Turkish Pop

Fergan Mirkelam (d. 20 Mayıs 1966, İstanbul), Türk şarkıcı, söz yazarı, besteci.

Urfa, Birecik kökenli bir aileye mensup babası Nazım Mirkelam, avukattır. Ut ve piyano çalar. "Gül ağacı değilem, her gelene eğilem" şarkısının bestecisi İzmir milletvekilliği ve senatörlük yapmış Necip Mirkelamoğlu da Mirkelam ailesindeki müzisyenlerdendir.

Nazım Mirkelam, çoğu yayımlanmayan polisiye ve bilimkurgu romanları yazan, adliyede gördüğü bir evrak çantasından etkilenerek eşini, dostunu ve oğlu Fergan'ı oynattığı Kara Çanta adında amatör bir soygun filmi çeken maceraperest bir babadır. Anne ve babası küçük yaşta boşanan Fergan Mirkelam, İstanbul'da annesi ve anneannesi ile büyür.

İlkokulu İstanbul'da Çapa İlkokulu'nda, ortaokulu Özel Kalamış Lisesi'nde, liseyi de Fenerbahçe Lisesi'nde okur. Beste yapmaya ortaokulda, şarkı söylemeye Saint Joseph Lisesi'nin orkestrasında başlar. 1984'te Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Kocaeli Mühendislik Fakültesi Jeofizik Mühendisliği bölümüne girer ve 1990 yılında mezun olur.

Cem Filiz, better known by his stage name Cem Adrian, is a Turkish musician of Bosniak origin, singer-songwriter and record producer.

A Flört a fellegekben, (View from the Top), 2003-ban bemutatott romantikus filmvígjáték, Gwyneth Paltrow főszereplésével, amelyben egy kisvárosi fiatal nő elhatározza, hogy beteljesíti álmát és légi utaskísérő lesz.

Donna kisvárosi lány, aki világot szeretne látni. Miután elolvasta Sally Weston könyvét a 'My Life in the Sky'-t, úgy határoz, hogy követi Sally-t és ő is légi utaskísérő lesz. Először egy kis légitársasághoz kerül, majd megpályázza a Royalty Airlines-t. Két barátnőjével, Sherry-vel és Christine-nel jelentkezik a válogatásra. Donna és Christine bejut, de Sherry nem. Donna szívét-lelkét beleadja, és Sally Weston nyomdokain járva tör a csúcsra, amit ebben az esetben a 'Párizs, First Class International' jelent. A teszt megírása után Donna döbbenten tapasztalja, hogy őt a fapados clevelandi járatra osztották, míg Christine, akinek nagy nehézséget jelentettek az elméleti tudnivalók, megkapja a kiemelt New York-i járatot.

Redd is a Turkish rock band established in 1986 by tenor opera singer Doğan Duru and guitarist Berke Hatipoğlu under the name Ten. They used to play at bars until they set up their own studio in 2004. Their first album, titled "50/50", produced by Levent Büyük, was published a year later by Stardium Müzik, already under the name Redd. The first music video was shot for "Mutlu Olmak İçin" (To Be Happy). Their second studio album, "Kirli Suyunda Parıltılar" (Glitters on Dirty Water), came out in 2006 under the label Pasaj Müzik. Their song "Falan Filan" entered the MTV World Music Charts at the 10th position. In 2007 the band produced their third album, "Plastik Çiçekler ve Böcek" (Plastic Flowers and Beetle). Redd started the studio recordings of their fourth album in 2009, published by Sony Music. Their first original soundtrack album for director Çağan Irmak's feature film Prensesin Uykusu was released in 2010. Songs from this album managed to enter the European music charts. Their last album, "Mükemmel Boşluk" was published in 2016 under the Pasaj label.

Levent Uğur Yüksel (born October 21, 1964) is a Turkish pop singer and multi instrumentalist. He has been active in live music industry since 1993.

Yüksel's interest in arts and music started in an early age. He started to play violin at the age of five. During his elementary and primary education, he sang in school events. Then he started singing in family and friends' wedding ceremonies. After graduation, he moved from the coastal city Antalya to the city of art, Istanbul, to study music in the Istanbul University State Conservatory (İstanbul Devlet Konservatuarı), and learned to play bass guitar and perform vocals.

During the beginning of 1990s, Yüksel was known to be one of the best bass guitar players in Turkey. In the year 1993, he released his first album as a pop singer, Med Cezir. The album made a dramatic change in Turkey's pop music taste, as it provided a new voice that has great capability mixed with new style of music. Although he released only 8 music albums as of 2015, his music is spread all over the world and copied in different languages. Young singers and bands starting their music career use his songs in their performances. The melody of Yüksel's 1996 hit "Zalim" was copied in several ad campaigns worldwide.

Oğuzhan Koç (* 13. Mai 1985 in Erzincan) ist ein türkischer Popmusiker und Schauspieler.

Seine Musikkarriere begann im Jahr 2009 mit der Single Giden Günlerim Oldu, eine Kollaboration mit Gülben Ergen. Durch die Veröffentlichung wurde er erstmals einem größeren Publikum bekannt. Sechs Jahre später folgte mit Aşkla Aynı Değil die zweite erfolgreiche Zusammenarbeit.

Sein Debütalbum Ben Hala Rüyada wurde Ende 2013 veröffentlicht. Seitdem hat Oğuzhan Koç eine Reihe von Songs auf den Markt gebracht.

Das zweite Album Ev erschien sieben Jahre später im Januar 2020. Es besteht neben fünf neuen Songs zum Großteil aus Akustikversionen früherer Musikaufnahmen.

Seit 2021 ist er ein Jurymitglied der türkischen Castingshow O Ses Türkiye, der türkischen Version von The Voice.

Model was a Turkish rock band based in İzmir, Turkey.

The band was founded with name A due Carmen in 2005 by Okan Işık, Aşkın Çolak and Can Temiz. Fatma Turgut and Serkan Gürüzümcü joined in 2007. The band members found each other on the internet. The group's name was changed to Model in 2008. Their first album, Perili Sirk was released in 2009.

In 2011, Model released its second album, called Diğer Masallar, which was produced by Demir Demirkan. Three songs, "Buzdan Şato", "Değmesin Ellerimiz", "Bir Melek Vardı", became very popular.

In 2012, Aşkın Çolak left the band and was replaced by Kerem Sedef on drums.

Their third album, Levlâ'nın Hikayesi, was put on the market by the label of GNL Entertainment in the last week of the November 2013. Model wanted to create a concept in this album: the five stages of mourning after separation, and then a human's own internal reckoning and relations are told with the help of the lyrics.

Halil Sezai Paracıkoğlu ya da bilinen adıyla Halil Sezai (16 Ağustos 1979, Eskişehir), Türk oyuncu, şarkıcı.

Babasının ailesi Bulgaristan’ın Pazarcık ilinin Paracık köyünden olup soyadını buradan almaktadır.

Eskişehir Atatürk Lisesi'nden ve 2003 yılında Hacettepe Üniversitesi Ankara Devlet Konservatuvarı Tiyatro Bölümü'nden mezun oldu. 2012 yılında Kral TV Müzik Ödüllerinde "En İyi Çıkış Yapan Sanatçı" ödülünü almıştır.

2011 yılında vizyona giren İncir Reçeli filmi ile beyaz perdede yer alan Sezai, serinin devam filmi olan 2014 yapımı İncir Reçeli 2'de de başrolde oynamıştır. 2014 tarihli Çilek filminin ise yapımcılığını üstlendi. Yapışık Kardeşler filminde İmam rolünü oynadı.

Ezginin Günlüğü (Melody's Diary in Turkish) is a Turkish band formed in 1982 in Istanbul by Emin İgüs, Hakan Yılmaz, Şebnem Başar, Tugay Başar, and Vedat Verter. Shortly after its foundation, three new members joined the band: Nadir Göktürk, Tanju Duru, and Cüneyt Duru. They made their first concert in 1983. Their first album, Seni Düşünmek (To think of You), was released in 1985.

The original group dissolved itself in 1990, following personal disagreements on the kind of music different members wanted to make. However, Nadir Göktürk, without the approval of the other group members, brought in new members and continued to perform under the same name. Hüsnü Arkan and Fatih Saçlı have joined the band and the first album involving them, İstavrit, was released in 1993. The popularity of the band increased dramatically after the album Oyun released in 1995.

Özdemir Erdoğan, (d. 17 Haziran 1940, İstanbul). Türk müzisyen, şarkıcı-şarkı yazarıdır.

Herkesin Gurbet şarkısıyla tanıdığı Özdemir Erdoğan,17 Haziran 1940 tarihinde İstanbul'da dünyaya geldi. Anne tarafı Ermeni, babaannesi Çerkes, babası ise Karadenizlidir. Annesi batı klasik müziği piyanisti ve dayısı keman ve piyano çalan klasik müzik sanatçısıydı. İlk eğitim bu küçük yaşlardan itibaren bu kanallarla alınmıştır.

1940 ile 1950'li yılların arasının kendine özgü koşulları, Özdemir Erdoğan'ın resmi bir sanat eğitimi almasını engelleyen önemli faktörlerden biridir. Diğer bir husus da, baba tarafının yine o tarihlerin koşullanmalarıyla mutlak bir temel eğitimi öngörmesidir. 15-16 yaşına kadar süren bu eğitim sürecinde Özdemir Erdoğan'ın sanatsal konulara yatkınlığı belirlenmiş ve bu durum okullardaki öğretmenlerce de desteklenmiştir.

Türkdeniz Şevval Sam (Turkish pronunciation: [ʃevˈvaɫ ˈsam]; born 11 November 1973) is a Turkish singer and actress. She is the daughter of Leman Sam, who is also a singer. Known for her performance on Yasak Elma as Ender, hit series Süper Baba, Gülbeyaz, Bodrum Masalı and Play On Etv

Şevval Sam was born on 11 November 1973 in Istanbul to singer Leman Sam and musician Selim Sam. She has an elder sister named Şehnaz.

Şevval Sam went to high school in İsov Yapı Meslek Lisesi and studied Fine Arts in the Graphic Design Department at Marmara University. She was married to footballer Metin Tekin between 1993 and 1999, and has a son from this marriage named Tarık Emir.

Ferhan Nil Karaibrahimgil is a Turkish singer and songwriter, mostly noted for her distinct lyrics. Nil's passion and admiration for music stems from her father, Suavi Karaibrahimgil, who is also a musician although he is not active in the Turkish music industry.

Bilkent University (in Turkish, Bilkent Üniversitesi) is a private university located in Ankara, Turkey. It was founded by Prof. İhsan Doğramacı in 1984, with the aim of creating a center of excellence in higher education and research. It was the first non-profit private university established in the country. The name Bilkent is an abbreviation of bilim kenti: Turkish for "city of science". It is constantly ranked among the top Turkish universities since its establishment. In 2011, it was listed as the top 112th university in the world by The World University Rankings. In 2020, it ranked at 501.

Preparations for the establishment of the university began in 1967, with the purchase of a tract of land to the west of Ankara. In the late 1970s the foundations of the buildings which now house administrative offices, the faculty of engineering, and the library, were laid. Construction of residences for academic staff, cafeterias, student dormitories, and various academic buildings followed rapidly.

Mehmet Erdem (d. 1978, Manisa), Türk müzisyen, şarkıcı ve şarkı yazarı.

Aslen Malatya, Arapgirli olan Mehmet Erdem, 1978 yılında Manisa'da doğdu. Ortaöğrenimini İzmir Fen Lisesi'nde tamamladıktan sonra, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Makine Mühendisliği Bölümü'nden mezun oldu. Babası klarnet, dayısı bağlama çalardı. Bu nedenle müzikle erken yaşta tanıştı. İlk çaldığı enstrüman 5 yaşındayken sahip olduğu mandolindi. Daha sonra bağlama ve cümbüş de çalmaya başladı. Lise döneminde çeşitli gruplarda müzisyen ve vokalist olarak yer aldı.

1997 yılında üniversite eğitimi için İstanbul'a gelmesinin ardından çeşitli mekanlarda müzisyenlik yaptı. 1999 yılından itibaren, müzikal anlamda bir "okul" olarak değerlendirdiği Kardeş Türküler grubuna katılmasıyla profesyonel müzik hayatına başladı. Birçok sanatçının albümünde stüdyo müzisyenliği yaptı. Bu dönemde önemli müzisyenlerden ud, cümbüş, perdesiz gitar, bağlama dersleri aldı. Film ve dizi müzikleri besteledi. 2009 yılında Tarık Akan ve Şerif Sezer'in başrol oynadığı Deli Deli Olma filmine yaptığı müzikle Altın Portakal‘da en iyi film müziği ödülünü aldı. Leyla ile Mecnun, Kuzey Güney, Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi ve Deliha 2 dizilerinde konuk oyuncu olarak yer aldı.

Sıla Gençoğlu (born 17 June 1980) is a Turkish singer-songwriter. She was born in Acıpayam, Denizli, and later moved to İzmir and then to Istanbul to finish her studies. She started to learn performing arts at high school. After studying jazz at Istanbul Bilgi University, she became a backing vocalist for Kenan Doğulu.

Sıla released her self-titled debut album in 2007. The song "...Dan Sonra" became a number-one hit on Türkçe Top 20, and after critical and commercial success she released the albums İmza (2009), Konuşmadığımız Şeyler Var (2010), Vaveyla (2012), Yeni Ay (2014) and Mürekkep (2016) all of which were praised by fans and critics alike. A number of songs in these albums, including "Sevişmeden Uyumayalım", "Acısa da Öldürmez", "Kafa", "Boş Yere", "Vaziyetler", "Yabancı" and "Hediye", became number-one hits in Turkey. The songs "Yoruldum", "İmkânsız" and "Zor Sevdiğimden" ranked among the top five on Turkey's music charts.

Fatih Karaca (Turkish pronunciation: [faːˈtih kaˈɾadʒa]; born 31 August 1985), better known by his stage name Mabel Matiz (pronounced [maˈbæl maˈtiz]), is a Turkish pop music singer-songwriter.

He chose his stage name from 2 different words that he was inspired by. "Mabel" is from the Turkish novel Kumral Ada Mavi Tuna by Buket Uzuner. It is the nickname of Tuna who is one of the main characters. "Matiz" is a slang word in the old Greek language meaning "drunk". "Mabel Matiz" reflects his point of view about the world and life.

He has released 4 studio albums.

He began releasing his own songs via Myspace in 2008. Turkish music producer Engin Akıncı noticed his songs and offered him an album. He released his first studio album, Mabel Matiz, in 2011 with Esen Müzik label. Except two songs, which were written by Birhan Keskin and Yalçın Tosun, all of the other pieces were written and composed by Mabel Matiz himself.