Hakan Altun
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Hakan Altun is a Turkish
singer and songwriter.
He was born in Istanbul
. After finishing primary school, he began academy of music and completed his secondary, high and university educations in there thanks to his grandfather " Hafız Zeki Altun". After graduation, he went on with his music studies in master degree on " Traditional Turkish Music." When he was in the second year of his studies, he quit school and began his career in " Edirne State Choir" as a lute artist. Before his military service, he took stage in the most popular clubs of Istanbul. Then, he went to Ankara for his mandatory military service. There, he began to work on his first album. Being splendid with his first album which was named after Hakan Altun himself, he released a second album "Aglamak yok yuregim"( Never cry my heart) followed by a third album "Nefesimsim"( You are my breath). His fourth album "Yaralı bir askın oykusu"( The story of a wounded heart). He followed up his steady way with his sixth album, "Hediye"( The gift), and the seventh album named "Küstüm asklara"( i am cross with loves).
Hakan Altun is prominent as a composer. He has composed a number of songs popular with various Turkish singers. With his unique voice and idiosyncratic way of singing, he draws attention and appreciation from all music lovers. He can play the lute, cumbush, guitar and clavier.
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...
singer and songwriter.
He was born in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
. After finishing primary school, he began academy of music and completed his secondary, high and university educations in there thanks to his grandfather " Hafız Zeki Altun". After graduation, he went on with his music studies in master degree on " Traditional Turkish Music." When he was in the second year of his studies, he quit school and began his career in " Edirne State Choir" as a lute artist. Before his military service, he took stage in the most popular clubs of Istanbul. Then, he went to Ankara for his mandatory military service. There, he began to work on his first album. Being splendid with his first album which was named after Hakan Altun himself, he released a second album "Aglamak yok yuregim"( Never cry my heart) followed by a third album "Nefesimsim"( You are my breath). His fourth album "Yaralı bir askın oykusu"( The story of a wounded heart). He followed up his steady way with his sixth album, "Hediye"( The gift), and the seventh album named "Küstüm asklara"( i am cross with loves).
Hakan Altun is prominent as a composer. He has composed a number of songs popular with various Turkish singers. With his unique voice and idiosyncratic way of singing, he draws attention and appreciation from all music lovers. He can play the lute, cumbush, guitar and clavier.
Discography
- Hakan 1999 (3 Million Copies Sold)
- Aglamak Yok Yuregim 2000 (5 Million Copies Sold)
- Nefesimsin 2002 (7 Million Copies Sold)
- Yarali Bir Askin Oykusu 2003(11 Million Copies Sold)
- Hediye 2005 (19 Million Copies Sold)
- Kustum Asklara 2006(12 Million Copies Sold)
- Best Of 2007(14 Million Copies Sold)
- Aklin Bende Kalmasin 2008(18 Million Copies)
- Tercihimdir 2010 (9 Million Copies Sold)