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İlham Gencer
Bozkurt İlham Osman Gencer (30 August 1921 – 24 May 2023) was a Turkish jazz pianist, singer and composer. Life and career A child prodigy, İlham started playing piano as a child under the guidance of his mother, and never received any formal musical training. He held his first concert and made his first composition ''İlham Vals'' when he was 5 years old. He started his professional career in 1944, and between 1949 and 1963 he hosted several musical programs on . In 1960 İlham opened a popular night club in the Istanbul district of Şişli, the ''Çatı Club'', where he contributed to launch the careers of several singers and musicians. His 1961 song "Bak Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş", a cover of Bob Azzam's "C'est écrit dans le Ciel", is regarded as the first pop song recorded in Turkish language. In 2018, he was the subject of a biography, ''Bozkurt İlhami Gencer'le Sanat ve Siyaset Bir Bir Birada'' ("Art and politics at the same time with Bozkurt İlhami Gencer") wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, cultural and historic hub. The city straddles the Bosporus strait, lying in both Europe and Asia, and has a population of over 15 million residents, comprising 19% of the population of Turkey. Istanbul is the list of European cities by population within city limits, most populous European city, and the world's List of largest cities, 15th-largest city. The city was founded as Byzantium ( grc-gre, Βυζάντιον, ) in the 7th century BCE by Ancient Greece, Greek settlers from Megara. In 330 CE, the Roman emperor Constantine the Great made it his imperial capital, renaming it first as New Rome ( grc-gre, Νέα Ῥώμη, ; la, Nova Roma) and then as Constantinople () after himself. The city grew in size and influence, eventually becom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
