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Rekor
''Rekor'' (''Record'') is the eighth studio album by Turkish singer Demet Akalın. It was released on 23 April 2014 by Seyhan Müzik. Background and promotion For this album, Akalın worked with a number of different artists, including Burak Yeter, Cansu Kurtcu, Ceyhun Çelikten, Erdem Kınay, Erem Yıldız, Erhan Bayrak, Emrah Karaduman, Ersay Üner, Lerzan Mutlu, Fettah Can, Gökhan Özen, Gökhan Şahin, Hakkı Yalçın and İdo Tatlıses. To promote the album, Akalın gave various concerts across Turkey, including a concert at the Bostancı Show Center in May 2014, for which she spent 70,000 on decoration and was accompanied by 30 dancers. The album's cover was designed by Müjdat Kupsi and Özlem Semiz. Later it was revealed that Akalın's head had been photoshopped into a photo of model Carla Crombie from 2013. Achievements and critical reception The album sold 89,000 copies, becoming the number-one best-selling album in Turkey. Akalın recorded different music videos for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demet Akalın
Demet Akalın (born 23 April 1972) is a Turkish people, Turkish singer and former model. Due to the popular songs she has released since the middle of the 2000s, she has become one of the most recognizable names of Turkish pop music. Akalın, who was born in Gölcük, Kocaeli, Gölcük, Kocaeli Province, Kocaeli, initially decided to pursue a career in modeling and started working as a model for Neşe Erberk's agency. She also acted in a number of motion picture films and television series in the 1990s. Simultaneously with modeling, she started singing in the casinos, and released her first studio album, ''Sebebim'' in 1996 which was not successful. With the release of the album ''Banane'' in 2004, she became well-known in Turkey. The album's lead single, "Aşkın Açamadığı Kapı", earned Akalın a Turkey Music Awards, Turkey Music Award for the Song of the Year. ''Kusursuz 19'' (2006) received a gold certification from Mü-Yap and with the success of ''Dans Et'' (2008), she be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |