Göksel Demirpençe
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| Göksel Demirpençe | |
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 Göksel on stage
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| Birth name | Göksel Demirpençe |
| Also known as | Göksel |
| Born | November 25, 1971 |
| Origin | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Genres | Folk pop, folk rock, classical |
| Occupations | Singer, Songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, flute |
| Years active | 1997 - present |
| Labels | Avrupa Müzik (2009-) Sony Music (2001-2009) |
| Associated acts | Sezen Aksu, maNga, Sertab Erener |
| Website | Göksel.web.tr |
Göksel Demirpençe (b. November 25, 1971, İstanbul), better known as simply Göksel, is a Turkish folk pop/rock singer-songwriter.
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[edit] Biography
Göksel was born in Istanbul on November 25, 1971. In 1988 she applied to Boğaziçi University to study philosophy. However, she quit her studies to become a professional musician. She started to take private singing lessons and began singing for various orchestras. For two years she was a backing vocal to Sezen Aksu and Sertab Erener, two of Turkey's most acknowledged female singers.
In September 1997 her first album, entitled Yollar (Roads) was released, of which the first single, Sabır (Patience) became a big hit.
She released her second album, Körebe (Blind Man's Bluff) in October 2001 under a Sony Music label. Its most successful single was Depresyondayım (I'm depressed).
Her third album came out in May 2003 under the title Söz Ver (Promise). That year Göksel gave a successful concert in Babylon with a Greek group, Omega Vibes.
In March 2005 Göksel published her latest album, Arka Bahçem (My Backyard). The album's biggest hit was Bi seni konuşurum (I'm only talking about you)
Göksel is also featured in the album of Turkish rock band maNga; their duet called Dursun zaman (Time should stop) is very popular with radio stations and appears on the soundtrack of the film Sınav (starring Jean-Claude Van Damme).[1][2]
Göksel's fifth album, entitled Ay'da Yürüdüm (I Walked on the Moon) was released on 13 April, 2007. The first single is titled Yarabbi Şükür (Thanks God). The album features an interesting duet with Ferman Akgül, the singer of maNga and renowned Turkish rock star Teoman. The song's title is Taş Bebek (Doll) and according to Göksel, the song was written (together with Akgül, Alper Erinç and Teoman) to show how much the women have to suffer to be always beautiful. Göksel states that women are designed to do much more useful things than just dolling themselves up for the sake of men, so she wrote this song to remind women that beauty lays inside and not in clothes or make-up.[3][4]
She released her sixth studio album "Mektubumu Buldun mu?" in May 2009, in which she performed covers of popular Turkish songs.
[edit] Discography
| Year | Released | Title | Label |
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| 1997 | 3 September 1997 | Yollar (Roads) | Karma Müzik Yapım |
| 2001 | 4 October 2001 | Körebe (Blind Man's Bluff) | Sony Music |
| 2003 | 29 May 2003 | Söz ver (Promise) | Sony Music |
| 2005 | 13 March 2005 | Arka Bahçem (My Backyard) | Sony Music |
| 2007 | 13 April 2007 | Ay'da Yürüdüm (I Walked on the Moon) | Sony Music |
| 2009 | 2009 May | Mektubumu Buldun mu? (Did you find my letter?) | Avrupa Müzik |
| 2009 | September 17, 2009 | The Best of Göksel | Sony Müzik |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Turkish Airplay Chart |
| 2007 | "Yarabbi Sükür" | 3 |
[edit] Notes
[edit] External links
- (Turkish) Göksel's official website
- Göksel Fan Site
