Ferdi ÃzbeÄen
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Born in Izmir, Turkey on August 19, 1941, Ferdi ÃzbeÄen was a folk and pop singer and pianist. Interested in music at a young age, he began taking music lessons when he was 11 years old. Initially attending college to study economics, he turned to a career in music after the death of his father in 1963. He earned a good amount of attention in 1965 when he and his orchestra competed on the talent show Golden Microphone before he began to build his career as an acclaimed fantezi urban folk music artist. He came to prominence in 1977 with the release of his debut album, Ferdi ÃzbeÄen'le 45 Dakikadd, which was a big success. He followed that with a series more successful albums including the gold record Ferdi ÃzbeÄen'le Sohbet (1978), TeÅekkürler (1979), and Mutluluklar (1980), which won a Golden Piano Award. Ferdi ÃzbeÄen broke into acting and starred in Tanriya Feryat (1980) and later appeared on the popular TV series Perihan Abla. He continued to have success in the charts with albums such as Bir Sir Bibi (1982), Seviyorum Delicesine (1983) Piyanist (1984) Belki Bir Gün (1985), SevdiÄiniz Åarkılar (1986), Yaktı Geçti (1989), Davacı DeÄilim (1992), Kandil (1998), Ayrılmayalım (1991), and Nerelerdeydiniz (2009). His most popular songs include âGündüzüm Seninle,â âBüklüm Büklüm,â âDilek TaÅı,â âAÄla Halime,â and âO Günler.â Diagnosed with prostate cancer, Ferdi ÃzbeÄen survived the disease for 12 years before passing away on January 28, 2013, at the age of 71.
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