İlham Gencer
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.jpg) Gencer in 2012 | |
| Born | Bozkurt İlham Gençer 30 August 1921 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Died | 24 May 2023 (aged 101) |
| Occupation | Musician |
Bozkurt İlham Gencer (30 August 1921 – 24 May 2023) was a Turkish jazz pianist, singer and composer.
Life and career
A child prodigy, İlham started playing piano as a child under the guidance of his mother, and never received any formal musical training.[1] He held his first concert and made his first composition İlham Vals when he was 5 years old.[1] He started his professional career in 1944, and between 1949 and 1963 he hosted several musical programs on Radio Instanbul.[1]
In 1960 İlham opened a popular night club in the Istanbul district of Şişli, the Çatı Club, where he contributed to launch the careers of several singers and musicians.[1][2] His 1961 song "Bak Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş", a cover of Bob Azzam's "C'est écrit dans le Ciel", is regarded as the first pop song recorded in Turkish language.[1]
In 2018, he was the subject of a biography, Bozkurt İlhami Gencer'le Sanat ve Siyaset Bir Bir Birada ("Art and politics at the same time with Bozkurt İlhami Gencer") written by Sami Coşkun.[1]
Personal life
Between 1953 and 1960 İlham was married to singer Ayten Alpman, with whom he had two children.[1] He later remarried to a woman named Necla, with whom he had a son, Bora, who is also a musician.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "İlham Gencer kimdir?". Gazete Duvar (in Turkish). 24 May 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ Hacıoğlu, Uğur Hakan (27 May 2023). "Müzikal Tarihin Tanığının Buruk Vedası - İlham Gencer". CNN Türk (in Turkish). Retrieved 18 June 2023.
External links
- İlham Gencer discography at Discogs
- İlham Gencer at IMDb
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