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{{short description|Turkish singer, songwriter and composer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| name               = Sertab Erener
| image              = Sertab Erener konser öncesi kulisinde..jpg
| caption            = Erener in 2019
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1964|12|04|df=yes}}
| birth_place        = [[Istanbul]], Turkey
| education          = [[Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University]]
| occupation         = {{hlist|Singer-songwriter|record producer}}
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* {{marriage|Aykut Altın|1985|1988|reason=div}}
* {{marriage|[[Levent Yüksel]]|1990|1996|reason=div}}
* {{marriage|Emre Kula|2015}}
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| partner            = [[Demir Demirkan]] (1996–2014)
| relatives          = [[Nil Karaibrahimgil]] (sister-in-law)
| awards             = [[File:Ribbon of Republic of Turkey State Medal of Honor.svg|40px|State Medal of Distinguished Service]] [[State Medal of Distinguished Service]]
| website            = {{URL|www.sertab.com}}
| module             = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| background          = solo_singer
| genre               = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[Ottoman classical music|classical Turkish]]|[[Rock music|rock]]}}
| years_active        = 1987–present
| label               = {{hlist|Tempa|Foneks|İmaj|[[Sony Music|Sony]]|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]|[[Epic Records|Epic]]|Simya|Motéma|DMC|GNL}}
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'''Sertab Erener''' (born 4 December 1964) is a Turkish singer, songwriter and composer. With her [[coloratura soprano]] voice, she started working as a backing vocalist for [[Sezen Aksu]], and with Aksu's help she released her first studio album in the 1990s. Because of her education in [[classical music]], she initially had difficulties in performing pop music. Although she did experimental works from time to time, she eventually preferred to focus on making pop music instead of  [[avant-garde]] works, in order to make her music heard by a larger audience. In some of her works, she combined Western music and Eastern music, and benefited from [[opera]]s as well as [[Ottoman classical music|classical Turkish music]]  with ethnic elements. With her entrance to Europe's market in the early 2000s, many of her works were also sold in Turkey as well as European countries.

With Sezen Aksu's help, she made her debut in 1992 with the album ''Sakin Ol!'', and made herself known as a [[Turkish pop music]] artist in the 1990s by releasing the albums ''Lâ'l'' (1994), ''Sertab Gibi'' (1997) and ''Sertab Erener'' (1999). From these albums, the songs "Sakin Ol!", "Aldırma Deli Gönlüm", "Ateşle Barut", "Sevdam Ağlıyor", "Aslolan Aşktır", "Yanarım", "Zor Kadın" and "Vur Yüreğim" became number-one hits in Turkey. In the early 2000s, she continued her work by releasing the songs "Kumsalda" and "Kendime Yeni Bir Ben Lazım". She won the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2003]] with the song "[[Everyway That I Can]]", marking [[Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest|Turkey]]'s first victory in the competition. In 2004, she released the album ''[[No Boundaries (Sertab Erener album)|No Boundaries]]'', followed by ''Aşk Ölmez'' in 2005. After five years, she released another Turkish studio album ''Rengârenk'' in 2010, and the hit songs "Bu Böyle", "Açık Adres" and "Koparılan Çiçekler" made the album a successful work, and marked her return to the music market. After ''Rengârenk'', she released the album ''Ey Şuh-i Sertab'' (2012), which was dedicated to her father. At the same year, she received the Best Female TSM Soloist award at the Golden Butterfly Awards. In 2013, her new album ''Sade'' was released. The songs "İyileşiyorum", "Öyle de Güzel" and "Söz" all became hits in Turkey. In 2016, with the release of ''Kırık Kalpler Albümü'', Erener stated that she was returning to her 90s style. The album received favorable reviews, and "Kime Diyorum" and "Olsun" both became hit songs in Turkey.

Erener has been praised for her music style and is one of the most successful artists who were discovered by Sezen Aksu. Due to her championship in Eurovision, she received the [[State Medal of Distinguished Service]]. In 2014, ''[[Hürriyet]]'' named her in its list of "91 Symbols of the 91st Anniversary of the Republic". Aside from her career as a singer, she also taught music at Müjdat Gezen Art Center for one year. Erener has been married three times, the second of which was to [[Levent Yüksel]] during 1990–96. She married Emre Kula in 2015. Throughout her career she has won seven [[Turkey Music Awards|Kral TV Video Music Awards]] as well as two Golden Butterfly Awards, and has received various other nominations.

== Life and career ==
=== 1964–1991: Early life and career beginnings ===
Sertab Erener was born on 4 December 1964 in [[Istanbul]] as the second child of Nizamettin and Yücel Erener. She spent her childhood in [[Eyüp]], Istanbul. Her mother's family is from [[Yugoslavia]] but moved to [[Ayvalık]], [[Balıkesir Province|Balıkesir]], due to the war{{which?|date=September 2024}} in Eastern Europe.<ref name=psikopat>{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/index/ArsivNews.aspx?id=-74539|title=Psikopat mıyım, neyim|newspaper=[[Hürriyet]]|date=19 April 1999|access-date=18 April 2015}}</ref> Her mother Yücel, had studied painting at Istanbul State Fine Arts Academy and graduated in 1957, but did not continue her career after marriage.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/magazin/anasayfa/8725264.asp|title=Sertab'ın ailesi|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=18 April 2008|access-date=3 November 2012}}</ref> Her paternal family was from [[Eastern Anatolia region]]. Her paternal grandfather was from [[Muş]], while her paternal grandmother was from [[Siirt]].<ref name=sarki>{{cite news|url=http://www.zaman.com.tr/pazar_dunyanin-her-yerinde-sarki-soylemek-istiyorum_999906.html|title=Dünyanın her yerinde şarkı söylemek istiyorum|newspaper=[[Zaman (newspaper)|Zaman]]|first=Emine|last=Dolmacı|date=27 June 2010|access-date=18 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418233304/http://www.zaman.com.tr/pazar_dunyanin-her-yerinde-sarki-soylemek-istiyorum_999906.html|archive-date=18 April 2015}}</ref> Her father Nizamettin, was born in [[Diyarbakır]]. He took music lessons form Şerif İçli and worked as a soloist on Istanbul Radio for one month. Despite his interest in music, he eventually preferred to become a lawyer.<ref name=psikopat/><ref name=baba>{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/20443190.asp|title=Sertab Erener'in babasına ve hepimizin babalarına|newspaper=Hürriyet|first=Ayşe|last=Arman|date=29 April 2012|access-date=3 November 2012}}</ref> Sertab's elder brother is Serdar, who had a great influence on her during her childhood. Sertab Erener grew up with her father's passion for [[Ottoman classical music|Turkish classical music]]. Due to his fondness of the song "Ey Şûh-i Sertab", her father decided to name her Sertab, meaning the "main light (radiance)".<ref name=psikopat/><ref name=sarki/> After finishing her primary school, she got the permission to enroll in [[Liceo Italiano di Istanbul]], but her father sent her to Işık High School instead. During those years, she suffered from [[jaundice]] and at the age of 11 was diagnosed with [[ulcerative colitis]], for which she was hospitalized numerous times during her high school years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/11857416.asp|title=Hayatımın bir bölümü abim Serdar'ı kıskanarak geçti|newspaper=Hürriyet|first=Ayşe|last=Arman|date=14 June 2009|access-date=18 April 2015}}</ref> While she was at the second grade of high school, she became immensely interested in music and due to her fondness of opera music, she enrolled in [[Istanbul University State Conservatory]] to study opera.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=-72806|title=Birinin beni itmesi lazım|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=11 April 1999|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> After taking singing lessons for a while, she continued her studies at [[Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University]].<ref name="sinema">{{cite news|title=Yeni hedef sinema|newspaper=[[Milliyet]]|page=4|first=Ali|last=Eyüboğlu|date=26 September 1992}}</ref> She studied at Mimar Sinan University, Opera Major Arts and Concert Singing Department, but left the school before completing her studies.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/ekler/gazete_pazar/991010/haber/turkpop.html|title=Sertab deplasmanda|newspaper=Milliyet Pazar|page=16|first=İpek|last=Durkal|date=10 October 1999|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> Although she was taking [[classical music]] lessons at the time, she decided to continue her career with [[opera]], however, since she was not able to obtain what she expected from opera in her student years, she started to work as a stage soloist.<ref name=sinema/> At the age of 21, she got married and this marriage lasted for three years.<ref name=evlilikleri>{{cite news|title=Müzik dünyasının sevilen çifti|newspaper=Milliyet|page=6|date=26 February 1995}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bursahakimiyet.com.tr/magazin/bir-daha-evlenmem-99771.html |title=Bir daha evlenmem |work=Bursa Hakimiyet |date=1 April 2015 |access-date=4 July 2016}}</ref>

Sertab joined Sezen Aksu's birthday party in 1987 at Memduh Paşa Mansion as a soloist. She was chosen by the organizer of the party to perform at the event. Sezen Aksu noted Erener's drabness during their first meeting, but she liked her voice and offered her a job as a backing vocalist. Erener initially did not want to accept the offer and later said: "She [Sezen Aksu] asked me to become her backing vocalist. I didn't accept it. Because I was already a soloist. It sounded like taking a step backwards. I thought I shouldn't be a vocalist because of my position." Later, due to her friend [[Levent Yüksel]]'s closeness with Aksu, Erener accepted the offer and became her backing vocalist.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/magazin/magazinhatti/25024532.asp|title='Yine mi çiçek' bana yazıldı|newspaper=Hürriyet|first=İzzet|last=Çapa|date=1 November 2013|access-date=18 April 2015}}</ref> She later participated in the 1987 Kuşadası Golden Pigeon Music Competition under her married name, Sertab Altın, and performed the song "Akdeniz".<ref>{{cite news|title=3. Altın Güvercin|newspaper=Milliyet|page=15|date=25 July 1987}}</ref> In 1989, she joined [[Klips ve Onlar]] and performed the song "Hasret" in the competition to represent [[Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989]]. They were placed third and lost the chance to represent the country in the contest. In 1990, she again joined the [[Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990|first-stage competitions]], performed the song "Sen Benimlesin" and ranked 6th.<ref>{{cite news|title=İşte Eurovision finalistleri|newspaper=Milliyet|page=15|first=Serpil|last=Çevikcan|date=18 January 1990}}</ref> In the same year, she married Levent Yüksel.<ref name=evlilikleri/> She later described her second marriage in an interview: "Levent was one of my close friends; we were pals. He had girlfriends, I had boyfriends. We worked in the same orchestra. After divorce, I didn't even realize how it happened, I can't explain it, but it was a kind of affection or something like that. I had a lot of friends, but Levent was always special to me, and had a separate place. I think I was feeling something special about him. It happened spontaneously without even pushing."<ref>{{cite news|title=Ölümden korkuyorum|newspaper=Milliyet|page=1|date=5 April 1995}}</ref>

=== 1992–1998: ''Sakin Ol!'', ''Lâ'l'' and ''Sertab Gibi'' ===
Erener's name began to be heard in the early 1990s with Sezen Aksu's help. She prepared her first studio album with the help of Aksu, [[Uzay Heparı]], [[Aysel Gürel]] and [[Garo Mafyan]]. Aksu spent a lot of money and time to help Erener in her album's preparations. Erener later talked about her experience: "I learned this country and land's music with Sezen's help. It was after meeting her that I became truly interested in the music that I was making here [in Turkey]. That is why Sezen had a lot of trouble when she was making that cassette for me, thinking about where in this [music industry] I belong to. Because people were saying 'Sertab sings well in English, but not in Turkish.' Those words had divided her mind in two parts."<ref name=sinema/> The album, titled ''Sakin Ol!'', was released in 1992. Sertab Erener made a huge debut with the album's lead single, also titled "Sakin Ol!". To assist Erener, both Aksu and Uzay Heparı appeared on the song's music video. ''[[Milliyet]]'' later wrote that thanks to ''Sakin Ol!'' Erener was brought suddenly to the top.<ref>{{cite news|title=İşte Sertab Erener|newspaper=Milliyet|page=25|date=14 September 1992}}</ref> With ''Sakin Ol!'', she made her position solid in the market, and brought a breath of fresh air to [[Turkish pop music]].<ref>{{cite news|title=10 yılın bedeli|newspaper=Milliyet|page=10|date=30 August 1992}}</ref> Within 25 days of its release, it sold 300,000 copies.<ref>{{cite news|title=Özel radyolar kaset satışlarını düşürdü|newspaper=Milliyet|page=5|first=Nuray|last=Orun|date=9 September 1992}}</ref> The number later rose to 750,000 copies.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kasetteki gerçekler|newspaper=Milliyet|page=4|first=Ali|last=Eyüboğlu|date=8 June 1994}}</ref> Alongside "Sakin Ol!", separate music videos were released for the songs "Aldırma Deli Gönlüm", "Ateşle Barut", "Vurulduk", "Oyun Bitti", "O, Ye" and "Suçluyum". In December 1992, Erener performed at [[TRT 1]] and Kanal 6's New Year programs.<ref>{{cite news|title=TRT-1, yılbaşında gazino gibi|newspaper=Milliyet|page=23|location=İstanbul|first=Ali|last=Eyüboğlu|date=25 December 1992}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Erken kutlama|newspaper=Milliyet|page=3|date=28 December 1992}}</ref>

On 13 March 1993, she gave a concert during the national selection in Turkey to choose the artist for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1993]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Eurovision'da final|newspaper=Milliyet|page=23|date=13 March 1993}}</ref> In June, ''Hey Girl'' magazine named her the Promising Singer of the Year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bu gece şölen|newspaper=Milliyet|page=2|date=22 June 1993}}</ref> In July, she performed at [[Rumelihisarı]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Hisar konseri hatırası|newspaper=Milliyet|page=4|date=9 July 1993}}</ref> In 1993 and 1994, she went to the US and underwent three surgeries for ulcerative colitis from which she had been suffering since the age of 11.<ref>Reports on Sertab Erener's surgeries:
*{{cite news|title=Sertab iyileşiyor|newspaper=Milliyet|page=18|date=13 August 1993}}
*{{cite news|title=Sertab iyi döndü|newspaper=Milliyet|page=3|first=Sinan|last=Toros|date=8 March 1994}}
*{{cite news|title=Sertab döndü|newspaper=Milliyet|page=5|first=Sinan|last=Toros|date=10 July 1994}}</ref> She later described her illness with these words: "There was a wound in my bowel which didn't heal for years. Hospitals, diets, resting, beds... I used to go to the bathroom 35 times a day. My intestines could not hold anything."<ref name=kolit>{{cite news|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/-kolit-duygusal-insanlarda-daha/metin-uyar/cumartesi/yazardetay/22.03.2014/1855239/default.htm|title=Kolit duygusal insanlarda daha sık görülüyor|newspaper=Milliyet|first=Metin|last=Uyar|date=22 March 2014|access-date=18 April 2015}}</ref> All of her [[large intestine]] was taken out during the surgery and, as a result, she had to walk with a bag in her hand for a year.<ref name=psikopat/> She began to question her own existence as she thought she was going to die from the disease, and in her head she started asking questions such as "Why am I here? Why me?". Thus, she started studying philosophy books and began [[meditation]].<ref name=diva>{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/cumartesi/14929076.asp|title=Diva hareketlerini artık azalttım|newspaper=Hürriyet|first=Hakan|last=Gence|date=5 June 2010|access-date=6 May 2015}}</ref>

In between her surgeries Erener began preparations for her second studio album ''Lâ'l'', which was released on 14 October 1994. Most of the songs in the album were written by Sezen Aksu and it sold 640,000 copies.<ref name="Milliyet19May95">{{cite news|title=Arabesk yenilmedi|newspaper=Milliyet|page=5|first=Ali|last=Eyüboğlu|date=19 May 1995}}</ref> The album's lead single was prepared for the documentary ''12 Mart: İhtilalin Pençesinde Demokrasi'' and dedicated to [[Deniz Gezmiş]]. It was later included in [[Sony Music]]'s ''Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century'' millennium set.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/1999/12/14/yasam/yas05.html|title=HeLal Sertab|newspaper=Milliyet|page=2|first=Birsen|last=Altuntaş|date=14 December 1999|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> Sertab Erener shot music videos for the songs "Sevdam Ağlıyor" and "Rüya" from this album. Sezen Aksu wrote the song "Rüya", inspired by Erener's illness and the sufferings that she endured following her surgeries.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hadi yüreğim ha gayret|newspaper=Milliyet|page=19|first=Canan|last=Barlas|date=3 May 1995}}</ref> To promote ''Lâ'l'', Erener gave a concert at the [[Bostancı Show Center]], during which she performed "[[Der Hölle Rache]]" from [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]]'s ''[[The Magic Flute]]''. Later, she said that she wanted to turn opera into a popular genre among the people.<ref name=pavarotti>{{cite news|title=Bizim 'Pavarotti'miz|newspaper=Milliyet|page=6|first=Hümeyra|last=Özalp Konyar|date=27 December 1994}}</ref> In March 1995, she won the Best Female Artist award at the 1st [[Turkey Music Awards|Kral TV Video Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|title='Kral'lar ödüllendi|newspaper=Milliyet|page=5|date=8 March 1995}}</ref> In April, she performed at the ''[[Miss Turkey]]'' competition.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kraliçe, liseden çıktı|newspaper=Milliyet|page=2|date=5 April 1995}}</ref> In September, she joined the campaign "We Go To the East with 1000 Artists", which was organized by [[Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Turkey)|Ministry of Culture and Tourism]], and gave concerts in Eastern parts of Turkey.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sanatın Kars çıkartması|newspaper=Milliyet|page=24|date=20 September 1995}}</ref>

In 1996, ''Kim'' magazine ranked Erener 6th on its list of the Frumpish Dressed Women.<ref>{{cite news|title=En Rüküş Kadınlar|newspaper=Milliyet|page=23|date=28 February 1996}}</ref> On 18 June 1996, Erener and her husband Levent Yüksel divorced.<ref>{{cite news|title=Megazin 96|newspaper=Milliyet|first=Erdal|last=Gökkaya|page=2|date=31 December 1996}}</ref> The couple later said that the reason behind their divorce was that "Our 13-year love turned into sibling or parental feelings. We decided to obtain a divorce because we thought that marriage wouldn't work out without love."<ref>{{cite news|title=Boşandılar|newspaper=Milliyet|page=1|date=19 June 1996}}</ref> In the same year, Erener voiced the character of [[Esmeralda (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame)|Esmeralda]] in the Turkish version of ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tatil filmleri|newspaper=Milliyet Vitrin|page=1|date=25 January 1997}}</ref> She also started working with [[Mezarkabul]]'s guitarist [[Demir Demirkan]].<ref name=demir>{{cite news|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/sertab-erener-e-demir-demirkan-dan-magazin-1957939/|title=Sertab Erener'e Demir Demirkan'dan büyük şok!|newspaper=Milliyet|date=21 October 2014|access-date=25 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425184554/http://www.milliyet.com.tr/sertab-erener-e-demir-demirkan-dan-magazin-1957939/|archive-date=25 April 2015}}</ref> At the end of the year, preparations for her third studio album began. For the first time, she included songs that were written by herself in the album. She later talked about how she started songwriting: "I've tried to tell you what I live and feel as well as I can. Even if I didn't write it myself, I gave it to other songwriters to turn it into lyrics. I just acted as a commentator in my previous albums. This time, I work as a composer and songwriter."<ref name=ates>{{cite news|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/1997/02/02/yasam/sertap.html|title=Sertab ateşe hazır|newspaper=Milliyet|first=Haluk|last=Aktar|page=1|date=19 June 1996|access-date=25 April 2015}}</ref> For her third studio album Erener signed a $100,000 contract with Sony Music and released ''Sertab Gibi'' in February 1997 under the labels of İmaj and Sony. [[Demir Demirkan]] also worked on the album.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/1997/06/11/yasam/kralice.html|title=Kraliçenin aforozu|newspaper=Milliyet|first=Ali|last=Eyüboğlu|page=2|date=11 June 1997|access-date=25 April 2015}}</ref> ''[[Hürriyet]]''{{'}}s Lale Barçın İmer wrote that with ''Sertab Gibi'' Erener had taken an important step in her career.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=-262006|title=Popvirüs... İyi şeyler, kötü şeyler...|newspaper=Hürriyet|first=Lale|last=Barçın İmer|page=2|date=29 August 1997|access-date=25 April 2015}}</ref> The songs "Aslolan Aşktır", "Seyrüsefer", "İncelikler Yüzünden", "Aaa" and "Yara" were turned into music videos and ''Sertab Gibi'' sold 147,000 copies by August 1997.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/ShowNew.aspx?id=-258913|title=Ah şu albüm tirajları|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=8 August 1997|access-date=10 July 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130711121156/http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/ShowNew.aspx?id=-258913|archive-date=11 July 2013}}</ref>

Sertab Erener later joined the campaign "Come on Southeast", and gave a concert on 26 August 1996 as a part of "Southeast Education Mobilization Concerts".<ref>{{cite news|title=Önce Rock Sonra Sertab Sallayacak|newspaper=Milliyet|page=8|date=26 August 1998}}</ref> In the same month, it was reported that Melih Ayraçman of Sony Music Turkey was planning on introducing Sertab Erener to the European audience with new projects.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=-35300|title=Sertab ile Tuğçe dünyaya açılıyor 
|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=25 August 1998|access-date=25 April 2015}}</ref> In December, Erener assisted Our Children with Leukemia Foundation and joined [[José Carreras]] in performing at a fundraising concert for the foundation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jose Carreras Sertab'ı seçti|newspaper=Milliyet|first=Serdar|last=Benli|page=1|date=25 November 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/ShowNew.aspx?id=-52656|title=Sertab Erener Hürriyet'e anlattı: Bu adamla düet rüya gibiydi
|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=25 August 1998|access-date=25 April 2015}}</ref> Alongside her own music projects, she taught music at the Müjdat Gezen Art Center for one year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/ekler/gazete_pazar/990321/haber/hab2.html|title=Bir şarkı, bir sancı|newspaper=Milliyet Pazar|page=3|first=Ali|last=Eyüboğlu|date=21 March 1999|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref>

=== 1999–2004: ''Sertab Erener'', ''Turuncu'', Eurovision and ''No Boundaries'' ===
Sony and [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] released Erener's self-titled album in March 1999, which included works such as the poem "Makber" by [[Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan]] and Mozart's "Der Hölle Rache". The album rose to the top of D&R's List of Best-Selling Albums in Turkey and sold 427,000 copies.<ref>{{cite news|title=MÜZİK|newspaper=Milliyet Vitrin|page=6|first=Efkan|last=Kula|date=1 May 1999}}</ref><ref name="Milliyet9Jan00">{{cite news|title=2000'e kral girenler|newspaper=Milliyet|page=2|first=Ali|last=Eyüboğlu|date=9 January 2000}}</ref> "Yanarım", "Zor Kadın", "Vur Yüreğim" and "Yolun Başında" were the songs from ''Sertab Erener'' that were turned into music videos. "Vur Yüreğim" won the Best Lyrics award at the Kral TV Video Music Awards. "Zor Kadın" also became a number-one hit and was played on radios regularly.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=-82973|title=Zor Kadın beğeniliyor|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=1 June 1999|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> It was later re-released as a duet with [[Voice Male]]. In the same year Erener was featured on the song "[[Private Emotion]]" by [[Ricky Martin]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=-79787|title=Alanis Morissette gelecekti ama|newspaper=Hürriyet|first=Lale|last=Barçın İmer|date=16 May 1999|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> Erener was scheduled to perform at Efes Pilsen's 13th establishment anniversary on 16 August, which was set to be followed by a tour inside Turkey, but the concert was cancelled due to the [[1999 İzmit earthquake]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/1999/08/22/sanat/san01.html|title=Festivalden felakete|newspaper=Milliyet|page=25|date=22 August 1999|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> In September she continued her tour and donated her proceeds from the concerts to the earthquake survivors.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hadi yüreğim ha gayret|newspaper=Milliyet|page=2|first=Ahmet|last=Kaya|location=Adana|date=22 September 1999}}</ref> In accordance with her plans, in 2000 she released the compilation album ''Sertab'' and gave a number of concerts in Europe.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=-125346|title=Avrupa seferi|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=11 January 2000|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> In April, for the [[National Sovereignty and Children's Day]], she gave a concert at [[Ephesus]] in front of 20,000 people.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=-149425|title=Yağmurda Sertab |newspaper=Hürriyet|date=23 April 2000|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> To make herself more known in Europe, she released the [[Extended play|EP]] "Bu Yaz" in July. Greek singer [[Mando (singer)|Mando]] was featured on the Turkish-Greek song "Aşk / Fos", which was included in the EP.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=-171169|title=Sertab'ın yaz sürprizi|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=27 July 2000|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> ''Hürriyet'' wrote that with this duet Erener successfully earned a reputation in Greece.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=-187409|title=Düetsiz şarkı yasağı|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=6 October 2000|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref>

In May 2001, Erener's fifth studio album ''Turuncu'' was released. She later talked about her name choice for the album: "Turuncu [Orange] represents positive energy besides being a color. My album also carries a cheerful, warm, positive energy. I made this album trying to link people to life. Because I had major health problems, even in times of sadness, I always preferred to stay positive."<ref name=turuncu>{{cite news|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/2001/06/06/magazin/amag.html|title=Sertab 'turuncu' bulutlara uçtu|newspaper=Milliyet|page=2|first=Birsen|last=Altuntaş|date=6 June 2001|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> The album ranked number-one on D&R's List of Best-Selling Albums and sold 260,000 copies. The songs "Kumsalda" and "Söz Bitti" from ''Turuncu'' were later turned into music videos.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=-250534|title=Albüm|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=23 June 2001|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/tarkan-zirvede/magazin/magazindetay/15.08.2001/961876/default.htm|title=Tarkan zirvede|newspaper=Milliyet|page=2|first=Ali|last=Eyüboğlu|date=15 August 2001|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> In December, Erener won the Best Turkish Pop Music Female Soloist award at the Golden Butterfly Awards,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=43929|title=İşte TV dünyasının en iyileri|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=21 December 2001|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> and her new single "Kendime Yeni Bir Ben Lazım" was published.

In January 2003, [[Turkish Radio and Television Corporation|TRT]] announced that Erener would represent Turkey at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2003]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=119020|title=Sezen'le Sertab'ı Eurovision barıştırdı|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=1 January 2003|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> In February the name of the song was announced as "[[Everyway That I Can]]" and it was stated that the lyrics were in English. [[Turkish Language Association]] called for using a Turkish song instead to properly represent Turkish culture.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://arsiv.ntv.com.tr/news/203824.asp | title = TDK'dan İngilizce şarkıya tepki | publisher = [[NTV.com.tr|NTV]] | date = 28 February 2003 | access-date = 31 October 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194724/http://arsiv.ntv.com.tr/news/203824.asp | archive-date = 4 March 2016}}</ref> Erener responded to the criticism by saying: "It has to be in English to comply with world standards. Half of the world listens to English music, why should they not listen to a Turkish artist who sings in English? [...] People do not understand Turkish. If we find it difficult [to sing a suitable song] in our own language, why should we? When TRT asked me to write a song, I gave them my conditions. I said, 'I want to sing the song in English'."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=130123|title=İngilizce şarkı tartışma yarattı|newspaper=Hürriyet|first1=Demirhan|last1=Hararlı|first2=Dilek|last2=Dallıağ|date=26 February 2003|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> The song was released on 8 March,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://arsiv.ntv.com.tr/news/203127.asp | title = TDK'dan İngilizce şarkıya tepki | publisher = NTV | date = 24 February 2003 | access-date = 31 October 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304131744/http://arsiv.ntv.com.tr/news/203127.asp | archive-date = 4 March 2016}}</ref> and on 24 May in [[Riga]], it earned 167 points earning Turkey its first victory in the contest and making it the host for the 2004 competition.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://arsiv.ntv.com.tr/news/217174.asp | title = Türkiye Eurovision'da birinci | publisher = NTV | date = 25 May 2003 | access-date = 26 April 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151026213257/http://arsiv.ntv.com.tr:80/news/217174.asp | archive-date = 26 October 2015}}</ref> "Everyway That I Can" entered the music charts of many European countries. In Sweden and Greece, it topped the official lists.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/1607/Sertab-Every-Way-That-I-Can | title = Sertab - Every Way That I Can | publisher = [[Ultratop]] | access-date = 26 April 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160316110635/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/1607/Sertab-Every-Way-That-I-Can | archive-date = 16 March 2016}}</ref> Due to the song's commercial success in these two countries, it received a gold and platinum certification from the two of them respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-20031.pdf|title=Guld- och Platinacertifikat — År 2003|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] Sweden|access-date=11 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229005758/http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-20031.pdf|archive-date=29 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm|title=Ελληνικό Chart|publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Greece|access-date=26 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031209112825/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm|archive-date=9 December 2003}}</ref>

After returning to Turkey, Erener received various awards due to her victory in Eurovision. She met with President [[Ahmet Necdet Sezer]] and Prime Minister [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]], and a reception was organized to celebrate her victory.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/sertab--devletle-tanisti/magazin/magazindetay/28.05.2003/958668/default.htm|title=Sertab, devletle tanıştı|newspaper=Milliyet|page=3|location=Ankara|date=28 May 2003|access-date=25 April 2003}}</ref> She was also given the [[State Medal of Distinguished Service]].<ref name="medal">{{cite news|url=http://www.sabah.com.tr/yazarlar/gunaydin/sb-mevlut_tezel/2014/05/20/somanin-isimsiz-kahramanlari|title=Soma'nın isimsiz kahramanları|newspaper=[[Sabah (newspaper)|Sabah]]|first=Mevlüt|last=Tezel|date=20 May 2014|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> She also received two Honorary Awards at the 1st MÜ-YAP Music Awards and 10th Kral TV Video Music Awards.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=154981|title=Müyap Ödülleri dağıtıldı|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=23 June 2003|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> She later performed [[Bob Dylan]]'s song "One More Cup of Coffee" for the film ''[[Masked and Anonymous]]'' which was released in July 2003.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=138725|title=Sertab Erener'in sesi Hollywood filminde|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=8 April 2003|access-date=26 April 2013}}</ref> In August, she played in one of the films prepared by [[UNICEF]] and [[Ministry of National Education (Turkey)|Ministry of National Education]] for the campaign "Come On Girls! Let's Go To School".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/2003/08/16/magazin/mag03.html|title=UNICEF filminde Sertab oynadı|newspaper=Milliyet|date=16 August 2003|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> ''Sertab'' was re-released in Europe with new additions and sold 500,000 copies as of August 2003.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/2003/08/21/magazin/amag.html|title=Tek rakibi BRITNEY|newspaper=Milliyet|date=21 August 2003|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> On 26 September, she performed with a number of artists at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in a fundraising event to help Iraqi children with leukemia.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://arsiv.ntv.com.tr/news/236250.asp | title = Sertab Erener ve Faruk Tekbilek, 'savaş çocukları' için söylediler | publisher = NTV | date = 29 September 2003 | access-date = 26 April 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192004/http://arsiv.ntv.com.tr/news/236250.asp | archive-date = 4 March 2016}}</ref>

[[File:Eurovision 2004 Opening Ceremony Sertab Erener.jpg|thumb|right|Erener opening the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2004]], Istanbul]]
In January 2004, Erener's first English studio album ''[[No Boundaries (Sertab Erener album)|No Boundaries]]'' was released in Europe. The album ranked number-one on Turkey's List of Best-Selling Albums, and was followed by the singles "Here I Am", "Leave" and "I Believe (That I See Love in You)".<ref>{{cite news|title=CD|newspaper=Milliyet Cumartesi|page=13|date=5 June 2004}}</ref> Out of these songs, "Here I Am" was used in the teasers for the movie ''[[A Tale of Two Sisters]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=244547|title=Sertab'ın sesi Shibuya'da|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=28 July 2004|access-date=25 April 2015}}</ref> In March, Erener's house was robbed and {{Turkish lira}}15,000 of her properties were stolen.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/sertab-soyuldu/magazin/magazindetay/30.03.2004/959625/default.htm|title=Sertab soyuldu|newspaper=Milliyet|page=2|date=28 February 2004|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> On 15 May, she opened the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2004]] by performing the songs "Everyway That I Can" and "Leave". Despite the debate over the format of the ceremony, Erener used [[Sama (Sufism)|sama]] dancers for her performance.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=226017|title=10 numara|newspaper=Hürriyet|first=Cenker|last=Tezel|date=17 May 2004|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> In the same year, due to the emergence of problems "in terms of singer-company relationship", she ended her contract with Sony Music and together with Demir Demirkan found the label Simya Müzik.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://simyamuzik.com/|title=Simya Muzik|publisher=Simya Müzik|access-date=6 May 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226195812/http://simyamuzik.com/|archive-date=26 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="bakis">{{cite news|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/2005/05/14/cumartesi/cum08.html|title=Bu da benim aşka bakış açım|newspaper=Milliyet Cumartesi|page=17|first=Nazan|last=Özcan|date=17 May 2005|access-date=6 May 2005}}</ref>

=== 2005–2009: ''Aşk Ölmez'' and ''Painted on Water''  ===
In January 2005, Erener performed at a fundraising concert for people who lost their homes at the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=294185|title=Sertab Erener Sri Lanka'ya gidecek|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=5 January 2005|access-date=6 May 2015}}</ref> The proceeds from this concert, which were estimated to be around {{Turkish lira}}126,000, were used to provide medical aid for the injured.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=296366|title=Yardım meleğinin fotoromanı|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=14 February 2005|access-date=6 May 2015}}</ref> Erener herself took the proceeds to [[Sri Lanka]] in February and  described the experience as "the biggest disaster I've seen since the day I was born".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=295315|title=Erener Sri Lanka'da yardım dağıtıyor|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=9 February 2005|access-date=6 May 2015}}</ref> In May, after eight months of preparations, her seventh studio album ''Aşk Ölmez'' was released by the label Simya Müzik.<ref name="bakis"/> It topped D&R's List of Best-Selling Albums<ref>{{cite news|title=CD|newspaper=Milliyet Cumartesi|page=13|date=21 May 2005}}</ref> and sold 160,000 copies, with the songs "Aşk Ölmez, Biz Ölürüz", "Satılık Kalpler Şehri" and "Kim Haklıysa" turned into music videos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mu-yap.org/upload/aralik2005/ilk200yerli.xls|title=2005 ilk 200 yerli albüm|publisher=[[MÜ-YAP]]|access-date=10 July 2013|format=xls|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209190407/http://www.mu-yap.org/upload/aralik2005/ilk200yerli.xls|archive-date=9 December 2012}}</ref> Music critics found the album intimate and unpretentious.<ref name=ikikadin>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=336749|title=İki kadın, iki albüm|newspaper=Hürriyet|first=Tolga|last=Akyıldız|date=23 July 2005|access-date=6 May 2015}}</ref> In August, Erener performed the [[İstiklal Marşı|Independence March]] at the [[Turkish Grand Prix]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=343962|title=Böyle kusursuzluk beklemiyorduk|newspaper=Hürriyet|first=Reha|last=Erus|location=Kurtköy, Pendik|date=22 August 2005|access-date=6 May 2015}}</ref> In October, she performed at the ''[[Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest]]'' to commemorate the Eurovision Song Contest's fiftieth anniversary. Her song "Everyway That I Can" was determined to be the Contest's ninth most popular entrant of its fifty years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/---yilin-en-iyisi-abba/magazin/magazindetay/23.10.2005/963673/default.htm|title=50 yılın en iyisi ABBA|newspaper=Milliyet|page=3|first=İrfan|last=Kurtulmuş|location=[[Copenhagen]]|date=23 October 2005|access-date=6 May 2015}}</ref> In the same year, the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Turkey, released the textbook "They succeeded" for the fourth grade social studies and Erener was named in the book as the person who "won the first place for our country at the Eurovision contest for the first time".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/magazin/3382054.asp|title=Ünlüler ders kitaplarına girdi|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=14 October 2005|access-date=6 May 2015}}</ref>

In May 2006, Sertab Erener's outfit for Eurovision was sold at an auction for {{Turkish lira}}4,500. The proceeds were donated to the campaign "Daddy Take Me To School".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=4390846|title=Destek müzayedesi|newspaper=Hürriyet|first=Halit|last=Aydıngöz|date=11 May 2006|access-date=10 May 2015}}</ref> In the same month, Erener performed the song "Çocuklar Gibi" for Ali Kocatepe's tribute album ''41 Kere Maşallah''. In June, she won the Best Pop Artist award at the Kemal Sunal Culture and Arts Awards.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sondakika/4555509.asp|title=Kemal Sunal Sanat Ödülleri'ni kazananlar açıklandı|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=9 June 2006|access-date=10 May 2015}}</ref> Later that month she went on stage at the 4th International Turkish Olympics and performed "Güneş Gibi Doğuyor Türkçe".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/4602661.asp|title=Uluslararası Türkçe Olimpiyatı'nda dereceye girenlere ödül|newspaper=Hürriyet|location=Istanbul|date=18 June 2006|access-date=10 May 2015}}</ref> In December, Erener went to Azerbaijan to perform at a concert, but pianist Burak Bedikyan from the orchestra, who was a Turkish citizen of Armenian descent, was kept in the airport and eventually deported to Turkey, urging Turkey to send a warning note to Azerbaijan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/5681654.asp|title=Azerbaycan'a "Sertab" notası|newspaper=Hürriyet|first=Uğur|last=Ergan|location=Ankara|date=27 December 2006|access-date=10 May 2015}}</ref>

In January 2007, it was announced that Erener would perform at a jazz concert on 1 February 2007, but the event was cancelled as she fell ill with [[pneumonia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/index/ArsivNews.aspx?id=5861966|title=Sertab zatürre oldu|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=31 January 2007|access-date=27 May 2015}}</ref> She performed at the next concert on 18 February together with Sabri Tuluğ Tırpan<ref>{{cite web | url = http://arsiv.ntv.com.tr/news/398100.asp | title = Sertab Erener Ankara Caz Geceleri'nde | publisher = [[NTV.com.tr|NTVMSNBC]] | date = 30 January 2007 | access-date = 27 May 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304131754/http://arsiv.ntv.com.tr/news/398100.asp | archive-date = 4 March 2016}}</ref> Later they voiced the song "Sen Ağlama" for [[Onno Tunç]]'s tribute album ''Onno Tunç Şarkıları'', which was released in May.<ref>''Onno Tunç Şarkıları'' (album booklet). Various Artists. Kolaj Müzik. 2007. 8694999015026.</ref> In April, she released the album ''The Best of Sertab Erener - En İyiler'', which contained her [[greatest hits]]. Alongside her own songs, [[Isolina Carrillo]]'s "Dos Gardenias" which she performed for the movie ''[[When Luck Breaks the Door]]'' (2005) and [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s "[[Music (Madonna song)|Music]]" which she performed for the documentary ''[[Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul]]'' (2005) were also included in the album.<ref>''The Best of Sertab Erener - En İyiler'' (album booklet). Sertab Erener. [[Columbia Records]]. 2007. 88697089492.</ref> In May, her first remix album ''Sertab Goes to the Club'' was released. In July, she released the single "I Remember Now" as a part of project DRUM, which aimed to increase tolerance and respect among different cultures. In September, to celebrate her 15th year of career, she gave a concert at Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theater together with Sezen Aksu, Levent Yüksel, [[Nil Karaibrahimgil]], [[Fahir Atakoğlu]], Özge Fışkın and Demir Demirkan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/index/ArsivNews.aspx?id=7267088|title=Eski eşle sahnede|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=13 September 2007|access-date=27 May 2015}}</ref> The concert included three parts "Death and Life", "Rebirth" and "Love", during which she told her own life's story in songs. In "Death and Life", she performed songs in relation to how she dealt with ulcerative colitis, followed by "Rebirth", which focused on the part of her life during which she got rid of her disease and took advantage of her life by rising to fame. In the final part, "Love", she displayed how she found happiness thanks to Demir Demirkan's love.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/magazin/anasayfa/10465279.asp|title=Demir'in aşkıyla ölü toprağını üzerimden attım|first=Sema|last=Eren Denker|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=29 November 2008|access-date=27 May 2015}}</ref> In December 2008, footage of her concert were released in the live album ''Sertab Erener Otobiyografi: 15. Sanat Yılı Konseri''. ''Hürriyet''{{'}}s Onur Baştürk named the album the best work of 2008 praising how she told "her life's story in songs and expressed her philosophy".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/10651355.asp|title=Yılın en iyi işi: Otobiyografi|first=Onur|last=Baştürk|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=27 December 2008|access-date=27 May 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Sertab Erener 02.jpg|thumb|right|Erener and Demir Demirkan released the album ''Painted on Water'' in 2009]]
In January 2008, Erener and a number of artists took photographs with street animals. These photographs were made into a calendar, and the proceeds from selling it were used to make shelters for these animals.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/magazin/anasayfa/8113226.asp|title=Ünlüler can dostları için poz verdi|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=28 January 2008|access-date=27 May 2015}}</ref> In the same year, she played in the commercials for [[Sunsilk|Elidor]], for which she performed her song "Hayat Beklemez".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/cumartesi/8846494.asp|title=Müzikal haberler|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=3 May 2008|access-date=22 June 2015}}</ref> In July–August 2008, she went on a tour with [[Emre Aydın]] for the [[Fanta|Fanta Youth Festival]] and gave 18 concerts across Turkey.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/magazin/anasayfa/9577819.asp|title=Türkiye onlarla coştu|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=4 August 2008|access-date=22 June 2015}}</ref> In order to promote Turkey's culture in the Netherlands, she performed at the Turkey Now festival in October.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/yasam/hollandalilar_turk_kulturunu_taniyacak-902619|title=Hollandalılar Türk kültürünü tanıyacak|newspaper=[[Radikal]]|date=10 October 2008|access-date=22 June 2015}}</ref> She later performed the song "Bu Gece Son" for Uzay Heparı's tribute album ''Uzay Heparı - Sonsuza'', which was released in December. In 2007-08 she discussed working on a new album,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2007/09/05/gny/haber,DFCBD4D237574D8EB78E2360ECFEF969.html|title=Korkunç şekilde değiştim nereden nereye diyorum|newspaper=Sabah|date=5 September 2007|access-date=22 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="senin">{{cite news|url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/hayat/onemli_olan_senin_hikayen-899338|title=Önemli olan senin hikâyen|newspaper=Radikal|first=Elif|last=Türkölmez|date=20 September 2008|access-date=22 June 2015}}</ref> which she later recorded in [[Los Angeles]] together with Demir Demirkan and released it in June 2009 under the title ''Painted on Water''. Erener and Demirkan gave their group's name to the album.<ref name="senin"/> The two turned a number of [[türkü]]s into English and released them in the form of jazz.<ref name="senin"/> Demirkan described the album as "Anatolian music and jazz and blues mixed with Western instruments".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/diger/42816/Erener_ve_Demirkan_dan_ortak_album.html|title=Erener ve Demirkan'dan ortak albüm|newspaper=[[Cumhuriyet]]|date=18 February 2009|access-date=22 June 2015}}</ref> At the end of 2009, Erener played in the commercials for Turkish Derivatives Exchange.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/ekonomi/vob_taniyan_cikmayinca_tanitim_icin_1_milyon_dolarlik_atak_yapti-963580|title=VOB tanıyan çıkmayınca, tanıtım için '1 milyon dolarlık' atak yaptı|newspaper=Radikal|date=18 February 2009|access-date=22 June 2015}}</ref>

=== 2010–2015: ''Rengârenk'', ''Ey Şûh-i Sertab'' and ''Sade'' ===
In June 2010, Erener's eighth studio album ''Rengârenk'' was released by DMC. The songs "Açık Adres" and "Rengârenk" both were turned into music videos and ranked number-one on [[Türkçe Top 20]]. Other songs for which music videos were released included "Bu Böyle", "Koparılan Çiçekler" and "İstanbul", all of which placed second on the music charts.<ref name="listeler">Sertab Erener's song on Türkçe Top 20:
* "Bu Böyle": {{cite web|url=http://www.gercekpop.com/2009/12/02/29-hafta-2009/|title=28. Hafta (2009)|publisher=Gerçek Pop|date=2 December 2009|access-date=10 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229031538/http://www.gercekpop.com/2009/12/02/29-hafta-2009/|archive-date=29 December 2011}}
* "Açık Adres": {{cite web|url=http://www.gercekpop.com/2010/01/05/1-hafta-2010/|title=52. Hafta (2009)|publisher=Gerçek Pop|date=5 January 2010|access-date=10 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110170504/http://www.gercekpop.com/2010/01/05/1-hafta-2010/|archive-date=10 January 2012}}
* "Koparılan Çiçekler": {{cite web|url=http://www.gercekpop.com/2010/07/23/30-hafta-2010/|title=29. Hafta (2010)|publisher=Gerçek Pop|date=23 July 2010|access-date=10 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230011236/http://www.gercekpop.com/2010/07/23/30-hafta-2010/|archive-date=30 December 2011}}
* "Rengârenk": {{cite web|url=http://www.gercekpop.com/2010/10/01/40-hafta-2010/|title=39. Hafta (2010)|publisher=Gerçek Pop|date=1 October 2010|access-date=22 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230010927/http://www.gercekpop.com/2010/10/01/40-hafta-2010/|archive-date=30 December 2011}}
* "Bir Damla Gözlerimde": {{cite web|url=http://www.gercekpop.com/2010/12/23/52-hafta-2010/|title=51. Hafta (2010)|publisher=Gerçek Pop|date=23 December 2010|access-date=10 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205232131/http://www.gercekpop.com/2010/12/23/52-hafta-2010/|archive-date=5 February 2012}}
* "İstanbul": {{cite web|url=http://www.gercekpop.com/2011/05/08/19-hafta-2011/|title=18. Hafta (2011)|publisher=Gerçek Pop|date=8 May 2011|access-date=10 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205225404/http://www.gercekpop.com/2011/05/08/19-hafta-2011/|archive-date=5 February 2012}}
* "İyileşiyorum": {{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NielsenMusicTR/status/322338523057360897|title=NielsenMusicTR: Nielsen Music Türkiye Resmi...|publisher=[[Twitter]]|date=11 April 2013|access-date=10 July 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130711121157/https://twitter.com/NielsenMusicTR/status/322338523057360897|archive-date=11 July 2013}}</ref> Besides these five songs, separate music videos were also released for the songs "Bir Damla Gözlerimde" and "Bir Çaresi Bulunur". [[Cansel Elçin]] appeared alongside Erener in the music video for "Bir Damla Gözlerimde".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/magazin/magazinhatti/15928356.asp|title=Partneri Cansel|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=4 October 2010|access-date=22 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007163637/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/magazin/magazinhatti/15928356.asp|archive-date=7 October 2010}}</ref>

"Açık Adres" won the Best Melody award at the Kral TV Video Music Awards.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gercekpop.com/2010/05/19/kral-tv-muzik-odulleri-dagitildi/ | title = Kral TV Müzik Ödülleri Dağıtıldı | publisher = Gerçek Pop | date = 19 May 2010 | access-date = 4 November 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150622112642/http://www.gercekpop.com/2010/05/19/kral-tv-muzik-odulleri-dagitildi/ | archive-date = 22 June 2015}}</ref> The album became one of the best-selling albums of the year and Erener won the Best Female Pop Artist award at the Kral TV Video Music Awards.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.habershow.com/v4/18317-muyap-2010-yili-album-satis-rakamlarini-acikladi-tarkan-zirvede-serdar-takipte | publisher = habershow.com | title = MÜYAP 2010 Yılı Albüm Satış Rakamlarını Açıkladı, Tarkan Zirvede, Serdar Takipte | access-date = 4 November 2012 | date = 20 March 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130314034419/http://www.habershow.com:80/v4/18317-muyap-2010-yili-album-satis-rakamlarini-acikladi-tarkan-zirvede-serdar-takipte | archive-date = 14 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kralmuzikodulleri.com/winners_17.asp|publisher=kralmuzikodulleri.com|title=17.Kral Müzik Ödüllleri Kazananları|access-date=28 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106030300/http://www.kralmuzikodulleri.com/winners_17.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 November 2012}}</ref> In 2010, Erener's name appeared in the textbooks for Contemporary Turkish and World History courses at the fourth grades of high schools. In the book, it was written that Erener's victory in the Eurovision Song Contest was the first major success of Turkish pop music in the international arena.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sabah.com.tr/yasam/2010/09/20/sezen_aksu_lise_son_kitabinda|title=Sezen Aksu lise son kitabında...|newspaper=Sabah|first=Safure|last=Cantürk|date=20 September 2010|access-date=22 June 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Birlikte - Kundgebung - 1748 - Sertab Erener und Demir Demirkan-0999.jpg|thumb|Erener performing in June 2014]]
In April 2012, she released the [[Ottoman classical music|classical Turkish]] album ''Ey Şûh-i Sertab'', which was dedicated to her father Nizamettin Erener, after one year of preparations.<ref name=baba/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.haberturk.com/kultur-sanat/haber/733455-sertabdan-turk-sanat-muzigi-albumu | title = Sertab Erener'den Türk Sanat Müziği albümü | publisher = [[Habertürk]] | access-date = 4 November 2012 | date = 12 April 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305110839/http://www.haberturk.com/kultur-sanat/haber/733455-sertabdan-turk-sanat-muzigi-albumu | archive-date = 5 March 2016}}</ref> Thanks to the album, which included 15 old classical Turkish songs, Erener won the "Best Female Classical Turkish Music Soloist" award at the Golden Butterfly Awards.<ref name=baba/><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/magazin/magazinhatti/20737777.asp | title = Altın Kelebek'ler onlara kondu | newspaper = Hürriyet | date = 12 June 2011 | access-date = 28 October 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150707172840/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/magazin/magazinhatti/20737777.asp | archive-date = 7 July 2015}}</ref> She later performed the song "Dım Dım" for [[Ozan Çolakoğlu]]'s first album which was released in June 2012. The music video for the song came out in July 2012. In April 2013, she released her new album, ''Sade''.

In July 2015, Erener married her boyfriend Emre Kula in Seferihisar, İzmir, after 6 months of dating.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.haberturk.com/magazin/magazin/haber/1099845-sertab-erener-seferihisarda-gizlice-evlendi|title=Sertab Erener Seferihisar'da gizlice evlendi|newspaper=[[Habertürk]]|first=Yunus Emre|last=Çınar|date=7 July 2015|access-date=7 July 2015}}</ref>

=== 2016–present: ''Kırık Kalpler Albümü'' and ''Ben Yaşarım'' ===
In June 2016, Erener's eleventh studio album ''Kırık Kalpler Albümü'' was published by GNL. The album's first music video was made for the song "Kime Diyorum" and directed by Can Saban. The album's production and arrangement was done by Erener's husband Emre Kula.

In 2015, together with her husband guitarist Emre Kula, bassist Eser Ünsalan, keyboardist Ozan Yılmaz and drummer Alpar Lu she found the group Oceans of Noise and they started to make English rock music.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.haberturk.com/sertab-erener-in-yeni-grubu-oceans-of-noise-1682493 |title=Sertab Erener'in yeni grubu |work=Habertürk |date=22 October 2017 |access-date=15 February 2018}}</ref> In 2017, the group's first [[Extended play|EP]] was released. At the same time, they did the soundtrack for the movie ''[[Ayla: The Daughter of War]]''. Beginning in late 2017, Erener started to perform on a musical titled ''Sertab'ın Müzikali'' to mark the 25th year of her career. During the musical, which consisted of two separate sections, Erener performed her hit songs from 1990s and 2000s and was accompanied by professional dancers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milliyet.com.tr/pembenar/sertabin-muzikali-herkesi-buyuledi-2577597|title=Sertab'ın müzikali herkesi büyüledi|newspaper=Milliyet|date=22 December 2017|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref> The preparations for the musical began in 2015 and Beyhan Murphy served as the show's choreographer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milliyet.com.tr/cadde/sertab-erener-muzikal-cocukluk-hayalimdi-2650909|title=Sertab Erener: 'Müzikal çocukluk hayalimdi'|newspaper=Milliyet|date=19 April 2018|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref> The show also continued in 2018 and 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milliyet.com.tr/kultur-sanat/sertabin-muzikali-ocakta-da-devam-ediyor-6104174|title=Sertab'ın Müzikali Ocak'ta da devam ediyor|newspaper=Milliyet|date=19 December 2019|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref> Eda Ünsün of ''[[Milliyet]]'' praised Erener and her band's performance together the show's visuals adding that "a musical spree started in Turkey under the leadership of Erener".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milliyet.com.tr/sertab-in-muzikali-muzikaller-cagi-baslatti-molatik-14363/|title=Sertab'ın Müzikali, müzikaller çağı başlattı|newspaper=Milliyet|first=Eda|last=Ünsün|date=27 February 2020|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref>

In 2018, Oceans of Noise released their second EP ''Not Safe''. In the same year, Erener released the singles "Bastırın Kızlar" and "Belki de Dönerim" in July and December respectively. The songs were both produced by Emre Kula and written by [[Can Bonomo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/cadde/bastirin-kizlar-gorucuye-cikti-2710344|title='Bastırın Kızlar' görücüye çıktı|newspaper=Milliyet|date=21 July 2018|access-date=12 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.haberturk.com/sertab-erener-yeni-yili-bir-sarki-ile-kapatiyor-2249647-magazin|title=Sertab Erener, yeni yılı bir şarkı ile kapatıyor|newspaper=Habertürk|date=6 December 2018|access-date=12 August 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Sertab Erener Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Final Interval act 03.jpg|thumb|right|Erener performing in the second semi-final of the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]]]]
On 5 June 2020, the song "Bu Dünya" was released as a promotional single for Erener's new studio album. Her twelfth studio album, ''Ben Yaşarım'', was released on 12 June 2020. Musicians such as Emre Kula, Ersel Serdarlı, Doğan Duru, [[Can Bonomo]] and [[Sezen Aksu]] contributed to this album.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.milliyet.com.tr/kultur-sanat/sertab-erenerden-yeni-album-6231541|title=Sertab Erener'den yeni albüm|newspaper=Milliyet|date=10 June 2020|access-date=10 June 2020}}</ref> Writing for ''[[Hürriyet]]'', Hikmet Demirkol praised the songs, mentioning that "Sertab Erener is with us again with a dynamic album, full of detail and depth."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/hikmet-demirkol/ben-yasarim-41543659|title=Ben Yaşarım|newspaper=Hürriyet|first=Hikmet|last=Demirkol|date=17 June 2020|access-date=17 June 2020}}</ref>

Erener performed "Everyway That I Can" as one of the interval acts in the second semi-final of the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]] in [[Malmö]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-01 |title=Semi-Final interval acts announced: A Eurovision all-stars lineup! |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/semi-final-interval-acts-malmo |access-date=1 May 2024 |website=Eurovision.tv |publisher=EBU |language=en}}</ref>

== Artistry  ==
=== Music style and voice ===
Erener's voice possesses a 3-octave [[vocal range]] and is of [[coloratura soprano]] type. She is a [[pop music]] artist.<ref name="ates"/> Her songs are in "a range of Middle Eastern melodies to club songs".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sabah.com.tr/pazar/2009/12/13/sertab_erener_ile_gecmise_yolculuk|title=Sertab Erener ile geçmişe yolculuk|newspaper=Sabah|first=Melis|last=Danişmend|date=13 December 2009|access-date=23 June 2015}}</ref> In the 1980s, she was involved in opera when she was first introduced to music, but when she couldn't find the success, she was expecting in the opera, she decided to make pop music instead. She later talked about the experience: "It didn't turn out the way I thought or imagined. Maybe it was another [type of] opera that I created within myself. How can I know? There was no such scholarship to go abroad, it didn't exist. Later I said to myself that I'll sing [[jingle]]. That way I make money. It's best to do something on my own."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/10495371.asp|title=Sertab Erener ve opera|newspaper=Hürriyet|first=Tufan|last=Türenç|date=3 December 2008|access-date=21 June 2015}}</ref> She had a lot of difficulties with changing her style from opera to pop music.<ref name=pavarotti/> Semih Günver of ''Milliyet'' wrote about Erener in her article in 1994: "What a colorful, sweet voice. This young woman is a great singer. A real soprano performer."<ref>{{cite news|title=Hepsi geldi geçti|newspaper=Milliyet|page=20|first=Semih|last=Günver|date=23 November 1994}}</ref> Tolga Akyıldız also wrote about her in an article for ''Hürriyet'': "Sertab is one of the first brands of Turkish popular music with the power of both sound and song selection."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=-250714|title=Sertab'a bu kadarı yetmemeli|newspaper=Hürriyet|first=Tolga|last=Akyıldız|date=24 June 2001|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> Before becoming famous she performed in English for years, and as a result, in some parts of her first album ''Sakin Ol!'' she sang "things she didn't know the meaning of", and got tired with the efforts to figure out how to say and pronounce some words. In her second album, ''Lâ'l'', she realized this problem and worked on the songs with more interest and stopped dealing with only the technical part of the project.<ref name=pavarotti/> With her third album, ''Sertab Gibi'', she started songwriting and composing. Although she was more focused on the musical aspect of her works, her voice still stood out on the foreground.<ref name="demirledi">{{cite news|title=Yeniden hayata Demir'ledi|newspaper=Milliyet Pazar|first=Aslı|last=Çakır|page=3|date=15 June 1997}}</ref> She later described ''Sertab Gibi'' as an experiment and said: "It [the album] might have failed commercially at the time, but in terms of my career I came to the point where everyone said 'Wow, look at this woman!' With this experience, I realized that I have to say what I want through music, and Turkish people's appreciation can be won little by little, and I have to walk with them step by step and make the music. Otherwise, I have the capacity to produce completely [[avant-garde]] things, but it is something that only my friends would listen to. Yet I want to appeal to a wider audience. In this case, I believe that pop music is the right language to send the message and go one step further together."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/-ortunuyoruz-iste-/modaguzellik/haberdetay/01.01.1900/537296/default.htm|title=Örtünüyoruz işte!|newspaper=Milliyet Vitrin|first=Handan|last=Bayındır|page=4|date=28 July 2001|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref>

Her fourth album ''Sertab Erener'' was found "far from experimental works and more settled" compared to her previous three albums.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=-66784|title=Yeni bir isim|newspaper=Hürriyet|first=Lale|last=Barçın İmer|date=7 March 1999|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> Her fifth album, ''Turuncu'', was released with the purpose to connect people with life through a positive energy. She also demolished the image she had created with the song "Zor Kadın (Difficult Woman)" in the previous album with "Güle Güle Şekerim (Bye Bye Sweetie)" in the new one.<ref name="turuncu"/> "Everyway That I Can", with which she joined Eurovision in 2003, was decorated with ethnic motifs and was a mixture of classical pop and Turkish music.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/2003/05/25/yasam/ayas.html|title=Avrupa'ya Türk müziği damgası|newspaper=Milliyet|page=3|date=25 May 2003|access-date=26 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/haber.php?haberno=76263|title=Eurovision'un ev sahibiyiz|newspaper=[[Radikal]]|date=26 May 2003|access-date=26 April 2013}}</ref> Her seventh album, ''Aşk Ölmez'', was prepared in a very unpretentious way. With ''Aşk Ölmez'', Erener put aside the idea of "I have to show all the information I've ever had in the first five minutes of the song, and I must reveal my voice there!".<ref name="at">{{cite news|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=316624|title=Üstüne binilemeyen vahşi bir atken kendimi eğittim|newspaper=Hürriyet|first=Sema|last=Denker|date=4 May 2005|access-date=6 May 2015}}</ref> She later talked about the album: "It's a little bit fooling around with the idea of love and being human.. I believe there is a philosophy behind it. There are also small jokes, but the album is about women and men and their relationships.... I tried to write about the conflicts that we have in between us, sometimes by taking it as a joke, and sometimes taking it seriously. These are the problems of the majority of people; after all, I don't live anything apart from them. As a person who lives in a big city, I talk about such person's issues. Based on these, I wrote the lyrics of the album."<ref name="bakis"/> Together with Demir Demirkan, she released the jazz fusion album ''Painted On Water'', which included [[türkü]]s that were rewritten in English and re-performed.<ref name="senin"/> With her eighth album ''Rengârenk'', she put "diva acts aside" and sang in a more calm manner.<ref name="diva"/>

=== Influences ===
[[File:Barbra Streisand My Name is Barbra television special 1965.JPG|thumb|upright|Erener was influenced by [[Barbra Streisand]] as she developed her singing style]]
Erener spent her childhood listening to her father's performances of classical Turkish songs. [[Alanis Morissette]], [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] and [[Tina Turner]] were among her favorite artists.<ref name="demirledi"/> ''Milliyet''{{'}}s Orhan Kahyaoğlu later said that "despite the influence of Sezen Aksu, she was easily stripped from Sezen's music style due to her own refinement and artistic background."<ref>{{cite news|title=Elini gençlerden çek, Sezen!|newspaper=Milliyet Pazar|first=Orhan|last=Kahyaoğlu|page=16|date=16 November 1997}}</ref> Erener said that before Sezen Aksu, she learned a lot during stage performances in terms of communicating with the audience.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/kultur/artik_popun_disinda_bir_yerdeyim-1008852|title=Artık popun dışında bir yerdeyim|newspaper=Radikal|location=İstanbul|first=Umut|last=Eroğlu|date=19 July 2010|access-date=22 June 2015}}</ref> She has named [[Barbra Streisand]] as the "woman of [her] life". She said that she constantly imitated Streisand before becoming famous, saying: "I can't say how I used to imitate her. I've studied this woman a lot, so much. When I decided to sing my own songs, I became aware that it doesn't work like that, with imitation. After that I tried so hard to find the identity of my voice."<ref name="psikopat"/>

== Awards ==
*[[File:Ribbon of Republic of Turkey State Medal of Honor.svg|40px|State Medal of Distinguished Service]] [[State Medal of Distinguished Service]]<ref name="medal"/>
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!Year
!Awarding organization
!Category
|-
|1995
|1st [[Kral TV Video Music Awards|Kral Tv Video Music Awards]]
|Best Pop Female Artist
|-
| rowspan="2" |2000
| rowspan="2" |6st [[Kral TV Video Music Awards|Kral Tv Video Music Awards]]
|Best Pop Female Artist
|-
|Best Lyrics (Vur Yüreğim)
|-
|2001
|28th [[Golden Butterfly Awards]]
|Best Turkish Pop Music Female Soloist
|-
|2002
|8th [[Kral TV Video Music Awards|Kral Tv Video Music Awards]]
|Best Pop Female Artist
|-
| rowspan="2" |2004
| rowspan="2" |10th [[Kral TV Video Music Awards|Kral Tv Video Music Awards]]
|Song of the Year (Everyway That I Can)
|-
|Honorary Award
|-
|2010
|14th Istanbul Fm Golden Awards (IFA)
|Best Pop Female Artist
|-
|2010
|2nd Survey Feast Awards
|Most Popular Female Artist
|-
|2011
|17th [[Kral TV Video Music Awards|Kral Tv Video Music Awards]]
|Best Female Artist
|-
|2012
|39th [[Golden Butterfly Awards]]
|Best Turkish Art Music Female Soloist
|-
|2015
|1st Gossip Time Year End Awards
|Best Clip & Song with a Message (Kız Leyla)
|-
|2017
|14th Radio Boğaziçi Music Awards
|Best Album (Kırık Kalpler Album)
|-
|2021
|PowerTürk Music Awards
|Most Powerful Album (Ben Yaşarım)
|-
|2021
|PowerTürk Music Awards
|Best Female Singer
|}

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== Discography ==
{{main|Sertab Erener discography}}
* ''Sakin Ol!'' (1992)
* ''Lâ'l'' (1994)
* ''Sertab Gibi'' (1997)
* ''Sertab Erener'' (1999)
* ''Turuncu'' (2001)
* ''[[No Boundaries (Sertab Erener album)|No Boundaries]]'' (2004)
* ''Aşk Ölmez'' (2005)
* ''Painted on Water'' <small>(with [[Demir Demirkan]])</small> (2009)
* ''Rengârenk'' (2010)
* ''Ey Şûh-i Sertab'' (2012)
* ''Sade'' (2013)
* ''Kırık Kalpler Albümü'' (2016)
* ''Ben Yaşarım'' (2020)
* ''Her Dem Yeşil'' (2023)
* ''Her Dem Akustik'' (2024)

== Filmography ==
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
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! Year
! Program
! Role
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|-
| 2002
| ''Ti Show''<ref>{{cite news| title = 'Talk Show'lar şov yapacak| newspaper = Milliyet| date = 12 October 2002}}</ref>
| rowspan=7|Herself
|
|-
| 2011
| ''Star Akademi''
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2014
| ''[[Yalan Dünya]]''<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.milliyet.com.tr/sertab-erener-yalan-dunya-da-magazin-1846387/| title = Sertab Erener 'Yalan Dünya'da| newspaper = Milliyet| date = 5 March 2014| access-date = 18 January 2015}}</ref>
| Episode 76
|-
| ''Arkadaşım Hoşgeldin''<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.zaman.com.tr/tv-rehberi_arkadasima-sertab-erener-konuk_2217795.html| title = Arkadaşım'a Sertab Erener konuk!| newspaper = Zaman| date = 15 May 2014| access-date = 18 January 2015}}</ref>
|
|-
| 2015
| ''Sesi Çok Güzel''
|
|-
| 2018
| rowspan="2"| ''Jet Sosyete''<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.boxerdergisi.com.tr/jet-sosyeteye-bomba-konuk-sertab-erener-geliyor-42206 |title=Jet Sosyete'ye bomba konuk! Sertab Erener geliyor |magazine=Boxer |date=25 December 2018 |access-date=27 December 2018}}</ref>
| Episode 26
|-
| 2020
| Episode 59
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==
* {{cite book|title=20. Yüzyılda Türkiye'de Popüler Müzikler|publisher=Pegem A Publishing|first=Cemal|last=Yurga|year=2002|isbn=978-9-7568-0288-5}}
* {{cite book|title=Pop Dedik|publisher=İletişim Publications|first=Murat|last=Meriç|year=2006|location=Istanbul|isbn=978-9-7505-0398-6}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Eq7nilnv93cC&q=sertab+erener&pg=PA147|title=A Song for Europe: Popular Music and Politics in the Eurovision Song Contest|publisher=Ashgate Publishing|editor=Raykoff, Ivan |editor2=Tobin, Robert Deam|year=2007|pages=135–157|isbn=978-0-7546-5879-5}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Sertab Erener}}
* {{Discogs artist|Sertab Erener}}

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