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Sezen Aksu (born 13 July 1954, as Fatma Sezen Yıldırım in Sarayköy/Denizli, Turkey) is a pop music singer and songwriter, popular both with a mass audience in Turkey, and with world music fans internationally.

She began to study at the local agricultural institute, but gave up her studies to concentrate on music full time. She released her first single, Haydi Şansım/Gel Bana (Come on My Luck/Come to Me) in 1975. However, she remained undiscovered until her 1976 single Olmaz Olsun/Vurdumduymaz (Wish It Never Happened/Insensitive) reached number one in the Turkish charts. Her first album Serçe (Sparrow) appeared in 1978, which gave her also her nickname.

In the coming years, Aksu also acted in two movies and opened a live music club in Istanbul. Her music throughout these years remained conventional, but melodic pop, perhaps best exemplified by Gülümse (Smile) of 1991.

In 1995, Aksu branched out with the experimental album Işık Doğudan Yükselir (The Sun Rises in the East), drawing both on western classical and regional Turkish musical traditions. This album made her known outside of Turkey and gave her a devoted world music following across Europe.

She has collaborated with many other musicians, such as Tarkan and Sertab Erener, resulting in continental hits like Şımarık.


Discography

Allahaısmarladık (Good Bye) 1977
Serçe (Sparrow) 1978
Sevgilerimle (With My Love) 1980
Ağlamak Güzeldir (To Cry is Beautiful) 1981
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  • klinikromantik

    over the rainbow şarkısının arkasındaki kadın sezendir. nihayet kendine gelebildin seni aşşağılık diye azarlamak için bekliyor orda. :)

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  • Laa-Brent

    Ne Kavgam Bitti Ne Sevdam

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  • muhammed_ikbal

    मोहम्मद अल्लामा ‘इक़बाल’ सितारों के आगे जहाँ और भी हैं अभी इश्क़ के इम्तिहाँ और भी हैं तही ज़िन्दगी से नहीं ये फ़ज़ाएँ यहाँ सैकड़ों कारवाँ और भी हैं क़नाअत न कर आलमे-रंगो-बूपर चमर और भी आशियाँ और भी हैं अगर खो गया इक नशेमन तो क्या ग़म मक़ामाते-आहो-फ़ुग़ाँ और भी हैं तू शाहीं है पर्वाज़ है काम तेरा तिरे सामने आस्माँ और भी हैं इसी रोज़ो-शब में उलझकर न रह जा कि तेरे ज़मानो-मक़ाँ और भी हैं गए दिन कि तन्हा था मैं अंजुमन में यहाँ अब मिरे राज़दाँ और भी हैं

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  • YupThatsMurat

    fotoğraf neden bu kadar iyi :)

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    fotograf iyiyiymiş

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    Deli Kızın Türküsü

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    2012-04-12: 2.629.041 çalış (1509 tane benden) ve 120.713 dinleyici

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    Yine mi güzeliz , yine mi çiçek..

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