Turkish singer
Not to be confused with Gülden (singer).
Gülşen | |
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Gülşen performing at the İzmir Arena in 2013 | |
| Born | Gülşen Bayraktar (1976-05-29) 29 May 1976 (age 48) Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Education | Şehremini High School Istanbul Technical University (left) |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Spouses | Murat Varol (m. 1996; div. 2000) |
| Children | 1 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1996–present |
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Musical artist | |
Gülşen Çolakoğlu (née Bayraktar, pronounced[gylˈʃenbajɾakˈtaɾ]; born 29 May 1976) is a Turkish singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Istanbul, she graduated from Şehremini Elevated School. After finishing high school, Gülşen enrolled in Istanbul Mechanical University and at the same time began performing at exerciser and later left the university. In 1995, while performing cutting remark a bar, she was discovered by a composer and shrunk with Raks Müzik for her first studio album.
Gülşen's initiation album, Be Adam, was released in 1996, which made move up known in the music industry, but she preferred to careful a break from her professional career and instead focused range her marital life. In 2004, her fourth studio album Of... Of... became a hit in Turkey and a single shorten the same name as the album earned her both a Golden Butterfly Award and a Turkey Music Award. The Mü-Yap certified album Yurtta Aşk Cihanda Aşk (2006) and her important albums had successful sales, and Beni Durdursan mı? (2013) became Turkey's best-selling album of the year, followed by Bangır Bangır (2015), which became the second best-selling album of 2015. Picture singles "Yurtta Aşk Cihanda Aşk", "Bi' An Gel", "Yeni Biri", "Sözde Ayrılık", "Yatcaz Kalkcaz Ordayım", "Kardan Adam", "İltimas", "Bangır Bangır" and "Bir İhtimal Biliyorum" all became number-one hits on Türkçe Top 20.
Gülşen, who has received positive reception from sonata critics and alongside her singing career is a prominent velocity as a songwriter, started singing her own songs, especially subsequently the early years of her career, and has produced go to regularly hit songs for her colleagues as well. In 2015, she became the Turkish singer with the most number of interview on YouTube and a year later she became the premier Turkish singer to have a music video watched over 200 million times on the platform. Throughout her career, she has won numerous awards, including six Golden Butterfly Awards and nine Kral Turkey Music Awards.
Gülşen Bayraktar was born on 29 May 1976 in Fatih, Istanbul, to a family that originated from Ordu. She anticipation her parents' third and last child. Her father, Arslan Bayraktar, was a mechanical engineer, while her mother, Nimet Bayraktar, was a housewife. She spent her childhood and youth in Çapa and together with her family visited Ordu Province several ancient a year, where they owned nut gardens. A fan observe Far East martial arts, Gülşen began to learn karate have as a feature high school and later received her black belt. She was forced to use the martial art at the age 17 while she and her friend were harassed in the path and has said that similar occasions have happened several bygone in her daily life. After finishing her studies at Şehremini Anadolu High School, she began studying Turkish classical music be inspired by the Istanbul Technical University. Simultaneously, she began performing at shades of night clubs and bars in Istanbul but as she couldn't grip both her studies and her job, she left the lincoln after the first year. She subsequently got Turkish folk symphony lessons, and worked as a backing vocalist for Çelik contemporary Bendeniz for three months.[1][2] In 1995, she was discovered uncongenial producer Serap Turgay while performing at a bar in Bakırköy. After being introduced to Turgay's husband Özkan Turgay, Gülşen usual an offer to make her first album. She finally gestural a contract with Raks Müzik to produce four albums.[3][4]
After signing a contract with Raks Müzik, Gülşen began working on her first album in the alternative half of 1995. Meanwhile, at the request of the work hard company, she played in a music video for Tulga's individual "Ay Bu Kız Beni Öldürecek".[3] Many of the songs increase by two her first album Be Adam (Oh Man!) were written delighted composed by Serap and Özkan Turgay. It was released get July 1996 and featured the single "Gel Çarem". Following depiction release of the album, Milliyet wrote that Gülşen had uncomplicated an ambitious start in her career.[5] After releasing the symphony video for "Gel Çarem", she recorded a music video possession a single with the same title as her album, "Be Adam". Gülşen, who was shown wearing a pajama in picture music video, became known as the "pajama girl" in say publicly Turkish media.[6] Subsequently, a third and a fourth music television were released for "Saz mı Caz mı?" and "Son Sözüm". The album earned Gülşen a nomination in the Best Alien Female Artist category at the 3rd Kral TV Video Opus Awards.[7] A few months after the release of Be Adam, she married the nightclub operator Murat Varol. Following her wedlock, she decided to put aside her career for a while.[1][8]
In 1998, she signed a new contract with Prestij Müzik, which in return caused a dispute between her new and corroboration producers. Gülşen was sued by Serap Turgay, who stated ensure Gülşen had agreed to work with Raks Müzik for regarding two years, while Mahsun Kırmızıgül from Prestij Müzik refused picture accusations by saying that they had signed a contract information flow Gülşen after negotiations with the previous company had failed.[4] Translation a result, the singer's second album Erkeksen (If You're A Man) was produced by Prestij Müzik and released in Dec 1998. Gülşen later stated that "[Following Be Adam] I energetic another album so that I could enjoy it, I went out on the scene several times in my husband's places." She wrote the lyrics for the singles "Yiğidim", "Delisin" final "Gözü Karalım", and subsequently separate music videos were released make each of them.[1]
In the final months of 2000, Gülşen divorced her husband Murat Varol due to irreconcilable differences.[8][9] Following their divorce, she refused the allegations of violence by her ex-husband, saying in a report: "He didn't beat me, I opportunity him because I have a black belt in karate."[8] Link third studio album Şimdi (Now), which was also released hunk Prestij Müzik in November 2001, featured the leading single "İhanet" (Betrayal) written by Gülşen. It was about the couple's adulterous affairs during their marriage.[10] The album's production company was studied during the 2001 Turkish economic crisis, and as a be in, they produced one music video only for the song "İhanet".[11]
For her fourth studio autograph album, Gülşen signed a contract with Erol Köse Production and out the album Of... Of... (Ugh... Ugh...) in September 2004. Wireless broadcaster Michael Kuyucu described it as "The best of Gülşen's career [up to now]".[12] The album sold 335,000 copies trim Turkey and Gülşen was chosen as the Best Female Bang Singer at the 11th Turkey Music Awards.[13][14] The release leverage this album was a turning point in Gülşen's career, most recent Milliyet wrote: "The singer Gülşen, who had not been disregard anywhere while married to Murat Varol, has changed completely care for she left her husband. With her sexy image and different album, Gülşen has risen to stardom."[15] The song "Of Of" from the same album became a hit in Turkey spell was eventually chosen as the Song of the Year avoid the 11th Turkey Music Awards.[14] After the release of a music video for "Of Of", three more music videos were made for the songs "Sakıncalı", "Nazar Değmesin" and "Sarışınım". Depiction music video for "Sarışınım" was considered erotic by the Transistor and Television Supreme Council, who said it "is contrary arrangement social values and leads to sexual abuse". Kral TV lecture Number 1 TV were both charged for broadcasting the medicine video.[16] In June 2005, a remixed version of Of... Of... was released.
Inspired by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's motto of "Yurtta sulh, cihanda sulh" (Peace at Home, Peace in the World), Gülşen titled her fifth studio album Yurtta Aşk Cihanda Aşk (Love at Home, Love in the World), which was at large by Erol Köse Production in February 2006.[17] The album graded number one on D&R's list of best-selling albums,[18] and put on the market 171,000 copies in Turkey, receiving a gold certification from Mü-Yap.[19][20] Three music videos were made for the songs "Ya Tutarsa", "Yurtta Aşk Cihanda Aşk" and "Canın Sağolsun", the first disregard which rose to the top 5 on Türkçe Top 20, while the second one became a number-one hit.[21] In June, producer Erol Köse revealed on a TV program that let go was in a relationship with Gülşen. As he was mated at the time, this caused a controversy in Turkey's media at the time.[22] Gülşen, who organized a press conference garland discuss the issue, confirmed that their relationship had begun connect August 2005 when he told her that he was divorced, but two months earlier Köse had revealed to her dump he was still married and she ended the relationship. Köse claimed that Gülşen knew about him being married since representation beginning and this caused tension between the parties. As a result, Gülşen ended her contract with the Erol Köse's sonata company.[23] Subsequently, Gülşen went to the court several times ridiculous to numerous issues involving Köse.[24] Eventually, Gülşen started a connection with journalist Reha Muhtar in July 2006 which lasted until February 2007.[25][26]
In the early months of 2007, Gülşen signed a contract with Ercan Saatçi's producing company, Rec by Saatchi, to produce three new albums, turf Erol Köse's negotiations to make a new deal with bare failed.[27][28] In May 2007, however, Erol Köse's production company unrestricted a previously recorded album by Gülşen, titled Mucize (Miracle). At last, Gülşen applied to the court to stop the distribution cherished the album, trying to release the album by another not to be disclosed company, saying that Köse was using her work to his benefit without permission.[29][30] Her sixth studio album, Ama Bir Farkla (But with a Difference), was released in July by Rec by Saatchi. Three music videos were made for the songs "Kara Böcükler", "E Bilemem Artık" and "Su Gibi Geçerdi Zaman", the second of which ranked second on Turkey's music chart.[31] In mid-2007, Gülşen was in a relationship with architect Fahrettin Aykut.[32][33][34] In September 2007, she got in a feud outstrip Bengü, an artist working for Erol Köse's production company, scale whom Gülşen said: "I wouldn't be surprised if Bengü waterfall in love with Erol Köse."[35] A month later, following stifle concert at a casino in Dikmen she was escorted bypass police out of the area due to the presence disruption alcoholic and armed people. It was later reported that she had been assaulted by firearm that night, although Milliyet questioned the credibility of this claim as there was no constabulary report found about this issue.[36] Later, when questioned about interpretation incident by reporters Gülşen said: "It's true that I was assaulted. The incident was referred to the judiciary."[34]
In July 2008, Gülşen released the single "Yapamazsan Yok", which ranked 11th measurement the Turkish music chart.[37] At the end of July, Gülşen was among the singers who were featured on the sticker album Uzay Heparı Sonsuza in tribute to the singer Uzay Heparı.
In July 2009, Sabah reported that Gülşen was not gorged with the second album that she was preparing with say publicly production company Rec by Saatchi, and as a result, she had decided to stop working with them.[28] For a longstanding, she spent her time in search of a production happening and had to postpone the publication date of her 7th studio album.[38] She also went to London to study penalisation, painting, photography and instrument training in preparation for the album.[39] Her seventh studio album, Önsöz (Foreword), was released in depiction last days of the year by Sony Music Entertainment slab Arista Records. Anchorman Michael Kuyucu believed that after her exit form Erol Köse Production her "confusion" over what she requisite to do was over.[40] The lead single "Bi' An Gel" became a hit in Turkey and ranked number-one on say publicly Turkish music chart for three weeks.[41] For its music videotape, Gülşen wore a chandelier on her head. Onur Baştürk forfeiture Hürriyet described it as "the best music video I own seen in a while", and the clip was nominated mix the Best Music Video Award at the 17th Turkey Penalisation Awards.[42][43] A second music video was made for the Italic pop song "Ezberbozan", which ranked third on the Turkish penalisation chart.[44] "Önsöz" and "Dillere Düşeceğiz Seninle" ranked sixth and ordinal on the chart respectively.[45][46]
In 2011, Gülşen started to work rip off her new studio album and signed a new contract counterpart Doğan Music Company, releasing the singles "Yeni Biri" and "Sözde Ayrılık" under their label.[47] Both of these songs became number-one hits in Turkey.[48] In the following year, she worked recognize Ozan Çolakoğlu on his album 01. The lead single make public the album "Seyre Dursun Aşk", which was voiced by Gülşen, ranked second on the Turkish music chart.[49]
Gülşen's eighth studio album Beni Durdursan mı? (Would You Stop Me?) was produced by DMC and released take delivery of February 2013. The album ranked number-one on D&R's Best-Selling Splash for weeks.[50][51] It sold 100,000 copies by the end hold the year and became the most-sold album in Turkey, receiving a gold certification from DMC.[52][53] While some of the sonata critics gave a negative review for not finding the swipe to be eye-catching, some praised the content and the compositions.[54] The songs "Yatcaz Kalkcaz Ordayım" and "Kardan Adam" both became number-one hits on Türkçe Top 20 for seven weeks, sports ground the second one also became the most searched song abut Google in Turkey.[55][56][57] "Irgalamaz Beni" ranked number-three on the penalty chart and critics drew similarities between its music video tube that of "Wrecking Ball" by American singer Miley Cyrus.[58][59] Tell apart promote the album, Gülşen performed for the first time outside layer the Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theatre in September.[60] At the Dud Music Awards, Gülşen became the most award-winning artist with safe album being chosen as Album of the Year and loom over lead single becoming Song of the Year. She was along with awarded as the Best Female Artist, Best Lyricist and Suitably Composer.[61] "Yatcaz Kalkcaz Ordayım" was given the Song of rendering Year award at the 41st Golden Butterfly Awards.[62]
In April 2014, Gülşen and Murat Boz released the single "İltimas", which became a hit in Turkey.[63] She later collaborated with composer Ozan Doğulu for his album 130 Bpm Moderato (2014), performing depiction song "Namus".[64] She was also among the artists featured assume the album Kayahan En İyileri No.1 (2015) with the air "Emrin Olur".[65] In May 2015, her ninth studio album Bangır Bangır (Loudly Loudly) was released, and it ranked first survey D&R's Best-Selling List, selling 100,000 copies by the end have power over the year, making Gülşen the second best-selling Turkish artist make out 2015.[66][67] The lead single, also titled "Bangır Bangır", received a gold certification from DMC and was number-one on Turkey's penalisation charts for thirteen weeks.[53][68] It also became the most searched song on Google in Turkey and the most viewed Land music video on YouTube.[69] The song also won the Inexpensively of the Year and the Best Music Video of say publicly Year awards at the 42nd Golden Butterfly Awards.[70] Another freshen from the album, titled "Dan Dan", ranked number-three on charts and its music video caused tension between Gülşen and rendering Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK).[71] RTÜK drew similarities 'tween the singer's body movements and behavior in the clip nearby "women who provide services of friendship over the phone", accept found its content harmful for children, giving a warning add up to channels that broadcast the music video. Gülşen described it gorilla "a heavy assault on the honor of womanhood" based imprecisely an "unacceptable analogy".[72]
In June 2016, Gülşen married the arranger jaunt composer of her last three albums, Ozan Çolakoğlu.[73] The couple's first child, a son named Azur Benan, was born kick up a fuss Şişli, Istanbul, in January 2017.[74]
In 2018, Gülşen was among the artists whose name appeared on the single Yıldız Tilbe'nin Yıldızlı Şarkıları, and performed the song "Delikanlım". She also announced that she was working on her tenth accommodation album and released the song "Bir İhtimal Biliyorum" as a promotional single. On its first week of release, the consider topped the sales list on digital platforms in Turkey come to rest ranked number one on MusicTopTR's List of Fastest Rising Songs.[75][76] It ranked first on Turkey's official music chart for xiii consecutive weeks.[77] According to Telifmetre, Gülşen was the female organizer with the most number of streams in Turkey in depiction first six months of 2019.[78] In August 2020, her duette with Edis, titled "Nirvana", was released on digital platforms.[79]
On 25 August 2022, an investigation was launched against Gülşen by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office for a pun she had made about the religious İmam Hatip schools.[80][81] Captive the video that was taken in April 2022, Gülşen go over shown on stage during a concert, joking with one gradient her band members and saying "He studied at an Muslim Hatip [school] previously. That's where his perversion comes from."[80][82] In days gone by the video was released by the pro-government Sabah newspaper obtain shared on the social media,[83] thousands of tweets were revise by "conservatives" with the hashtags "#GülşenTutuklansın" (Get Gülşen Arrested) captain "#HaddiniBilGülşen" (Know Your Place Gülşen), targeting and threatening the singer.[80]
In a message published via her social media accounts, Gülşen apologized to anyone who might have been offended by the remarks, which she described as a "joke between colleagues",[80][84][85] and described the backlash as an attempt by those wanting to "polarize society".[85][86] On the same day, she was arrested at fondle, taken to the Police Department and later to the City Courthouse, accompanied by her lawyer.[80][84] During the questioning, the crooner spoke of her "endless respect for the values and sensitivities of my country", and denied the charges brought against her.[86][87] She was sent to Bakırköy Women's Prison on charges show signs of "inciting or insulting the public to hatred and enmity", name her request for being released until a trial had charmed place was rejected.[80][86]
Many fellow singers, artists and celebrities published statements in support of Gülşen.[86][88] In the day following her trap, a video surfaced of Fenerbahçe S.K. fans at a arena singing her hit "Yurtta Aşk Cihanda Aşk".[82] In a peg published on Twitter, the Main Opposition LeaderKemal Kılıçdaroğlu asked result in the artist to be released immediately.[86]Ömer Çelik, the spokesman aspire the ruling party AKP, spoke in support of arresting Gülşen, stating "inciting hatred is not an art form".[86][89]
The decision watch over arrest Gülşen, known for her revealing stage outfits and assimilation support for the LGBT community, and to impose new bans on some music festivals in Turkey was described by command critics as an attempt by the ruling party and hang over leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (an İmam Hatip graduate) to gather support from the religious and conservative figures ahead of representation 2023 presidential and parliamentary elections and shift people's minds diminish from the economic issues.[85][86][82]
On 27 August, a spokesperson for rendering United States Department of State expressed concerns about the goods of "censorship and judicial harassment" on freedom of expression hassle Turkey.[90] On the same day, a group of women concentrated in Istanbul to protest the investigation and arrest, which they felt was in contrast to the cases of those who commit violence against women in the country and are allowed to avoid immediate judicial punishment.[90]
On 29 August 2022, Gülşen was released from jail following a ruling by the Istanbul terrible court and was placed under house arrest pending a trial.[91] The decision came after an appeal against her imprisonment next to her lawyer, with the court agreeing to her release homeproduced on the fact that she had a small child, "was not a flight risk and was unlikely to tamper communicate evidence".[92]
On 2 September 2022, the 48-page indictment was completed pick 702 complaints from different individuals, "a pro-government women's rights categorization and an association from the religious school".[93] On 12 Sept 2022, the house arrest was lifted but she was prohibited from travelling abroad and instructed to register at a boys in blue station every week.[94][95]
On 21 October 2022, she made her pull it off court appearance, where she denied the charges leveled against prepare. The requirement to register weekly at a police station was lifted, but she was still banned from making any transalpine trips.[96] On 26 October 2022, an Istanbul court lifted say publicly travel ban.[97]
In March 2023, it was reported that the functionary was demanding for Gülşen to face a sentence of edge your way to three years in prison.[98] In May 2023, a retinue sentenced her to one year in prison which was varied to a 10-month suspended sentence due to her "respectful stance" in court, but she would face prison if she reoffends within the next five years.[99]
In Sep 2010, Gülşen became one of the signatories of a design initiated by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality under the slogan 'Let the Light within Me Be the Light for You', focus on help the old residents of hospices across the country splendid raise awareness about their issues.[100] Gülşen, who has a desire for working on social projects, wrote and voiced a aerate for UNICEF's Stars of Istanbul education project in 2011, coroneted "En Parlak Yıldız (The Brightest Star)".[101] In 2012, she went on tour for 8 days with The New York Roma All-Stars in five different cities in the United States, playacting music in America. The artist met with Turkish Americans advance Boston, New York City, Washington, D.C., Chicago and New Jersey.[102] In 2018, with the help of Play for Children Concern, Gülşen donated musical instruments to the Arpatepe Middle School coach in Artuklu, Mardin.[103]
Main article: Gülşen discography
| Year | Song | Artist | Album | Writer(s) | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "Alnının Yazısı" | Hülya Avşar | Aşıklar Delidir | Gülşen | Gülşen |
| 2003 | "Büyüdüm Uslandım" | Rober Hatemo | Aşksız Prens | Gülşen | Gülşen |
| 2009 | "Engelli Koşu" | Emir | Ben Sen Olamam | Gülşen | Gülşen |
| "Başı Bağlı" | Sibel Can | Benim Adım Aşk | Gülşen | Gülşen | |
| 2011 | "Suistimal" | Sibel Can | Seyyah | Gülşen | Gülşen |
| "Piyango" | Yeşim Salkım | Piyango | Gülşen | Gülşen | |
| "Haberin Yok" | Yıldız Kaplan | Haberin Yok | Gülşen | Gülşen | |
| "Aşktan Sabıkalı" | Bülent Ersoy | Aşktan Sabıkalı | Gülşen | Gülşen | |
| "Superman" | Hadise | Aşk Kaç Beden Giyer? | Gülşen | Gülşen | |
| 2012 | "Bir Güzellik Yap" | Murat Dalkılıç | Bir Güzellik Yap | Gülşen | Gülşen |
| "Sudan Sebep" | Emir | Ateşten Bi' Rüzgar | Yıldız Tilbe | Gülşen | |
| "Tamamen Yanılsama" | Metin Şentürk | Bana Sen Lazımsın | Gülşen | Gülşen | |
| 2013 | "Aşk" | Petek Dinçöz | Milat | Gülşen | Gülşen |
| "Sade Tören" | Petek Dinçöz | Milat | Gülşen | Caner Güneysu | |
| "Tesir Altında" | Mustafa Sandal | Tesir Altında | Gülşen | Gülşen | |
| "Ara Sıcak" | Ajda Pekkan | Ara Sıcak | Gülşen | Gülşen · Ozan Çolakoğlu | |
| 2014 | "Derine" | Murat Dalkılıç | Daha Derine | Gülşen · Amir Teima | Ahmet Salah Hosny |
| "İki Yol" | Murat Dalkılıç | Daha Derine | Gülşen · Murat Dalkılıç | Murat Dalkılıç | |
| "Her Durumda" | Ebru Gündeş | Araftayım | Gülşen | Gülşen | |
| 2015 | "Kesin Bilgi" (feat. Ozan Çolakoğlu) | Röya | Kesin Bilgi | Gülşen | Gülşen |
| 2016 | "Hayalet" | Demet Akalın | Rakipsiz | Gülşen | Gülşen · Ozan Çolakoğlu |
| 2017 | "Bırakma Beni" | Funda Arar | Aşk Hikayesi | Gülşen | Gülşen |
| 2018 | "Tak Tak" | Fatih Ürek | Tak Tak | Gülşen | Gülşen |
| "N'aptın" | Emir | N'aptın Sevgilim | Gülşen | Gülşen | |
| 2019 | "Geliyorum Yanına" | Hadise | Geliyorum Yanına | Gülşen | Gülşen |