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Ceylan (singer)
Ceylan Avcı (born 26 June 1974) is a Turkish singer, arranger, television presenter and actress. Her mother is from Bayburt, Bayburt Province, and her father is from Pertek, Tunceli Province. She emigrated to North Rhine-Westphalia, Duisburg, West Germany with her family at the age of 8 and lived there until she was 15. in 1990, she returned to Turkey with her family. Ceylan started her career in 1984 as a child singer and actress. She started her career by taking recurring roles in a number of movies and released her own studio albums. Her 1986 album, ''Seni Sevmeyen Ölsün'', sold 1.3 million copies in Turkey. Her 2005 album, ''Ah Gönlüm'', received a gold certification from Mü-Yap. She has twice won Best Female Folk Singer at the Kral TV Video Music Awards. She hosted a 2012–2016 years of music television talk show under the name of ''Ceylan Show'' that aired on Kanal 7 and Samanyolu TV. Albums * ''Yaktı Beni'' (feat. Ferdi Tayfur, 1984, Şah Plak) * ''Bir G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, cultural and historic hub. The city straddles the Bosporus strait, lying in both Europe and Asia, and has a population of over 15 million residents, comprising 19% of the population of Turkey. Istanbul is the list of European cities by population within city limits, most populous European city, and the world's List of largest cities, 15th-largest city. The city was founded as Byzantium ( grc-gre, Βυζάντιον, ) in the 7th century BCE by Ancient Greece, Greek settlers from Megara. In 330 CE, the Roman emperor Constantine the Great made it his imperial capital, renaming it first as New Rome ( grc-gre, Νέα Ῥώμη, ; la, Nova Roma) and then as Constantinople () after himself. The city grew in size and influence, eventually becom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdi Tayfur
Ferdi Tayfur (; born Ferdi Tayfur Turanbayburt, 15 November 1945) is a Turkish Ottoman music artist, actor, director, songwriter and screenwriter. He was born in Düzce neighbourhood of Adana, Turkey and he has led a successful career in Arabesque. The artist, who has earned nine golden certifications in total, is renowned for his songs, which he has included in motion pictures as well. In the Turkish media, he is commonly known as "Ferdi Father". Having released more than 30 albums and over 30 films, he founded Ferdifon Records in 1982 and also entered the construction sector in 2009. Life Tayfur was born in Adana and his father Cumali Bey named him after his favorite voice actor Ferdi Tayfur. His father wanted his son to have a proper education, but after he was murdered when exiting a casino, Tayfur left school and led a life in poverty, with his mother marrying another man after his death. He revealed that he wanted to study but could not do so because of lack of opportuniti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haluk Levent
Haluk Levent (born Haluk Acil; 26 November 1968) is a Turkish rock music singer who helped revive the long forgotten Anatolian rock Anatolian rock ( tr, Anadolu rock), or known as Turkish psychedelic rock, is a fusion of Turkish folk music and rock. It emerged during the mid-1960s, soon after rock groups became popular in Turkey. Most known members of this genre includes T ... genre in the 1990s. After graduating from high school, he joined various university programs but he had to quit for economic reasons. Levent moved to Istanbul in 1992. He worked at various bars in Ortaköy until he met with Yildiray Gürgen. He also worked with musicians like Serdar Öztop and Akın Eldes to increase the quality of his albums. In July 1993 he released his first album, ''Yollarda''. Following his first album, his second album ''Bir Gece Vakti'' had sales approaching one million dollars in 1995. In September 1998, he released the album ''Yine Ayrılık''. Following his military servi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orhan Ölmez
Orhan Ölmez (born May 1, 1978) retrieved 1 May 2020. is a Turkish singer, composer, and songwriter. Biography He was born in Manavgat, a town of Antalya, on May 1, 1978. His paternal relatives are from Divriği, Sivas. His maternal relatives are from Tur ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ercan Saatçi
Ercan Saatçi (born 13 March 1968) is a Turkish musician and record producer. He was family origin the for Bayburt. Since the early 1990s, with the successful sales of his albums, he has been a prominent figure of Grup Vitamin, recognized in Turkey. He was known for being a member of "İzel-Çelik-Ercan", together with İzel and Çelik, which announced to make a come back in 2022. Saatçi owns "Rec by Saatchi", his own record label. Saatçi wrote columns at ''Hürriyet'' and ''Fanatik''. Discography Source: Albums * 1991: ''Özledim'' (as İzel-Çelik-Ercan, feat. İzel and Çelik) * 1993: ''İşte Yeniden'' (as İzel-Ercan, feat. İzel İzel is a rare feminine Turkish given name. It is a masculine name among the Jews in Turkey, correlates with the name Israel. In Nahuatl, Izel means "only one", "unique". People * İzel Çeliköz, Turkish pop singer. * İzel Hara, a Turkish ...) * 1995: ''Sayenizde'' * 1998: ''Manşet'' * 2003: ''Laila Orient'' Singles * 1996: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its operational headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. The biggest music company in the world, it is one of the " Big Three" record labels, along with Sony Music and Warner Music Group. Tencent acquired ten percent of Universal Music Group in March 2020 for €3 billion and acquired an additional ten percent stake in January 2021. Pershing Square Holdings later acquired ten percent of UMG prior to its IPO on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. The company went public on September 21, 2021, at a valuation of €46 billion. In 2019, '' Fast Company'' named Universal Music Group the most innovative music company and listed UMG among the Top 50 most innovative companies in the world and "amid the music industry's digital t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
İbrahim Tatlıses
İbrahim Tatlıses (born İbrahim Tatlı in 1952) is a Turkish folk singer and former actor. Since the 1970s he has been one of the best-known and most successful singers of the pop '' Arabesk'' style. Tatlıses has recorded 42 albums, including notable albums such as ''Ayağında Kundura'' and ''Selam Olsun'' and was the host of the highly popular television programme ''İbo Show''. He was also a leading actor that appeared in several dozen films, and also has had many business ventures. Life Early years Of Arab and Kurdish descent, İbrahim Tatlı was born in Urfa, Turkey. His mother tongue is Kurdish. He lost his father during childhood, and did not attend high school. He did not know how to read or write growing up. Musical career İbrahim Tatlıses is often regarded as one of the best-known singers of Turkey, being so famous that he has the nicknames "İbo" and "İmparator". He has had a critically acclaimed and illustrious music career in genres such as Turkish folk musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alişan
Alişan Serkan Tektaş (born Serkan Burak Tektaş; 19 June 1976), better known as Alişan, is a Turkish singer. At high school he recorded his first album. In 1997, his first hit album ''Sana Birşey Olmasın'' was released. He was born in Şişhane district of Istanbul. He is originally from Zaza and is from Bingöl. He graduated from Kuvay-ı Milliye primary school, Private Şişli College secondary school, and Private Evrim High School, respectively. Discography Albums * ''Derdo – Elazığ'ın Güzelleri'' (as Serkan Burak) – 1991 (Minerva Müzik) * ''Delimisin Ne?'' (as Serkan Burak) – 1994 (Umut Plak) * ''Aşık Oldum'' – 1996 (Kral Müzik) * ''Sana Bir Şey Olmasın'' – 1997 (Prestij Müzik) * ''Var Ya'' – 1999 (Prestij Müzik) * ''Kara Çadır'' – 2000 (Umut Plak) * ''Alişan'' – 2001 (Prestij Müzik) * ''Söz Mü?'' – 2002 (Popüler Müzik) * ''Keje'' – 2003 (Prestij Müzik) * ''Kalbim Ellerinde'' – 2004 (Akbaş Müzik) * ''Olay Bitmiştir'' – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahsun Kırmızıgül
Mahsun Kırmızıgül (born Abdullah Bazencir, March 26, 1969) is a singer songwriter, actor and director, scriptwriter, music composer, producer of Kurdish- Zaza descent. Mahsun Kırmızıgül is also known as a businessman for his partnership in one of the leading music production companies, Prestij Müzik, in Turkey until 2002. Life He was born on March 26, 1969, in Diyarbakir, Turkey as a member of a Zaza family of 22 children. He studied primary and secondary schools in Diyarbakir. He worked to contribute his family since his early ages. He started to sing for the weddings to save money. In 1984, he was invited to Istanbul to make an album for 'Güneş Plak'. He started to study in the Voice Department of Istanbul University-Turkish Music Conservatory. Mahsun Kırmızıgül started his music studies in 1980 and made 8 amateur albums. His professional debut album "Alem Buysa Kral Sensin" was dropped in 1993 as a bomb in the music world and sat at the top of the music lists. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erkin Koray
Erkin Koray (; born 24 June 1941) is a Turkish musician, electro-baglama player, and active in Anatolian rock. Career Koray has been in the Turkish folk music scene since the late 1950s. In 1957, he and his band began playing covers of Elvis Presley and Fats Domino. In 1967, he released his first psychedelic single "Anma Arkadaş". Koray followed this with a number of singles, both by himself and in collaboration with others. In the early 1970s, he formed the group ''Ter'' ("Sweat"), with former members of the band '' Bunalım'' (Group Depression). They only recorded one single, "Hor Görme Garibi", before breaking up. In 1973, his first album, ''Erkin Koray'', was released, with singles from 1967 to 1973. He left Istanbul Records after the release of the album and, in 1974, signed with Doglan Records, which released his '' dabke'' single "Şaşkın". In 1974, Koray released the LP ''Elektronik Türküler'' (''Electronic Folk Songs f Turkey'). In Turkish music circles he is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Özdemir Erdoğan
Özdemir Erdoğan (born 17 June 1940) is a Turkish singer-songwriter and composer. He was elected as a Turkish state artist in 1998. Early life Of Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ... descent on his maternal side and Circassian and Turkish descent on his paternal side, Özdemir Erdogan was born in Istanbul on 17 June 1940. His mother was a classical pianist, and his uncle was a piano and violin player as well. The first training was taken from these channels from a young age. The unique conditions between the years 1940 and 1950 are one of the important factors preventing Özdemir Erdogan from receiving formal arts education. Another issue was that his father prescribed an absolute basic education with the conditions of those dates. In this educational proces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Şenay Akay
Şenay Akay (born 16 August 1980) is a Turkish actress and former model. Biography Akay was born in 1980 in Antalya. She is the niece of singer Müşerref Akay. She finished her studies at Akdeniz University. She started modelling at the age of 14. In 2001, she won both Best Model of Turkey Best Model of Turkey is a female or male beauty competition. From 1988 to 1993, only Turkey's best female model was chosen in the competition. Since 1993, male models are also included. There were two exceptions: in 2004 when in addition to a mal ... and Best Model of the World competitions respectively. In 2012, she wrote a book on 17 years of her life as a model. She still continues modelling at a number of fashion shows and appears on the podium occasionally. Akay was married to Buğra Özçetin for 1.5 year but divorced him in 2006 on the grounds of infidelity. In 2009, she started working as an image and appearance consultant. Filmography References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
