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Index / Art and Culture /
Ajda Pekkan
Full name: Ayse Ajda Pekkan
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Music examples
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Yasinda (1965)
Analamdim Gitti (1977)
Hancer (Date unknown)
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Notable studio albums
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| Ajda Pekkan |
1968 |
| Fecri Ebcioglu Sunar |
1969 |
| Ajda Pekkan Vol III |
1972 |
| Ajda |
1975 |
| La fête a lOlympia |
1976 |
| Süperstar |
1977 |
| Pour Lui |
1978 |
| Süperstar II |
1979 |
| Sen Mutlu Ol |
1981 |
| Sevdim Seni |
1982 |
| Süperstar III |
1983 |
| Bes Yil Önce On Yil Sonra |
1984 |
| Süperstar IV |
1987 |
| Ajda 1990 |
1990 |
| Seni Seçtim |
1991 |
| Ajda 93 |
1993 |
| Tough Girl in A Pink World |
1995 |
| Ajda Pekkan |
1996 |
| Diva |
2000 |
| On the Dancefloor |
2002 |
| Cool Kadin |
2006 |
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(1946-) Turkish singer and actress, being one of the most popular Turkish artists ever.
Her career peeked in the 1970's, after having a diverse career through the 1960's. Since then her career have made a turn downwards, and has come to include a poor placement in the Eurovision Song Contest, which affected her hard personally, and an unsuccessful attempt to break through in the US market.
Biography
1946 February 12: Born in Istanbul, to a father being a naval officer.
1962: Starts singing in a night club.
1963: Wins the Cover Star contest of a Turkish magazine, by which her career as an actress and singer is launched.
1964: Releases her debut single, Abidik Gubidik Twist.
1965: Gets her commercial breakthrough with the single, Her Yerde Kar Var.
1980: Moves to USA for a period after a disappointing placement in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Mid-1990's: Tries to launch an international career, issuing a few English-language singles, without much success.
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