Sibel Tüzün
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Sibel Tüzün is a Turkish
pop
/rock
/jazz singer.
Istanbul Children's Choir. During her secondary school years she joined the Youth Choir of TRT where she met Gökçen Koray, Cenan Akın and Hikmet Şimşek.
She showed an interest in pop and rock music during her years at Beşiktaş Atatürk Anadolu Lisesi
, culminating in a third place finish in a Song Contest among high-school students in Turkey.
In 1988, she enrolled in Istanbul University
's famous Music Conservatory. In 1991, she decided to pursue a professional musical career, signing up with the Raks Müzik label.
Her first solo album Ah Biz Kızlar was released in 1992. The next year was spent on an exhaustive tour. After working with Robert Bricknell in London
for a while, she returned to Turkey and released her second album, Nefes Keser Aşklar in 1995. This too was extremely successful, proving that her debut was no flash in the pan.
After completing a 1997 tour of Europe, Sibel started her own production company Arinna Muzik. She produced her album Hayat Buysa Ben Yokum Bu Yolda ("If This Is Life, I'm Not In") end released it in 1998; it contained eight songs with lyrics written by Sibel. She scored a hit with "Yine Yalnızım" in 2002.
By 2003, she released her fifth album, Kırmızı (Red).
Her sixth album, Kıpkırmızı (Crimson) which included Greek
versions and remixes of songs of Kırmızı.
Sibel Tüzün represented Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
which was held in Athens
with the song Süper Star
(Superstar). She also recorded English
and Greek
versions of the song.
COMPILATIONS
Şarkılar Bir Oyundur (2000) / Duyuyor musun?
Zilli Perküsyon (2008) /Kaçın Kurrası
Çılgın Dersane Kampta Soundtrack (2008) /Gözyaşındayım
Şimdi 90'lar (2010) /Kaçın Kurrası
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
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...
/rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
/jazz singer.
Life and career
Sibel began her musical education at the TRTTurkish Radio and Television Corporation
The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, also known as TRT , is the national public broadcaster of Turkey and was founded in 1964. Around 70% of TRT's funding comes from a tax levied on electricity bills and a sales tax on television and radio receivers...
Istanbul Children's Choir. During her secondary school years she joined the Youth Choir of TRT where she met Gökçen Koray, Cenan Akın and Hikmet Şimşek.
She showed an interest in pop and rock music during her years at Beşiktaş Atatürk Anadolu Lisesi
Besiktas Atatürk Anadolu Lisesi
Beşiktaş Atatürk Anadolu Lisesi or briefly BAAL is a four-year Anatolian High School located on the European side of Istanbul and one of the most prominent high schools founded by the first primeminister İsmet İnönü in Turkey . The primary languages of instruction are Turkish and English...
, culminating in a third place finish in a Song Contest among high-school students in Turkey.
In 1988, she enrolled in Istanbul University
Istanbul University
Istanbul University is a Turkish university located in Istanbul. The main campus is adjacent to Beyazıt Square.- Synopsis :A madrasa, a religious school, was established sometime in the 15th century after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. An institution of higher education named the...
's famous Music Conservatory. In 1991, she decided to pursue a professional musical career, signing up with the Raks Müzik label.
Her first solo album Ah Biz Kızlar was released in 1992. The next year was spent on an exhaustive tour. After working with Robert Bricknell in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
for a while, she returned to Turkey and released her second album, Nefes Keser Aşklar in 1995. This too was extremely successful, proving that her debut was no flash in the pan.
After completing a 1997 tour of Europe, Sibel started her own production company Arinna Muzik. She produced her album Hayat Buysa Ben Yokum Bu Yolda ("If This Is Life, I'm Not In") end released it in 1998; it contained eight songs with lyrics written by Sibel. She scored a hit with "Yine Yalnızım" in 2002.
By 2003, she released her fifth album, Kırmızı (Red).
Her sixth album, Kıpkırmızı (Crimson) which included Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
versions and remixes of songs of Kırmızı.
Sibel Tüzün represented Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...
which was held in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
with the song Süper Star
Süper Star
"Süper Star" was the Turkish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, held in Athens, Greece. The song was sung, written and composed by Sibel Tüzün....
(Superstar). She also recorded English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
versions of the song.
Albums
- Ah Biz Kızlar (Oh, we girls) (1992)
- Nefes Keser Aşklar (Love takes your breath away) (1995)
- Hayat Buysa Ben Yokum Bu Yolda (If this is life, I'm not in) (1998)
- Yine Yalnızım (I'm alone again) (2002)
- Kırmızı (Red) (2003)
- Kıpkırmızı (Crimson red) (2004)
- Saten (Satin) (2011)
COMPILATIONS
Şarkılar Bir Oyundur (2000) / Duyuyor musun?
Zilli Perküsyon (2008) /Kaçın Kurrası
Çılgın Dersane Kampta Soundtrack (2008) /Gözyaşındayım
Şimdi 90'lar (2010) /Kaçın Kurrası
Singles
- Sibel Tüzün Resmi Web Sitesi Sibel TüzünSibel TüzünSibel Tüzün is a Turkish pop/rock/jazz singer.- Life and career :Sibel began her musical education at the TRT Istanbul Children's Choir...
- Resmi Web Sitesi - Seviyorum Seveceğim (I love and will love) (2005)
- Süper Star (Super star) (2006)
- Aç Telefonu (Answer the Phone) (2008)
- Yaz Aşkı (Summer Love) (2008)