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Gulcan Karahanci Profile |
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Birth Date: September 20, 1982
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Birth Place: Lübeck, Germany
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Birth Name: Gulcan Karahanci
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Height: 5'4"
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Biography |
Gülcan Karahancı is a Turkish-German TV personality and singer.
Gülcan was born on 20 September 1982 in Lübeck. After
finishing her Abitur (A-level) at Lübeck, she decided to
embark on a career in Management economics. During this
time, she was chosen by VIVA among a pool of 1000 hopefuls
in a VJ search. In 2004, teaming up with Mustafa Sandal she
got onto the European top 10 music charts with "Aya Benzer".
In 2004, she placed 2nd in Maxim Magazine's women of the
year in television. She also placed 60th in FHM Germany's
100 sexiest women and 71st for 2005.
Since 2004, Gülcan has been involved in many charitable
purposes such as with UNICEF for the "1 Viennese Tulip
Ball". Since January 2005 she moderates the interactive
live-show 17 together with Janin Reinhardt and Klaas Heufer.
She has also taken up presenting a karaoke show called
"Shibuya" which also airs on VIVA.
On 7 July 2007 she presented at Live Earth. |
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Other
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Became a VJ at the German music channel Viva after she was
selected out of 500 candidates at the Casting Garage 2002.
Before she became a VJ, she worked as a waitress, babysitter
and newspaper carrier.
Lives in Cologne.
Her parents are from Turkey.
Her favourite actor is Kevin James.
Sang a duet with Turkish pop-superstar Mustafa Sandal in his
hit-single "Aya Benzer". (August 2003)
Engaged to Sebastian Kamps, son of Heiner Kamps, owner of
fast food chain "Nordsee". Their wedding will be shown in a
"Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica" (2003) style reality-show on
German network ProSieben (2007). |
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