of Macedonia) is a Macedonian-born Swedish pop singer of Turkish descent. She is known from the Swedish television show Idol 2005, where she was the second runner up. She was also a semifinalist of Idol 2004, where she placed fourth in her group but didn't make it to the finals.
Before she joined the show she lived in Kristianstad, Sweden. She was in the background vocals for the 2009 hit single "It's Alright, It's OK" by Ashley Tisdale.
Early life
In 2004 16-year old Sibel Redzep, burst onto Swedish TV screens auditioning for “Idol” singing Christina Aguilera's 'Beautiful' reducing the usually hard faced judge Peter Swartling to tears. The following year she was beaten to the final by Agnes Carlsson and Sebastian Karlsson. She was born in Radoviš, in the mountains of south-eastern Macedonia. Her family lived in the nearby small Turkish community group.
Career
Sibel's management team includes "Idol" judge Peter Swartling, who immediately after the loss of Sibel in the penultimate round of Idol 2005. Swartling stood to his word and in the summer of 2006, he started work with Sibel in the studio with songwriter/producer Christian Antblad in Dublin. With Sibel at the microphone it was decided that they would work with big ballads for her voice. One of the ballads, "How I Tried To Let You Go" was originally a small idea for a chorus sung by Sibel over the phone, which was taken to the studio where Christian and Peter immediately fell for it. With a total of about thirty songs recorded, Sibel returned to the home town of Kristianstad to graduate from high school.
Melodifestivalen 2008
Redzep participated in Melodifestivalen 2008 with the ballad "That Is Where I'll Go", in the last semifinal, where she advanced to "Andra chansen" (second chance), and subsequently made it to the finals. In hope of representing Sweden at Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia. She was lost to Charlotte Perrelli, who later represented Sweden in the Eurovision 2008.
Since the show Sibel has released her album The Diving Belle and two singles, "That Is Where I'll Go" and "Make Believe. There are plans to release her debut album in her native language, Turkish.
Personal life
Sibel's mother was one of eight siblings, When Sibel's parents were younger, they escaped to marry, before Sibel's two older sisters Selma and Zelda were born. Sibel's mother also gave birth to a third daughter prior to Sibel being born, but the child was unwell and died of a heart condition after two months. Sibel tells that her mother had always dreamed of having three daughters and that indirectly, she was born out her sisters death, saying that she feels she was born to a sadness and grief in her life.
Sibel was born with a complex joint problem, which is normally addressed during the first days of birth but unfortunately in Sibel's case it was undiscovered until she was six months old. To carry out this operation meant travelling to Malmo. After the operation Sibel became fixed with plaster from her hip to her bottom. Subsequently, she still had to lie in a hospital bed for eight months without being able to move anything but her hands. After being operated on no fewer than eight times on her hip joint, Sibel eventually started school. For the first period of school she had to use a wheelchair until eventually she gained strength and started to use crutches.
Sibel is now the ambassador for Ronald McDonald House, Barnfond, the children's charity. Sibel has dedicated her second single "Make Believe" to the charity to provide houses as Sibel herself, as a child, spent much time in hospitals and believes that what she lacked was a closeness with her family. The foundation are offering that if you either donate 200 SEK or more, or you become a monthly donator then you will get a signed copy of Sibel's debut album at no charge.
Discography
| Sibel Redzep discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 2 |
| Singles | 2 |
| B-sides | 1 |
Albums
| Year | Information | Sweden[1] | Sales and Certifications |
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| 2008 | The Diving Belle
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Swedish sales: 22,000 (Gold) |
Singles
| Year | Song | Sweden[2] | Certification | Album |
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| 2008 | "That Is Where I'll Go" | 6 | — | The Diving Belle |
| "Make Believe" | 56 | — | ||
| "Walking Away" | Promo | — |