Ismail YK
Encyclopedia
Ismail YK, full name İsmail Yurtseven (b. July 5, 1978, Hamm
, Germany
), is a Turkish
pop
singer, and composer
for Turkish Pop Music. YK stands for Yurtseven Kardeşler
, the group he was a member of at the start of his career.
.
), YK for short, was at the beginning an amateur band working through Germany where they used to reside. Between 1985 and 1987, they released two amateur albums and gained some attention. Their break came with an appearance in 1988 in German ZDF
television channel's "Nachbarn in Europa" programme.
Yurtseven Kardeşler relatively successful albums included: Bir Tek Sen / Barış Olsun in 1998 with Akbaş Müzik label, Toprak in 2000 with Akbaş Müzik label and De Bana / Of Anam Of in 2001 with joint Akbaş Müzik/Türküola label.
In 2004, after searching for bigger labels, the Avrupa Müzik offered them a contract and the album Şimdi Halay Zamanı in 2004 and Seni Hiç Aşık Oldun Mu? in 2007 were released finding huge success in Turkey
in addition to Ismail YK's personal solo successes.
as well as Germany
, making it the top album seller of 2004 in Turkey.
In May 2006 Ismail released his second album called Bombabomba.com . It sold 600,000 copies yet again becoming the best selling album in Turkey for 2006.
In May 2008, he released his third album titled Bas Gaza that was number 1 on the Turkish Top 20 Chart
for 7 weeks during June–July 2008.
In February 2009 He released his fourth album called Haydi Bastir and was number 1 on the album charts in Turkey for 3 months.
Hamm
Hamm is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany. It is located in the northeastern part of the Ruhr area. As of December 2003 its population was 180,849. The city is situated between the A1 motorway and A2 motorway...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
), is a Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer, and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
for Turkish Pop Music. YK stands for Yurtseven Kardeşler
Yurtseven Kardeşler
Yurtseven Kardeşler , YK for short, was at the beginning an amateur band working through Germany where they used to reside. Between 1985 and 1987, they released two amateur albums and gained some attention...
, the group he was a member of at the start of his career.
Biography
İsmail YK is the youngest of 5, including 3 older brothers and 1 older sister. Together they comprise the music group Yurtseven KardeşlerYurtseven Kardeşler
Yurtseven Kardeşler , YK for short, was at the beginning an amateur band working through Germany where they used to reside. Between 1985 and 1987, they released two amateur albums and gained some attention...
.
Period with Yurtseven Kardeşler
Yurtseven Kardeşler (literally the Yurtseven Brothers in TurkishTurkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
), YK for short, was at the beginning an amateur band working through Germany where they used to reside. Between 1985 and 1987, they released two amateur albums and gained some attention. Their break came with an appearance in 1988 in German ZDF
ZDF
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues...
television channel's "Nachbarn in Europa" programme.
Yurtseven Kardeşler relatively successful albums included: Bir Tek Sen / Barış Olsun in 1998 with Akbaş Müzik label, Toprak in 2000 with Akbaş Müzik label and De Bana / Of Anam Of in 2001 with joint Akbaş Müzik/Türküola label.
In 2004, after searching for bigger labels, the Avrupa Müzik offered them a contract and the album Şimdi Halay Zamanı in 2004 and Seni Hiç Aşık Oldun Mu? in 2007 were released finding huge success in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
in addition to Ismail YK's personal solo successes.
Solo career
Ismail YK became popular in May 2004 when he released his first solo album titled Şappur Şuppur. The album sold 1 million copies in TurkeyTurkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
as well as Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, making it the top album seller of 2004 in Turkey.
In May 2006 Ismail released his second album called Bombabomba.com . It sold 600,000 copies yet again becoming the best selling album in Turkey for 2006.
In May 2008, he released his third album titled Bas Gaza that was number 1 on the Turkish Top 20 Chart
Turkish Top 20 Chart
Turkish airplay chart is the official airplay singles chart in Turkey issued by Nielsen Music Control. The charts are announced from the Nielsen's web site weekly...
for 7 weeks during June–July 2008.
In February 2009 He released his fourth album called Haydi Bastir and was number 1 on the album charts in Turkey for 3 months.
Albums with Yurtseven Kardeşler
- Bir Tek Sen / Barış Olsun, 1996 (Akbaş Müzik record label)
- Toprak, 1998 (Akbaş Müzik record label)
- De Bana / Of Anam Of, 2001 (Akbaş Müzik/Türküola record label)
- Şimdi Halay Zamanı, 2005 (Avrupa Müzik record label)
- Sen Hiç Aşık Oldun Mu?, 2007 (Avrupa Müzik record label)
Solo albums
- Sappur Suppur (2004)
- Bombabomba.com(2006)
- Bas Gaza (2008)
- Haydi Bastir (2009)
- One Minute (2011)
- Psikopat (2011)
Singles / Videos
- 2004: Üfle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CZOr0Wh2_M
- 2004: Şappur Şuppur http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9SP9TpHkjY
- 2004: Nerdesin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sva15SbC3ck
- 2004: Son Defa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-fgJG1sv5k
- 2005: Tıkla http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrAEXy6qCd8
- 2005: İsterim Seni http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofGw9EHLeiE
- 2006: Bombabomba.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfHx6EVSfnM
- 2006: Allah Belanı Versin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOZnGFQRdko
- 2006: Git Hadi Git http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5NMAv66RUI
- 2007: Bu Şarkının Sözleri Yok http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WemYFBl1FE
- 2007: Şekerim http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxiyZVrSLoA
- 2008: Bas Gaza http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBzTlsemSd8
- 2008: Yar Gitme http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgNAnUiIltI
- 2008* Bir numara http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O61KR3PJK0Y
- 2009* Haydi Bastir http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms-6qWFj2EM
- 2010* Cilgin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdjRn2GfkVY
- 2010* Neden http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7vC5fzq_1k
- 2010* Kudur Baby http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji3werKK2RY
- 2010* Dokuz Mevsim
- 2011* One Minute
- 2011* Sanane