Bülent Ortaçgil

Bülent Ortaçgil 2015 in Ankara

İbrahim Bülent Ortaçgil (born March 1, 1950 in Ankara , Turkey ) is a Turkish singer and composer .

Life

Bülent Ortaçgil was born on March 1, 1950 in Ankara. The family moved to Istanbul while he was in elementary school . He attended the Kadıköy Anadolu Lisesi as a secondary school , where he learned to play the guitar at that time. He later graduated with a degree in chemistry from Istanbul University .

In 1974 his first album was released. It was called “Benimle Oynar Mısın?” (“Are you going to play with me?”). Onno Tunç and Ergun Pekcan helped him with the recordings.

After his wedding, Ortaçgil took a ten-year hiatus from music. He worked as a chemical engineer at companies such as Pfizer and Netaş Telecom.

Ortaçgil often worked with Fikret Kızılok . His most famous songs include Bu Su Hiç Durmaz and Sensiz Olmaz .

Ortaçgil's music was influenced by The Beatles , Cat Stevens , Donovan and Bob Dylan .

Discography

Singles

1971: Anlamsız / Yüzünü Dökme Küçük Kız
1974: Olmalı mı, Olmamalı mı? / Şık Latife

Studio albums

1974: Benimle Oynar Mısın?
1990: 2nd perde
1991: Oyuna Devam
1994: Bu Şarkılar Adam Olmaz
1998: Light
2003: Gece Yalanları
2010: Sen

Other albums

1976: 3 Masal (Masal album)
1984: Rüzgara Söylenen Şarkılar (live album)
1985: Biz Şarkılarımızı .. (recorded with Fikret Kızılok)
1986: Pencere Önü Çiçeği (with Fikret Kızılok)
1999: Eski Defterler (includes newer versions of older works)
2007: Teoman-Bülent Ortaçgil Konser (live with Teoman )
2007: Büyükler İçin Çocuk Şarkıları (recorded in 1987 with Fikret Kızılok and published 20 years later)
2017: Senfonik Ortaçgil (concert DVD)

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME	Ortaçgil, Bülent
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ortaçgil, İbrahim Bülent (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Turkish singer and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	March 1, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ankara , Turkey