In 1968,
Los Bravos played in Istanbul, and having caught her act, offered Taner a role in a Spanish
musical. Whilst promoting in Spain, she attracted the attention of
Paramount Pictures and was offered a small part in
Villa Rides. On returning to Turkey, Taner continued her acting career until she left for Germany and marriage to Peter Harold, Los Bravos's guitarist. The couple had a daughter; after divorcing, Taner returned to Turkey and began directing her career toward music. Taner signed a record deal, with the 1 Numara Plakçılık, a label belonging to
Ali Kocatepe. Her debut 45 rpm record "Tanrı Şahidimdir – Şimdi Sen Varsın" was released in 1974. The following year, her second single "Nene Hatun – Yalnızlığı Bir de Bana Sor" was released. Her first two records were not successful. She began an acting career. Later, she took to the stage as a group with Seyhan Karabay and Sedat Avcı. In 1976, she transferred to Yavuz Asöcal's record company and released her third single "Son Verdim Kalbimin İşine – Elveda" which was a success, as was her film
Çizmeli Kedi that same year. Other 1970s singles include "Kalbimi Affettim", "Seni Çok Özledim" and "Gülme Komşuna". In 1980, she released her first album,
Lider, and in 1986, her second,
Leyla. In 1979, she appeared on
TRT with
Halil Ergün with a presentation of the first Turkish TV musical After the result, she took a break. She returned to music and recorded "Nanay". Her other 1980s singles include "Elalem Ne Der", "
Naciye", "Leyla", "Nanay", and "Neler Oluyor". In 1990, Taner moved to Bodrum. In 1991, she released the album
Alladı Pulladı for which she contributed some lyrics and music. Her early 1990s singles include "Alladı Pulladı", "Şiirimin Dili", "Kırk Yılık Kani", and "La Havle Ya Settar". In 1993, she released "Geliyorum", after which she took a long break from music. In 2002, Taner released her best-of album
Seyyalname,
En İyileriyle Seyyal Taner in 2005 and
En İyileriyle Seyyal Taner 2 in 2007. In 2007, she duetted "Erkek Adamsın" with
Zakkum in his first studio album. In March 2012, she released her maxi-single album,
Ethnic Rock. and toured. In 2014, she sang "Canımsın Deme Bana" on the
Wonderland album of İlhan Erşahin. Taner has many gay fans and is considered a Turkish gay icon. According to the
LGBT magazine,
KAOS GL, she is their "greatest gay icon." == Discography ==