Çiğdem Talu (October 31, 1939 – May 28, 1983) was a Turkish

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. The writer

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was her grandfather. Çiğdem wrote her first song "''Ağlıyorum Yine''", which was sung by Nilüfer and released on her single, "''Kalbim Bir Pusula''". The great success of this song led her to write songs for many other singers, among them for Yeliz and

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. Turkey participated at the

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held in

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for the first time, and three songs written by Talu were in the qualification in

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. That year, she met

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and they started to make music together. Their first song, "''İşte Öyle Bir Şey''" sung by

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was a great hit. From then on, Talu wrote and Kibar composed pop music songs for Evgin, which became hits. Talu and Kibar produced around 200 songs. Talu wrote the lyrics for the play "''Nereye Payidar''", while the music was composed by

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. Many pop music singers,

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and

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included, used her lyrics. She died of

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. Following her death, a number of artists organized a series of concerts in her honor. In 2006, a number of her songs were put together as an album and sold.Çiğdem Talu Bir Zamanlar serisi
Retrieved 28 January 2007 Her daughter Zeynep also became a songwriter and music producer, who wrote the lyrics of the Turkish entry "'' Sev''" at the

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held in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Talu, Cigdem 1939 births 1983 deaths Musicians from Istanbul Deaths from cancer in Turkey Deaths from breast cancer Alumni of Arnavutköy American High School for Girls Turkish pop musicians Turkish lyricists Burials at Aşiyan Asri Cemetery