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Tanju Okan (August 27, 1938 – May 23, 1996) was a Turkish singer.

Tanju Okan
BornAugust 27, 1938
İzmir, Turkey
DiedMay 23, 1996(1996-05-23) (aged 57)
İzmir, Turkey
GenresAnatolian rock, türkü
Occupation(s)Singer, musician, actor
Years active1961–1995

Life


He was born in İzmir on 27 August 1938. He received his primary and secondary education in Manisa and Balıkesir.[1] Afterwards, he went to Italy for vocal training. In 1961, he began singing professionally in Ankara and then in İstanbul. He married twice and was the father of a son. During the 1990s, he retired and began living in Urla, a small seaside town of the İzmir Province. He died from cirrhosis on May 23, 1996.


Career


In the early 1960s, he was a solo singer in the Müfit Kiper orchestra. In 1964, he represented Turkey in the Balkan Music Festival, together with Tülay German and Erol Büyükburç.[2] In the same year, he produced his first 45 rpm record. He had a powerful sound and could easily sing three styles of music popular in the 1960s in Turkey: new compositions, covers of Western music and arranged Turkish folklore music (türkü). In the 1970s, he sang two songs which became instant hits; In 1972 Öyle sarhoş olsam ki ("I wish I was so drunk") and in 1974 Kadınım ("My Woman").[3] In 1973, he featured on the multi-singer melody Arkadaş Dur Bekle (Turkish version of Auntie) together with Modern Folk Üçlüsü and Nilüfer.

He also starred in eleven movies.


Discography


Albums
Year Name
1975Bütün Şarkılarım
1980Yorgunum
1991Kadınım / Kime ne
1992Yıllar Sonra / Kırlangıç
1995Tanju Okan 95
1999Bir zamanlar-Best of Tanju Okan
2001Bir zamanlar-Best of Tanju Okan (2)
2006Bak bir varmış, bir yokmuş

He also contributed to several multi singer albums.[4]


45s



Filmography



References


  1. "Tanju Okan Biyografisi". biyografi.info. 25 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. "Redirecting to Google Groups".
  3. Biography page (in Turkish)
  4. Discography by Ercan Demirel Archived 2006-05-06 at the Wayback Machine



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