Yeşim Salkım
Yeşim Salkım (born April 12, 1968 in Istanbul ) is a Turkish singer and actress .
Career
Yeşim Salkım attended school in her hometown, followed by successful studies at the local university. Then she successfully attended the Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Devlet Conservatuarı, where she received music lessons. In the same year, 1993, she released her first album Hiç Keyfim Yok . With this album, Yeşim Salkım achieved his breakthrough. She managed to become one of the hottest pop singers in Turkey. To date, she has released eleven albums, all of which have been commercially successful.
In 1997 she made her debut alongside Şener Sen , Uğur Yücel and Ülkü Duru in the role of Emel in the Turkish feature film Eskiya , which is one of the most successful Turkish films of all time with more than 2.4 million viewers. In 2001 she starred in the film Şarkıcı , for whose performance she won several notable national awards. Furthermore, she plays one of the leading roles in the play Casablanca today .
theatre
Since 2005 she has played the leading role in the play Casablanca together with Atılgan Gümüş , Mehmet Ulay , Elif Çakman and Dilek Aba . In 2007 a Casablanca tour was organized, including in the Turkish cities of Ankara, Izmir, Bergama, Kuşadaşı, Kayseri, Uşak and Denizli. The Casablanca play is one of the most successful in Turkey.
Discography
Albums
- 1994: Hiç Keyfim Yok
- 1995: Ferman
- 1997: Yoktan Geliyorum
- 2000: Hep Böyle Kal
- 2001: Vefa Borcu
- 2005: Ayna
- 2006: Bazen
- 2008: Sen Nasılsan Öyleyim
- 2009: 7
- 2010: İstanbul'da Aşk
EPs
- 2007: Yuvarlanan Taşlar
- 2009: Bambaşka
- 2015: Unutursun Gönlüm
Soundtracks
- 2007: Casablanca
- 2012: Bizim Şarkımız
Singles
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Filmography
- 1996: Eskiya
- 2000: Fosforlu Cevriye
- 2001: Şarkıcı
- 2005: Seer Vakti
- 2007: Sessiz Gemiler
- 2007: Bayrampasa: Ben Fazla Kalmayacağım
Awards
- 2001: Altin Portakal Award for Best Actress in Sarkici
Web links
- Yesim Salkim in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Yeşim Salkım at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
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SURNAME | Salkım, Yeşim |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish-Alevi singer and actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1968 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Istanbul , Turkey |