Bergen (Turkish)
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Bergen is one of the most successful Turkish singers and a pioneer in the Turkish arabesque
genre. When she was 17, she quit her job at a Turkish post office so that she could pursue her dream of performing on stage. Her personal life was influential in her gloomy sound and led to her success. Her husband threw nitric acid
on her face resulting in blindness in her right eye. Despite this, she continued singing and chose to cover the blind eye with her long hair. This event added more depth to her songs and resulted in her songs being sung with pain and sorrow. She has been called the "Woman of Pain."
She is most known for her song, "Acıların Kadını", the lead single from her 1986 album of the same name. She also starred in the moive, "Acıların Kadını" as well.
Bergen released 8 albums, all produced by Yaşar Kekeva Plakçılık.
Arabesque
The arabesque is a form of artistic decoration consisting of "surface decorations based on rhythmic linear patterns of scrolling and interlacing foliage, tendrils" or plain lines, often combined with other elements...
genre. When she was 17, she quit her job at a Turkish post office so that she could pursue her dream of performing on stage. Her personal life was influential in her gloomy sound and led to her success. Her husband threw nitric acid
Nitric acid
Nitric acid , also known as aqua fortis and spirit of nitre, is a highly corrosive and toxic strong acid.Colorless when pure, older samples tend to acquire a yellow cast due to the accumulation of oxides of nitrogen. If the solution contains more than 86% nitric acid, it is referred to as fuming...
on her face resulting in blindness in her right eye. Despite this, she continued singing and chose to cover the blind eye with her long hair. This event added more depth to her songs and resulted in her songs being sung with pain and sorrow. She has been called the "Woman of Pain."
She is most known for her song, "Acıların Kadını", the lead single from her 1986 album of the same name. She also starred in the moive, "Acıların Kadını" as well.
Bergen released 8 albums, all produced by Yaşar Kekeva Plakçılık.
Death
Her husband shot Bergen several times. Bergen died at the age of 28, but her legacy and influence in the arabesque music scene is still relevant today.Albums
- İnsan Severse
- Yıllar Affetmez
- Acıların Kadını, 1986
- İstemiyorum, 1988
- Sevgimin Bedeli, 1988
- Garibin Çilesi Mezarda Biter, 1990
- Son Ağlayışım, 1991
- Onu da Yak Tanrım, 1998
- Kardeşiz Kader, 2009