Volkan Konak

Volkan Konak at a concert in Diyarbakır, 2009.

Volkan Konak (born February 27, 1967 in Maçka , Turkey ) is a Turkish singer.

life and career

Volkan Konak was born in 1967 in the village of Hacevara . After attending elementary and middle school and high school in Maçka, he studied from 1983/1984 to 1988 at the State Conservatory for Turkish Music at the Technical University of Istanbul .

He deals with Turkish folk music . With the song Cerrahpaşa he managed to prove himself. With the album Mora he got the gold record from Mü-yap .

He is married and has a daughter and a son.

Discography

Albums

• 1989: Suların Horon Yeri
• 1993: Efulim
• 1994: Gelir Misin Benimle
• 1996: Volkanik Parçalar
• 1998: Pedaliza
• 2000: Şimal Rüzgârı
• 2003: Maranda
• 2006: Mora
• 2009: Mimoza
• 2012: Lifor
• 2015: Manolya
• 2019: Dalya

Collaborations

• 2017: Klasikleri 1

Singles (selection)

• 2003: Herkesin Bir Derdi Var (Cerrahpaşa)
• 2009: Mimoza Çiçeğim
• 2009: Yarim Yarim
• 2014: Yatma Yeşil Çimene
• 2015: Aleni Aleni
• 2016: İzmir Marşı

Prizes and awards

• 2003: Kral TV, best male folk music interpreter
• 2004: music journalist, best artist
• 2004: Award for the best-selling album (for Maranda )
• 2007: Golden Plaque ( Altın Plak , for Mora)
• 2009: Goldener Schmetterling , best male solo performer in folk music
• 2015: Goldener Schmetterling, best male folk music interpreter

Web links

• Web presence