I did my presentation on Turkish Pop Music (Türkçe Pop Müzik). It was interesting to see the growth of Turkish music industry that stared from copying English songs. Now it is considered as oriental and unique sound. I will focus on Sezen Aksu in this post, because I was amazed by her performance. She is 63, and she is actively working as a famous composer and a singer that she has released her albums almost every year. In Turkish music history, he has led the popularity of female singers since the 1970s. She trains some other singers as well. In her music video of Manifesto, she puts a crown as if she shows her authority as a queen of Turkish pop. Her voice is really unique that it is strong as well as dreamy. The music video is quite trendy that has lots of emogies. I can see why she is the legendary singer in Turkey. Sezen Aksu got "Promising Female Artist of the Year" award in 1976.
Presentation Summary: Erol Büyükburç, who passed away 2 years ago, released Little Lucy in 1958. He was credited for starting to make two versions of songs in English & Turkish. His death was a huge blow to Turkish pop. In 1962, the first Western popular melody with Turkish lyrics was released, İlham Gencer's "Bak Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş" (Look Once Upon A Time) and the foundation was set for the mergence of a new genre. The term “Turkish Pop Music” appeared in 1964. Duo Tülay German and Erdem Buri's single "Yarının Şarkısı" (Tomorrow's Song) was release in that time. Turkish pop music became very popular in the 1970s with female stars such as Ajda Pekkan and Sezen Aksu reaching superstar status domestically. The genre took a huge dip in popularity with the emergence of Arabesque music. However, with Aksu backing emerging stars such as Sertab and Tarkan in the early 1990s, Turkish pop came back from the brink. In particular, Tarkan's song Şımarık, which was both written and composed by Aksu, was a hit in Europe and Latin America in 1999.
PowerPoint: Turkish Pop Music
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