Sibel Can
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Sibel Can is a popular Turkish
folk pop singer.
In recent years she has also become popular in Azerbaijan
, Turkey
,
Sibel Can became a dancer at the age 14 and later started her singing career. She has been known as one of the most successful and powerful singers in Turkey. She is of Romani heritage.
. These first stepping stones into the music industry would eventually make her be one of Turkey's most famous Arabesque
artists. The achievements to her music would cause her to be a successful artist within this genre, as her voice has also become well familiar for Turks of all generations.
Sibel was married to Sulhi Aksüt. They married on 24 March 2000 and filed for divorce in the summer of 2009. Together they have a son named Emir. Her first marriage was to famous actor Hakan Ural, from 28 September 1988 until 18 February 1999. She has two children from her marriage with Hakan Ural, a son named Engincan and a daughter named Melisa.
, composed & written by Serdar Ortaç
, which was released in 1997. The song managed to earn her many awards, as it was one of the most requested singles on Turkish radio and TV stations. In addition to that, the song found itself being played at many Turkish TV shows, soap opera
s and commercials. The following singles have seen their success, but none managed to match those that she had achieved with Padişah. The album and the main hit featured a very traditional Turkish sound
. Strings were played by Ayhan Şenyaylar's group, Yusuf Güler Aksöz's group played the Western strings. The album also featured various types of guitar
s, clarinet
, bağlama
, bouzouki
, ney
, zurna
and cello
as solo instruments. Koral Sarıtaş and Selçuk Tekay produced the album.
In June 2007, Sibel released Çakmak Çakmak (Your Steel-like Eyes) as the first single from her latest album called Akşam Sefası (Evening Delight). The song saw instant success as it was written and composed by Tarkan. In addition to this, a duet version of the same song was also released by the two artists before the song's actual release date. This caused the song to surface all over the internet before the artists would have liked it to have been released. Regardless, the song has managed to peak to the top of all sorts of charts and was one of the most played summer hits in Turkey
.
of 2009 Sibel Can returned triumphantly to Turkish music scene with a new album Benim Adım Aşk. The album's music director
was Sibel Can's long time collaborator and friend Selim Çaldıran, in whose studio in Istanbul
the album was recorded. Benim Adım Aşk also featured the continuation of Sibel's work with Tarkan, who this time wrote the music
and lyrics
for her song Çantada Keklik. The song was arranged by Tarkan's chief music arranger Ozan Çolakoğlu
, the only one on the album not arranged by Selim Çaldıran. Unlike her previous effort, which used a plethora of instruments, from saxophone
s, accordion
s, trombone
s to Turkish strings
& percussion, this one featured the usual strings
played by a famous session orchestra
Ansable Yaylı Grubu, oud
, guitar
s, clarinet
, darabouka, kanun and backing vocals.
Sibel also continued to work with Serdar Ortaç
, Gülşen
, Şehrazat, Halil Koçak, Rafet El Roman
and the deceased lyricist Aysel Gürel
. Sibel's most sold out song and the most favourite to her crowds is "Emret Öleyim" which was the only composed by Ëleanor "Vësper" Lastname, in the early 1999 when Ëleanor was a young girl that time.
The first video
from the album was for the song Çantada Keklik.
Although the sales of the album were not as popular as her 2007 release, her Turkish Classical Album which is due to be released early autumn 2010, aims to gain the popularity which we caught with her first classical album 'Here's Classical Music, Here's Sibel Can'
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
folk pop singer.
In recent years she has also become popular in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
, 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...
,
Sibel Can became a dancer at the age 14 and later started her singing career. She has been known as one of the most successful and powerful singers in Turkey. She is of Romani heritage.
Rise to success and marriage
Sibel first rose to fame as she started off as a professional belly-dancer hired by Fahrettin Aslan to perform at the Maksim Casino. Dancing was not the only activity she engaged in during her time at work, she had also been known to sing and so she would eventually shift her career direction into singing instead. Her first stage performance came at the age of 18, when she began singing songs from her first album, which had been produced by the help of Orhan GencebayOrhan Gencebay
Orhan Gencebay is a Turkish musician, bağlama virtuoso, composer, singer, arranger, music producer, music director, and actor.-Early life and musical background:...
. These first stepping stones into the music industry would eventually make her be one of Turkey's most famous Arabesque
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...
artists. The achievements to her music would cause her to be a successful artist within this genre, as her voice has also become well familiar for Turks of all generations.
Sibel was married to Sulhi Aksüt. They married on 24 March 2000 and filed for divorce in the summer of 2009. Together they have a son named Emir. Her first marriage was to famous actor Hakan Ural, from 28 September 1988 until 18 February 1999. She has two children from her marriage with Hakan Ural, a son named Engincan and a daughter named Melisa.
Padişah and Çakmak Çakmak
Sibel's peak of success came with song called PadişahPadishah
Padishah, Padshah, Padeshah, Badishah or Badshah is a superlative royal title, composed of the Persian pād "master" and the widespread shāh "king", which was adopted by several monarchs claiming the highest rank, roughly equivalent to the ancient Persian notion of "The Great" or "Great King", and...
, composed & written by Serdar Ortaç
Serdar Ortaç
Serdar Ortaç is one of the popular singers of the Turkish pop folk music since 1990s.-Early life:He was born in Istanbul...His first album was the best selling album of the year by 2 million copies. His album, Cakra was the best selling album of 2004 as well.He composes most of the songs in his...
, which was released in 1997. The song managed to earn her many awards, as it was one of the most requested singles on Turkish radio and TV stations. In addition to that, the song found itself being played at many Turkish TV shows, soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
s and commercials. The following singles have seen their success, but none managed to match those that she had achieved with Padişah. The album and the main hit featured a very traditional Turkish sound
Ottoman classical music
Ottoman classical music developed in Istanbul and major Ottoman towns from Skopje to Cairo, from Tabriz to Morocco through the palace, mosques, and sufi lodges of the Ottoman Empire. Above all a vocal music, Ottoman music traditionally accompanies a solo singer with a small instrumental ensemble...
. Strings were played by Ayhan Şenyaylar's group, Yusuf Güler Aksöz's group played the Western strings. The album also featured various types of guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, clarinet
Clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
, bağlama
Baglama
thumb|180px|Cura and bağlamaThe bağlama is a stringed musical instrument shared by various cultures in the Eastern Mediterranean, Near East, and Central Asia....
, bouzouki
Bouzouki
The bouzouki , is a musical instrument with Greek origin in the lute family. A mainstay of modern Greek music, the front of the body is flat and is usually heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharp metallic sound, reminiscent of a mandolin but...
, ney
Ney
The ney is an end-blown flute that figures prominently in Middle Eastern music. In some of these musical traditions, it is the only wind instrument used. It is a very ancient instrument, with depictions of ney players appearing in wall paintings in the Egyptian pyramids and actual neys being found...
, zurna
Zurna
The zurna , is a multinational outdoor wind instrument, usually accompanied by a davul in Anatolian folk music. The name is from Turkish zurna, itself derived from Persian سرنای surnāy, composed of sūr “banquet, feast” and nāy “reed, pipe”...
and cello
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
as solo instruments. Koral Sarıtaş and Selçuk Tekay produced the album.
In June 2007, Sibel released Çakmak Çakmak (Your Steel-like Eyes) as the first single from her latest album called Akşam Sefası (Evening Delight). The song saw instant success as it was written and composed by Tarkan. In addition to this, a duet version of the same song was also released by the two artists before the song's actual release date. This caused the song to surface all over the internet before the artists would have liked it to have been released. Regardless, the song has managed to peak to the top of all sorts of charts and was one of the most played summer hits 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...
.
Çantada Keklik & Benim Adım Aşk
In summerSummer
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of 2009 Sibel Can returned triumphantly to Turkish music scene with a new album Benim Adım Aşk. The album's music director
Music director
A music director may be the director of an orchestra, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the co-ordinator of the musical ensembles in a university or college , the head bandmaster of a military band, the head...
was Sibel Can's long time collaborator and friend Selim Çaldıran, in whose studio 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...
the album was recorded. Benim Adım Aşk also featured the continuation of Sibel's work with Tarkan, who this time wrote the music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
and lyrics
Lyrics
Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
for her song Çantada Keklik. The song was arranged by Tarkan's chief music arranger Ozan Çolakoğlu
Ozan Çolakoglu
Ozan Çolakoğlu is a Turkish composer, songwriter and music producer; famous for his work with pop idol Tarkan and his various film scores. He co-founded the production company Sarı Ev , but left it in 2010 to work for dB Müzik....
, the only one on the album not arranged by Selim Çaldıran. Unlike her previous effort, which used a plethora of instruments, from saxophone
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
s, accordion
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
s, trombone
Trombone
The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
s to Turkish strings
String orchestra
A string orchestra is an orchestra composed solely or primarily of instruments from the string family. These instruments are the violin, the viola, the cello, the double bass , the piano, the harp, and sometimes percussion...
& percussion, this one featured the usual strings
String orchestra
A string orchestra is an orchestra composed solely or primarily of instruments from the string family. These instruments are the violin, the viola, the cello, the double bass , the piano, the harp, and sometimes percussion...
played by a famous session orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
Ansable Yaylı Grubu, oud
Oud
The oud is a pear-shaped stringed instrument commonly used in North African and Middle Eastern music. The modern oud and the European lute both descend from a common ancestor via diverging paths...
, guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, clarinet
Clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
, darabouka, kanun and backing vocals.
Sibel also continued to work with Serdar Ortaç
Serdar Ortaç
Serdar Ortaç is one of the popular singers of the Turkish pop folk music since 1990s.-Early life:He was born in Istanbul...His first album was the best selling album of the year by 2 million copies. His album, Cakra was the best selling album of 2004 as well.He composes most of the songs in his...
, Gülşen
Gülşen
Gülşen is a Turkish given name for females. People named Gülşen include:* Gülşen Bayraktar, Turkish pop singer* Gülşen Bubikoğlu, Turkish actress* Gülşen Degener, Turkish carom billiards player...
, Şehrazat, Halil Koçak, Rafet El Roman
Rafet El Roman
Rafet El Roman , is a pop star in his home country. He got his name from a fictional character named "El Romano".-Biography:...
and the deceased lyricist Aysel Gürel
Aysel Gürel
Aysel Gürel was a Turkish lyricist and actress. Besides her lyrics, which were performed by singers throughout Turkey, she was known for her outlandish clothing, make up and wigs....
. Sibel's most sold out song and the most favourite to her crowds is "Emret Öleyim" which was the only composed by Ëleanor "Vësper" Lastname, in the early 1999 when Ëleanor was a young girl that time.
The first video
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
from the album was for the song Çantada Keklik.
Although the sales of the album were not as popular as her 2007 release, her Turkish Classical Album which is due to be released early autumn 2010, aims to gain the popularity which we caught with her first classical album 'Here's Classical Music, Here's Sibel Can'
2000s
- Seyyah (2011)
- 01 - Yok Yok (No, No)
- 02 - Hançer (Dagger)
- 03 - Arası Yok Mu? (Is There No Break?)
- 04 - Beyaz Sayfa (White Page)
- 05 - Suistimal (Abuse)
- 06 - Son Vapur (Last Steamer)
- 07 - Sebep (The Reason)
- 08 - Ne Olursun (Please/I Beg You)
- 09 - Mucize (Miracle)
- 10 - Bize Üzüldüm (I Feel Sorry For Us)
- 11 - Eloğlu (The Tribesman)
- 12 - Seyyah (The Pilgrim)
- Benim Adım Aşk (2009)
- 01 - Çantada Keklik (It's a Sure Thing – literally: Partridge in the Bag)
- 02 - Oyunbaz (Playful)
- 03 - Eziyet (Torture)
- 04 - Başı Bağlı (The Married)
- 05 - Kıskıvrak (Very Tightly)
- 06 - Ebedi Sevgili (Eternal Darling)
- 07 - Eğer İstersen (If You Want)
- 08 - Orta Şekerli (With a Moderate Amount of Sugar)
- 09 - Kalbimin Kıyıları (Coasts of My Heart)
- 10 - Benim Adım Aşk (My Name is Love)
- Akşam Sefası (2007)
- 01 - Çakmak Çakmak (Steel-Like Eyes – literally: Flint Flint)
- 02 - Benim Yerime de Sev (Love For Me Too)
- 03 - Aşkımız İçin (For Our Love)
- 04 - Çek Git Başımdan (Leave Me Alone)
- 05 - İstanbul'u Efkâr Bastı (Istanbul Is Filled With Sadness)
- 06 - Sakın Sevme Beni (Don't Love Me)
- 07 - Akşam Sefası (Evening Mood)
- 08 - Anladın Sen Onu (You Understood This)
- 09 - Aykırı Çiçek (Different Flower)
- 10 - Dönemezsin (You Can't Come Back)
- 11 - Eski Toprak (Old Ground)
- 12 - Ayrılık Şarkısı (Separation Song)
- Özledin Mi? (Did You Miss Me) (2005)
- 01 Yalnızlar Treni (The Loners' Train)
- 02 Aşık Olma (Don't Fall in Love)
- 03 Melekler (Angels)
- 04 Nehir Gözlüm (River-Eyed)
- 05 Gümüş Kurşun (Silver Bullet)
- 06 Limoni (Bad Relations)
- 07 Gel de Kıyma (Come, Don't Kill)
- 08 Ev Seçelim (Let's Choose a Home)
- 09 Lale Devri (Tulip Period)
- 10 Aşk Yolu (Path of Love)
- Sen Benimsin (2003)
- 01 Bir Sıkımlık Canım Vardı (He Was Such a Twerp)
- 02 Hey Adamım (Look Here! Hey! Hey You My Man)
- 03 Kanadı Kırık Aşk (Love With a Broken Wing)
- 04 Su Bile Yok Sana (For You Not Even Water)
- 05 Doğum Günün (Your Birthday)
- 06 Yar Yar (Sweetheart, Sweetheart)
- 07 Sen Benimsin (You Are Mine)
- 08 Elveda Aşkım Sana (Adieu To You My Love)
- 09 Aramızda Dağlar Var (There Are Mountains In Our Midst)
- 10 İki Gönül (Two Hearts)
- 11 Deli Yürekli Yarim (My Crazy Brave Sweetheart)
- 12 Maraz (Grumpy)
- Canim Benim (2001)
- 01 And İçelim (Let's Make A Solemn Promise)
- 02 Üşüyorum (I Am Cold)
- 03 Yazık (What A Pity)
- 04 Kendim Düştüm (I Fell)
- 05 Ateşten Gömlek (Ordeal)
- 06 Eyvahlar Olsun (Oh My God, Look What Happened)
- 07 Canım Benim (My Sweetie)
- 08 Yıllar (The Years)
- 09 Utanacaksın (You Will Be Ashamed)
- 10 Utansın (Let Him Be Ashamed)
- 11 Yetim Yavrum (Orphaned Young)
- 12 Cemrem (My Cemre) (Cemre is a person's name in this song.)
- 13 Laz Ali (Ali the Laz/Mr. Ali)
- 14 Leylim Yar (My Boarding-School Student Sweetheart)
- 15 Yolumuz Gurbete Düştü (Our Road Has Led To Far From Home)
- 16 Seyreyle Güzel (Look What A Beauty)
- 17 Sen Gelmez Oldun (You Became Absent)
- 18 Bugünlerde (Nowadays)
- 19 Keje (Kejê is a common Kurdish female name)
- 20 Ah Bir Ataş Ver (Ah, Set [It] On Fire/Give Me A Light) (Ataş is an ancient Turkish word, Ateş in modern Turkish, meaning "fire")
- 21 Yaz Günü (Summer Day)
- Işte Türk Sanat Müziği (2000)
- 01 Gelse O Şuh Meclise
- 02 Baharın Gülleri Açtı
- 03 Sevmekten Kim Usanır
- 04 Unut Beni
- 05 Yemenimde Hare Var
- 06 Ne İdi Ne Oldu Halim
- 07 Hastayım Yaşıyorum
- 08 Söyleyemem Derdimi
- 09 Gönlüm Yaralı
- 10 Canımın Yoldaşı Ol
- 11 Ayrılık Ateşten Bir Ok
- 12 Sarı Kurdelem
1990s
- Daha Yolun Başindayim (1999)
- 01 Emret Öleyim
- 02 Daha Yolun Başındayım
- 03 Zalim Firarim
- 04 Bıktım Artık
- 05 Alçak
- 06 Dost Bildiklerim
- 07 Ölürüm
- 08 Bence Talih
- 09 Yarım Kaldım
- 10 Berivan
- Bu Devirde (1997)
- 01 Padişah
- 02 Razıyım
- 03 Havar
- 04 Geçmiş Olsun
- 05 Tövbeler Olsun
- 06 Gülüm
- 07 Aman
- 08 Kanasın
- 09 Cici Kız
- 10 Hadi Hadi
- Şarkılar Senden Yana (1995)
- 01 Şarkılarda Senden Yana
- 02 Deli Yüreğim
- 03 Mektup
- 04 Dedikodu
- 05 Sen Varsın
- 06 Haydi Ver Elini
- 07 Yetmiyor
- 08 Belliydi Zaten
- 09 Ayıptır Söylemesi
- 10 Sonbahar
- 11 Sen Miydin
- 12 İkimizde Yalancıymışız
- 13 Potpori (Esmer Bugün Ağlamış-Turnalar)
- 14- İki Gözümsün
- Hatirasidir (1994)
- 01 Tövbeliyim
- 02 Gül Döktüm Yollarına
- 03 Canım Seni İstiyor
- 04 Oynama Benimle
- 05 Bul Beni
- 06 Ayrılıkmı
- 07 Akşam Güneşi
- 08 Çare Değil
- 09 Hatırasıdır
- 10 Söyle Söyle
- 11 Eskidi Herşey
- 12 Bile Bile Lades