Öykü Gürman (born 4 August 1982) is a Turkish singer and actress. In 2007, she and her twin brother formed the duo Öykü ve Berk and released three albums until 2015. Ever since, she has pursued a solo music career and has worked as an actress.

Career

Gürman studied at Private Efdal Kindergarten and Primary School and later at İstek Foundation Acıbadem High School. She graduated from Pera Fine Arts High School in 2001. In 2001, she continued her music education by taking violin and singing lessons at the

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Turkish Music State Conservatory. Gürman makes music by blending Mediterranean and Arabic musical elements. She and her brother rose to prominence by sharing a video of themselves on

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, in which they performed the song "Evlerinin Önü Boyalı Direk". Their first album, ''Kısmet'', has a total of 10 songs. In addition to the songs bearing Berk's signature, they blended famous türküs with

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elements and put them in the album. After these releases, they presented the music and chat program ''Boyalı Direk'' on

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. In 2010, Öykü and Berk ended the duo, and decided to pursue a solo career. Since 2014, she has shifted her focus to her acting career. She is best known for her role as Asiye in the drama series ''

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'', in which she starred between 2018 and 2019.

Discography

Albums

As Öykü ve Berk

* ''Kısmet'' (2007) / Pasaj Müzik * ''İki Arada'' (2009) / Pasaj Müzik

Solo

* ''Bir Başka'' (2011) / Pasaj Müzik * ''Rüya Bitti'' (2015) / Pasaj Müzik

Singles

* "Nem Alacak Felek Benim" (2014) * "Düşün Beni" (2018) * "Ay Işığı" (with Koliva) (2019) * "Deniz Gözlüm" (2020) * "Yine Sevenler Sevsin" (2020) * "Nació la Luna" (with Berk Gürman) (2021) * "Unutuldum Mu Yani" (with Berk Gürman) (2021) * "Ayaz Geceler" (2022) * "Acıyı Bırak" (2023) * "Ey Halimi Soranım" (2024) * "Bi Sana" (with Burak King) (2024) * "Ah Be Hayat" (2024) * "Bu Dağlar Kömürdendir" (2024) * "Kara Sevda" (''Temel Sümela'nın Şifresi Yeniden'' soundtrack) (2025) * "Gidin Bulutlar Gidin" (2025) * "Doyulur Mu" (with İsmail Altunsaray) (2025) * "Kahveyi Kavururlar" (2025) * "Bugün Bayram Günü" (2025)

Filmography

References

External links

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Öykü Gürman
on

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Living people 1982 births Turkish singer-songwriters Actresses from Istanbul Turkish twins Golden Butterfly Award winners Turkish women singers {{Turkey-actor-stub