Kayahan Açar was a Turkish pop music singer-songwriter. He was an accomplished composer, consistently ranking among the best-selling Turkish musicians of all time. Kayahan composed all of his own material and released more than eight best-selling albums during a career spanning three decades. Kayahan released a number of compact cassettes, CDs and albums and had major singles. He represented Turkey in Eurovision Song Contest 1990 with "Gözlerinin Hapsindeyim".
Kayahan in his yacht at Bodrum in 1997
The grave of Kayahan Açar at Kanlıca Cemetery in Kanlıca, Istanbul.
Eurovision Song Contest 1990
The Eurovision Song Contest 1990 was the 35th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 5 May 1990 in the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radiotelevizija Zagreb on behalf of Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), and presented by Oliver Mlakar and Helga Vlahović, the contest was held in Yugoslavia following the country's victory at the 1989 contest with the song "Rock Me" by the group Riva. It was the first contest to be held in the Balkans and the first to be held in a socialist state.
Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall, Zagreb – host venue of the 1990 contest
Helga Vlahović (pictured in 1969) was one of the presenters of the contest.
Toto Cutugno (pictured in 1980) won the contest for Italy, their second victory in the event.