Levent Yüksel
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Like Sertab Erener
Sertab Erener
Sertab Erener is a Turkish pop music singer and also a cross-over soprano with a vocal range that extends to high F. She is one of the most successful female Turkish pop singers in her homeland, and is considered one of the divas of Turkish pop music...

 and Aşkın Nur Yengi, Levent Yüksel is one of the singers introduced to Turkish music by Sezen Aksu
Sezen Aksu
Sezen Aksu is a Turkish pop music singer, song-writer and producer who sold over 40 million albums worldwide. Her nicknames include the "Queen of Turkish Pop" and Minik Serçe ....

. During his education in the now İstanbul 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...

 State Conservatory, Department of Contrabass
Contrabass
Contrabass refers to a musical instrument of very low pitch; generally those pitched one octave below instruments of the bass register...

, he played his bass in various nightclubs, along many singers. After completing his compulsory military service he worked in a night club orchestra together with Fatih Erkoç
Fatih Erkoç
Fatih Erkoç is a Turkish jazz and pop music singer and composer.- Biography :Fatih Erkoç is the son of Hasan Erkoç. Hasan Erkoç was an oud musician. He gave a violin to Fatih Erkoç, when Fatih Erkoç was three years old. Fatih Erkoç studied at Istanbul Municipality Conservatory...

 and Sertab Erener, to whom she had been married between from 1991 to 1996. Through Aykut Gürel he met Sezen Aksu
Sezen Aksu
Sezen Aksu is a Turkish pop music singer, song-writer and producer who sold over 40 million albums worldwide. Her nicknames include the "Queen of Turkish Pop" and Minik Serçe ....

, and accompanied Harun Kolçak in the vocals of the song Bile Bile from the first album of Aşkın Nur Yengi. Finally his first solo album Med Cezir came in year 1993. Two years later his second album, literally İkinci Albümü, and in 1997 the single Bi Daha followed. His latest album Kadın Şarkıları, in which he sang oldies originally sang by female singers, came in 2006.

Albums

  1. Yeter Ki Onursuz Olmasın Aşk
  2. Med Cezir
  3. İstanbul
  4. Kadınım
  5. Beni Bırakın
  6. Tuana
  7. Uçurtma Bayramları
  8. Dedikodu
  9. Bu Gece Son
  10. Yeniden Başla


  1. Ben Senin Bildiğin Erkeklerden Değilim
  2. Tuzum Kuru
  3. Yas
  4. Karaağaç
  5. Şıngırdak Yarim
  6. Zalim
  7. Çekirdek Hatun
  8. Abanoz'daki Emine
  9. Hayat Zaten Zor
  10. Haydar


  1. Bi' Daha
  2. İmkansız Aşk


  1. Hayrünnisa (Gül'ü yok!)
  2. Adı Menekşe
  3. Şüphe
  4. İmkansız Aşk
  5. Elimiz Mahkum
  6. Hakim Bey
  7. Son İstanbul'da
  8. Aşk Bireysel Bir Yolculuktur
  9. Bi Daha
  10. Deryalar


  1. Sultanım
  2. Hayat Dediğin
  3. Hep Seveceğim
  4. Bir Sel Gibi
  5. Daima
  6. Mutsuzsun
  7. Şaka Yaptım
  8. Güllü Yar
  9. Son kadınım
  10. Gül Kurusu
  11. Sonbahar
  12. Sultanım (Remix)
  13. Mutsuzsun (Remix)
  14. Sonbahar (Remix)


  1. Sadakatsiz Aşk Olmaz
  2. Bu Aşkın Katili Sensin
  3. Selamsız
  4. Kırık Telli
  5. Uslanmadım
  6. Yarabbim (Remix)
  7. Fasl-ı Muhabbet
  8. Kaybedenler
  9. Kara Güneş
  10. Sana Bir Kalp Bıraktım
  11. Yarabbim
  12. Zor Geliyor
  13. Sen Anla
  14. Bu Aşkın Katili Sensin (Remix)
  15. Zor Geliyor (Remix)


  1. Ayrilmam (Aşkın Nur Yengi)
  2. Beni Benimle Birak (Nükhet Duru)
  3. Beni Unutma (Sezen Aksu)
  4. Yalnizligim (Zuhal Olcay)
  5. Deli Kizim Uyan (Şebnem Ferah)
  6. Dargin Degilim (Sertab Erener)
  7. Ya Sonra (Ajda Pekkan)
  8. Unutama Beni (Esmeray)
  9. Haram Geceler (Nilüfer)
  10. Yazmamislar (Özlem Tekin)
  11. Yoksun Sen (Asya)
  12. Ask Defteri (Ayla Dikmen)

See also

  • Music of Turkey
    Music of Turkey
    The music of Turkey includes diverse elements ranging from Central Asian folk music and has many copies and references of Byzantine music, Greek music, Ottoman music, Persian music, Balkan music, as well as more modern European and American popular music influences...

  • Turkish pop music
    Turkish pop music
    Turkish pop music had its humble beginnings in the late 1950s with Turkish cover versions of a wide range of imported popular styles, including rock and roll, tango, and jazz...

  • Sezen Aksu
    Sezen Aksu
    Sezen Aksu is a Turkish pop music singer, song-writer and producer who sold over 40 million albums worldwide. Her nicknames include the "Queen of Turkish Pop" and Minik Serçe ....

  • Sertab Erener
    Sertab Erener
    Sertab Erener is a Turkish pop music singer and also a cross-over soprano with a vocal range that extends to high F. She is one of the most successful female Turkish pop singers in her homeland, and is considered one of the divas of Turkish pop music...

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