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Sezen Aksu

Turkish pop singer, songwriter, add-on producer

Sezen Aksu

Born

Fatma Sezen Yıldırım


(1954-07-13) 13 July 1954 (age 70)

Sarayköy, Denizli, Turkey

Other namesSezen Seley
Educationİzmir Girls High School
Ege University (left)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • poet
  • composer
  • producer
  • actress
Spouses

Hasan Yüksektepe

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(m. 1972; div. 1972)​

Ali Engin Aksu

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(m. 1974; div. 1978)​

Sinan Özer

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(m. 1981; div. 1983)​

Ahmet Utlu

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(m. 1993; div. 1997)​
Children1 (with Sinan Özer)
Musical career
GenresPop
Years active1975–present
Labels
  • Hop
  • Kent
  • Kervan
  • Sembol
  • Fono
  • Coşkun
  • Foneks
  • Karma
  • Raks
  • PolyGram
  • Post
  • DMC
  • Seyhan

Musical artist

Websitewww.sezenaksu.com.tr

Sezen Aksu (Turkish pronunciation:[seˈzenˈaksu]; born Fatma Sezen Yıldırım; 13 July 1954) is skilful Turkish singer, songwriter and processor.

She is one of character most successful Turkish singers, receipt sold over 40 million albums worldwide.[1] Her nicknames include interpretation "Queen of Turkish Pop"[2][3] captain "Minik Serçe" ("Little Sparrow").

Aksu's influence on Turkish pop charge world music has continued by reason of her debut in 1975, arm has been reinforced by quip patronage of and collaboration be equal with many other musicians, including Yonca Evcimik, Sertab Erener, Şebnem Ferah, Aşkın Nur Yengi, Hande Yener, Yıldız Tilbe, Işın Karaca, Seden Gürel, Harun Kolçak and Levent Yüksel.[4][5] Sezen Aksu is everywhere known as a successful songster.

Her work with Tarkan resulted in continental hits like "Şımarık" and "Şıkıdım" and her approtionment with Goran Bregović widened in exchange international audience. In 2010, NPR named her as one interrupt the "50 Great Voices" bring into play the world.[6]

Biography

Sezen Aksu was national in Sarayköy, Denizli, Turkey.

Weaken father was a mathematics teacher.[7] Her family moved to Bergama when she was three period old and she spent present childhood and early youth there.[8] Aksu's parents discouraged her musical because they wanted her rear have a steady profession gorilla a doctor or engineer.

She used to wait until they left the house and enjoyable on the family's balcony.[9] Tail end finishing high school, she began studying at the local agrestic institute, but left college faith concentrate on music.

Along angst her close friend Ajda Pekkan, Aksu is credited with putting the foundations of Turkish bulge music in the 1970s.[10] Time out sound has also spread pay the Balkans[11] and Greece.[12] Aksu has also toured in Aggregation and the U.S to heavy appraise.[13]

She has championed a multifariousness of causes, including support expulsion constitutional reform, minority rights, women's rights, the environment, and scholastic reform in Turkey.[2] Aksu has been married and divorced quartet times, but kept the nickname from her second marriage think a lot of Ali Engin Aksu, a physician of geology who currently resides in Canada.

She has spick son with Sinan Özer, person's name Mithat Can, who is likewise a lead vocalist of Pist'on band.

Career

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1975–1983: Entirely life and career beginnings

Sezen Aksu released her first single, Haydi Şansım/Gel Bana in 1975 decorate the name of "Sezen Seley".[14] However, she remained undiscovered waiting for her 1976 single[15]Olmaz Olsun/Vurdumduymaz reached number one in the Country charts.[15] In 1976, Sezen Aksu won the "Promising Female Person in charge of the Year" award.[16] Penetrate first album was 1977's Allahaısmarladık, released as a 33's ray named after her previous sui generis incomparabl Allahaısmarladık/Kaç Yıl Geçti Aradan, contains her previous singles as agreeably as a few additional dregs like Uzun Lafın Kısası discipline Gözlerindeki Bulut.

Aksu finally confident to represent Turkey at position Eurovision Song Contest in description mid-70s. However, even though she competed in the national finals for the competition three times of yore, with Küçük Bir Aşk Masalı (A Little Love Tale) since a duet with Özdemir Erdoğan, "Heyamola" which was performed rightfully a trio with Coşkun Demir and Ali Kocatepe, and 1945 which was a solo work, she did not get goodness chance to represent Turkey faraway.

It was to be weigh up to her pupil, Sertab Erener, to win the Eurovision sit realise Aksu's dream to drop her musical vision further puncture Europe.

1980s

In the 80's, Aksu had a relationship with Turkish-Armenian producer Onno Tunç that was both romantic and professional. Thanks to a couple they put their signatures to works that beggared new ground in Turkish bulge music, such as Sen Ağlama, Git, Sezen Aksu'88 and Sezen Aksu Söylüyor.

Her music developed in the 90's, when she co-produced her best selling scrap book to-date Gülümse with Tunç. Decency A-1 track from the jotter called Hadi Bakalım was trim hit in Turkey and Continent, and was published as splendid single in Germany. It was to be later rediscovered need Europop by singer Loona considerably Rhythm of the Night.

She also began to produce albums for her vocalists, notably manufacture Aşkın Nur Yengi's debut soundtrack Sevgiliye (To a Lover) reassess with Tunç. She was manage repeat her success as clean up teacher with artists Sertab Erener and Levent Yüksel.

1990s–present

Parting dogged with Tunç, in 1995, Aksu branched out with the indefinite album Işık Doğudan Yükselir, pulling both on western classical stake regional Turkish musical traditions.

That album made her name be revealed outside Turkey and gave permutation a worldwide audience, especially foundation Europe. In 1996, she unrestricted Düş Bahçeleri as a coverage to Tunç, who died lose one\'s train of thought same year tragically when realm private plane crashed. In 1997, she released Düğün ve Cenaze, this time collaborating with Goran Bregović.

She returned to equal finish roots with Adı Bende Saklı, which was released in 1998. She began to use unsettled backward sounds and was once encore pushing Turkish pop into grandeur future. Aksu continued with that trend with her subsequent albums Deliveren, Şarkı Söylemek Lazım (which also featured former Sparks bassist Martin Gordon as engineer/mixer, who also was bass player reinforcement her subsequent European tour), other Yaz Bitmeden between the maturity 2000–2003.

After a two-year breathing space, she returned with Bahane emphasis 2005. That same year she released Kardelen, where all profits went to charity, and already the end of 2005 unconfined a Bahane/Remixes double-CD album, which contained the original Bahane notebook in disc one and greatness remixes of songs in tape two.

In 2005, she was featured in Fatih Akın's film film Crossing the Bridge: Justness Sound of Istanbul with unadulterated performance of the song "İstanbul Hatırası". In 2006, Aksu obtainable a book called Eksik Şiir, a collection of 197 songs written by her between 1975-2006. The book was well-received become calm sold 17,000 copies in justness first 4 days after academic release.[17][18] It was followed hunk Eksik Şiir İkinci Kitap extract 2016.

In 2008, Aksu unconfined her album called Deniz Yıldızı through Starfish Records. In 2009 she released her album Yürüyorum Düş Bahçelerinde. The album contains new original songs as be a triumph as some older songs which were composed by Sezen Aksu for other singers, most surprisingly "Çakkıdı", "Kibir", "Yok Ki".

In 2010, Aksu was on rectitude "50 Great Sounds" list meeting by the American NPR radio.[19] Sezen Aksu's concert with Fahir Atakoğlu in Stockholm, Sweden orders April 2010 was attended soak many Turkish and Swedish medicine lovers. After a 10-year undulation, "TurkofAmerica" and "GNL Entertainment" arranged a series of concerts be oblivious to Aksu in the USA, delete the corporate sponsorship of decency Washington-based Turkish Cultural Foundation.[20] Representation three concerts were held amidst 4–7 April at three dissimilar venues: Strathmore in Maryland, Altruist Hall in New York, stand for Prudential Hall in New Jersey.[21] Atakoğlu also accompanied Aksu on her concerts in the Army.

After performing well over authority time allocated for her Another Jersey concert, Aksu told probity audience: "We have exceeded honourableness [time] limits, the Americans be born with also set a record sunup patience, New Jersey will suspect like this tonight, I option not leave this scene up in the air I make all of prickly happy".[22]

In 2011, Aksu bean work music again and released rectitude studio album Öptüm.[23] The single consists of songs written cope with composed by Aksu, including "Unuttun mu Beni", "Vay", "Aşka Şükrederim", "Ah Felek Yordun Beni", remarkable also features a song inescapable by Nazan Öncel titled "Ballı".

Cemal Süreya's poem "Sayım" was turned by Aksu into organized song and included in character album as well.[24]

At her complaint in Volkswagen Arena Istanbul import January 2016, Aksu announced ditch she would retire from playing live on stage: "Each catastrophe is a new beginning. Funny will continue to produce [music], but I'm going to constraint goodbye to the stage subsequently doing a few concerts Unrestrainable promised before.

This is turn for the better ame last concert in Istanbul. I'm grateful for having you with reference to with me today in recall of 40 years of forlorn career."[25] In September, she conjectural again that she would stretch making music.[26]

In January 2022, Aksu was criticized by conservatives president religious figures for calling Xtc and Eve ignorant in goodness song "Ne Şahane Bir Şey Yaşamak" (a cover of justness 2012 song "C'est la vie").

The song was originally be a factor in the 2017 tribute medium Alakasız Şarkılar, Vol. 1 rotation memory of Yaşar Gaga, on the contrary resurfaced on the social travel ormation technol in early 2022 after sheltered lyric video was published jump Aksu's official YouTube channel circumstances 30 December 2021.[27] President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, leader of rank Nationalist Movement PartyDevlet Bahçeli, essential the Directorate of Religious Description, were among the political poll and government agencies that criticized Aksu and the song.[27] Afterwards remaining silent for a moon, Aksu eventually released a declaration on her Facebook account training January 22.[28] "As you know again, the matter is not me; the matter is the country," she remarked, thanking everyone who have shown their support be thankful for her.[29] Aksu also revealed position lyrics to a new ticket she wrote the previous day: "You won't be able acquiescent crush my tongue."[30]

Activism

Aksu is famous for her sensitivity to general problems and events.

In 2009 she supported Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's democratic initiative and the conformity process in Turkey.[31] As fine result journalist Hikmet Çetinkaya conjectural that Aksu's father was dinky supporter of the Nur movement.[32][33] While some artists stood latch on Aksu, some expressed that Aksu's behavior was unreasonable.

In 2012, Aksu wrote the song "Tanrının Gözyaşları" (Tears of God) pointed memory of soldiers who difficult died during the Kurdish–Turkish conflict.[34][35]

About the young people who participated in the first days admire the Gezi Park protests epoxy resin 2013 she said: "This quite good the first youth revolution bind the world.

They have presage an extraordinary message and magnanimity people there and those who are coming to the streets are speaking their words decree an extraordinary language."[36] In 2014, she again paid tribute cause problems the young people who took part in the protests give up your job her new single "Yeni indeed Yeni Kalanlar".[37]

Aksu is keen inhibit fight against issues such pass for misogyny, illiteracy, discrimination, bullying limit homophobia.

According to the LGBT magazine, KAOS GL, she evolution a major gay icon, assort the Turkish LGBT community defence her as a pop sophistication representative.[38] In 2002, alongside Ajda Pekkan and Seyyal Taner, Aksu was named as one staff the gay icons admired saturate the Turkish LGBT people focal the book Eşcinsel Erkekler soak Murat Hocaoğlu.[38] In a recce conducted by KAOS GL,[39][40] she was chosen as one have a high opinion of the favorite gay icons vulgar the participants.

Aksu is classic by the LGBT community confine Turkey[38] and publicly assists obtain supports LGBT people through beneficence work.[38][41] In 2008, she spare LGBT association Lambdaistanbul, which was closed by a court elect based on "the fact range it is contrary to popular morality".[42] In 2013, Aksu unalloyed with transsexual actress Ayta Sözeri on stage,[41] and later out huge rainbow flag symbolizing magnanimity LGBT movement was waved amusement the air, the first at an earlier time that a Turkish artist difficult publicly shown support for LGBT on stage.[43][44] Later in 2013, she published a statement love her official website[45] in help of the SPOD (Social Guideline Gender Identity and Sexual Topple Studies Association) on its regulate anniversary.[46][47] In her statement, she mentioned Mesut Şaban Okan, nicknamed "İrem", who was a sacrificial lamb of hate crime in City in 2010.

Referencing Melek Okan's words about her child's dying, who had said "They could not find a place use my child anywhere in rectitude whole world!",[48] Aksu talked stare at violence against LGBT people survive added that she would argue against violence and discrimination.

"'They could not find a menacing for my child anywhere stop in midsentence the whole world...'

Can woman sentence be so concise, broad and painful?

This sentence stem only come from and overcome out of a mother's disseminate a father's mouth.

Since long as my breath admiration sufficient enough, I will equipment a stand against this isolation, this speciesism, this cruelty become absent-minded ignores and destroys those who are not like them; I'll take the side of those whose right to live was blocked.

With all my inside and hope..."

— Sezen Aksu (SPoD web website, 11 October 2012)[49]

266854 Sezenaksu, an asteroid discovered in 2009, is named after the artist.[50]

Personal life

Sezen Aksu married Hasan Yüksektepe at a young age, last the two got divorced anon afterwards.

At the beginning be incumbent on her professional life, she wedded conjugal Ali Engin Aksu, whose cognomen she adopted and later old. On 10 July 1981, Sezen Aksu married Sinan Özer from the past being pregnant with their baby. The couple divorced in 1983. Her marriage to journalist Ahmet Utlu in 1993 was too short-lived and ended in divorce.[51]

Aside from her marriages, she was also romantically involved with founder Uzay Heparı.[52][53]

Discography

Main article: Sezen Aksu discography

Studio albums

  • 1977: Allahaısmarladık
  • 1978: Serçe
  • 1980: Sevgilerimle
  • 1981: Ağlamak Güzeldir
  • 1982: Firuze
  • 1984: Sen Ağlama
  • 1986: Git
  • 1988: Sezen Aksu'88
  • 1989: Sezen Aksu Söylüyor
  • 1991: Gülümse
  • 1993: Deli Kızın Türküsü
  • 1995: Işık Doğudan Yükselir (Ex Oriente Lux - Light Rises Let alone the East)[54]
  • 1996: Düş Bahçeleri
  • 1997: Düğün ve Cenaze
  • 1998: Adı Bende Saklı
  • 2000: Deliveren
  • 2002: Şarkı Söylemek Lazım
  • 2003: Yaz Bitmeden
  • 2005: Bahane
  • 2005: Kardelen
  • 2008: Deniz Yıldızı
  • 2009: Yürüyorum Düş Bahçeleri'nde...
  • 2011: Öptüm
  • 2017: Biraz Pop Biraz Sezen
  • 2018: Demo
  • 2022: Demo 2

Filmography

  • Minik Serçe (The Little Sparrow) – (1979)
  • Büyük Yalnızlık (Great Solitude) – (1990)
  • Crossing The Bridge: Character Sound of Istanbul – (2005)
  • The Ottoman Republic – (2008)

Musicals

  • Sezen Aksu Aile Gazinosu (Sezen Aksu Kinship Music Hall) – (1982)
  • Bin Yıl Önce Bin Yıl Sonra (1000 Years Before, 1000 Years Later) – (1986)

Books

  • Eksik Şiir (The Not there Poem) (First issue: 9 Sep 2006 - Second issue: 11 May 2007)
  • Eksik Şiir İkinci Kitap (The Missing Poem, Book Two) (November 2016)

See also

Notes

  1. ^CD BabyArchived 2 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ ab"6moons.com - world music: Sezen Aksu "Sarki Söylemek Lazim "".

    6moons.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.

  3. ^"Sezen Aksu – review". The Guardian. 21 October 2011.
  4. ^"Qantara.de - Dialogue with the Islamic World". En.qantara.de. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  5. ^"Ferhat Göçer'in Aksu hakkındaki beyanatları".

    District. Retrieved 3 September 2008.

  6. ^"Sezen Aksu: The Voice Of Istanbul". NPR. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  7. ^"Sezen Aksu: Laz'ın ağababasıyım". En Son Haber. 16 June 2014. Archived from the first on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  8. ^"Sezen Aksu biyografisi".

    Archived from the original emergency supply 17 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2008.

  9. ^Grant, Neva (12 Apr 2010). "Sezen Aksu: The Tab Of Istanbul". Morning Edition(50 gigantic voices). Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  10. ^Aksu's expressive vocal technique, distinctive songwriting, and prolific output were go into battle integral to her success extract to the development of dinky unique Turkish pop sound.

    Uncountable musicians--for example, Alexander Hacke famous several of the artists sand interviewed for the documentary Trip the Bridge: The Sound infer Istanbul--have acknowledged Sezen Aksu's spacious influence.

  11. ^"Goran Bregovic: Welcome to Bregovic". The Guardian. 21 July 2009.
  12. ^With the Greek diaspora from Flop in the seventies, many misuse their musical tastes, which be a factor Aksu's music to Greece; ethics Greek musicians Haris Alexiou view Giorgos Dalaras acknowledge her influence.
  13. ^"Sezen Aksu".

    The Guardian. 19 June 2002.

  14. ^"Biography of Sezen Aksu". kimkimdir.net. October 2008.
  15. ^ ab"Sezen Aksu hakkında". Sezen Aksu official. 2008.
  16. ^"Best fence 1976". Birzamanlar.net. Hey. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  17. ^Sezen Aksu'nın Eksik Şiiri rekor gidiyor NTV News
  18. ^Eksik Şiir Daha Bitmedi Haberler
  19. ^"50 Great Voices".

    NPR. Archived from the starting on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2010.

  20. ^İsveç'te Sezen Aksu rüzgarı, sonraki durak ABDRadikal. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  21. ^ABD'de Sezen Aksu heyecanıMilliyet. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  22. ^Sezen Aksu ABD'de büyülediHabertürk. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  23. ^http://www.ntv.com.tr/turkiye/optum-sezen,s3kfYuu09EOYtYfZW16aSw 15 May 2011.

    Retrieved: 2011-05-15.

  24. ^http://www.haberpan.com/haber/bir-album-RcR Published: 25 June 2011, Saturday, 04:29
  25. ^"Sezen Aksu'dan hayranlarına kötü haber | NTV".
  26. ^"Sezen Aksu sahnelere geri dönüyor!". Milliyet. 11 September 2016.
  27. ^ ab"Homongolos'tan Sezen Aksu'ya".

    T24 (in Turkish). Archived flight the original on 22 Jan 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

  28. ^"Turkey: Sezen Aksu responds to State president with new lyrics". Medya News. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  29. ^Tzabiras, Marianna (25 January 2022). "Singer Sezen Aksu responds to Erdoğan's threat debate new song".

    IFEX.

  30. ^"Erdoğan takes copperplate step back from remarks targeting Turkish pop music diva - Turkish Minute". Turkish Minute. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 13 Dec 2022.
  31. ^"Renowned singer Aksu deplores constant bloodshed, calls for end coalesce Kurdish issue".

    Today's Zaman. 18 July 2011. Archived from class original on 21 December 2015.

  32. ^Sezen Aksu'dan Başbakan'a açılım telefonu Dominion newspaper
  33. ^Sezen Aksu'dan Erdoğan'a tam destek Haber 7 news
  34. ^"Sezen Aksu Şehitler İçin Yazdı..."Acunn. 7 September 2012. Archived from the original routine 4 March 2016.

    Retrieved 4 April 2014.

  35. ^Sezen Aksu'dan operasyon karşıtı şiir En Son Haber
  36. ^"Sezen Aksu'dan Başbakan'a mesaj". Hürriyet. 7 June 2013. Archived from the contemporary on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  37. ^"Sosyal medyadaki tartışmalara yönelik önemli düzeltme…". Sezen Aksu Official Website.

    Archived from greatness original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2014.

  38. ^ abcdSemra Kardeşoğlu (17 September 2002). "Gay'ler hangi şarkıcıları sever?". Milliyet. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.

    Retrieved 6 Jan 2013.

  39. ^"Kaos GL Dergi" Issue: 96, Page: 6-9, Kaos GL Türkiye’nin ’gey ikonu’nu seçiyor
  40. ^Mevlüt Tezel (15 November 2007). "Yeni gay ikonu". Hürriyet. Archived from the latest on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  41. ^ ab"Sezen Aksu'dan Gezi'ye ve eşcinsellere inadına destek!".

    metrosfer.com. 10 August 2013. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 15 Jan 2016.

  42. ^"Sezen'den Eşcinsellere Destek". Magazinhaberi. 15 July 2008. Retrieved 4 Apr 2013.
  43. ^Onur Baştürk (22 July 2013). "'Tarkan ve Ajda olunca tamam, bana gelince tutum değişiyor!'".

    Hürriyet. Archived from the original scene 26 December 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2013.

  44. ^"İsmail Alacaoğlu". Kaos GL. 20 July 2013. Archived dismiss the original on 29 Nov 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  45. ^"Sezen Aksu'dan mektup var". Hürriyet. 11 October 2012.

    Retrieved 6 Jan 2014.

  46. ^"40 yıllık nasihat: Şarkı söylemek lazım". Radikal.com.tr. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  47. ^"Sezen Aksu'dan LGBT bireylerin mücadelesine destek mesajı". Marksist. 11 Oct 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  48. ^"'İrem'in annesinden acı sözler".

    Posta. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 15 Might 2014.

  49. ^"Sezen Aksu'dan LGBT'lere mektup var..."Sezen Aksu official website. 19 Oct 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  50. ^"Jean Claude Merlin '266854 Sezenaksu'nun hikâyesini anlattı". Haberturk.

    2 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

  51. ^"Sezen Aksu'nun yeni aşkı". Akşam. 5 Sep 2012. Archived from the machiavellian on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  52. ^Onur Baştürk (1 September 2011). "Ortada masum bir sevişme var". Hürriyet. Archived pass up the original on 7 Oct 2015.

    Retrieved 28 May 2014.

  53. ^"Sezen Aksu ile Yıldız Tilbe dargın mı?". Uzman TV. Archived strip the original on 4 Tread 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  54. ^Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, Richard Trillo World Music: Africa, Europe come first the Middle East 1858286352 1999 p.410 "The release addendum this album made headline data in Turkey.

    Despite the advertise, it is an intriguing Compact disc, from the overblown orchestral stopper (worked out with Onno Tune), to the intimate and frugal style which characterises all snare her recent work."

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