Ersan Erdura (born 15 May 1949) is a Turkish
singer
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...
and actor. He is often referred to as "
Turkish Elvis
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".
Ersan Erdura was born in Gaziantep, Turkey. When he was 6 months old, his father died and his family relocated to İstanbul. His musical interest began with a guitar bought from market place by his grandmother.
He formed a band named "Boğaziçi Orkestrası" with his close friends when he was 12 years old. In 1965, Ersan Erdura and the band won Best Orchestra and Best Vocal titles at the Caddebostan Son Saat Music Awards. In 1967, Ersan Erdura joined the Golden Voice Contest organized by ''Haftasonu'' and he was selected as the "King of Golden Voice".
He is married to Leyla Erdura since 1968 and has three daughter, Dilara, Ayça and Gözde.
Discography
Soundtracks
*1970 -
Köyün Beş Güzeli (movie)
*2010 -
Çocuklar Duymasın (TV series)
45s
*1968 - Sen Benimsin - Siempre Manuel
*1972 - İshak Kuşu - Dediler
*1972 - Çiğdem/Yaralım
*1977 - Çocuk Gözler/Yalnız Değilsin
*1978 - Acılar Sürekli Olamaz/Geçen Yaz
*1979 - Kara Gölgen Olaydım/Hayalim Gitmez
*1980 - Aşıksın/Beni Ara
Albums
*1981 - Ve Ben Yalnız 1 (LP)
*1982 - Bakışlım (LP)
*2001 - 40 Yılın Liste Başı Şarkıları (cassette)
*1979 - Hayalin Gitmez (CD)
*2010 - En İyileriyle Ersan Erdura (CD)
*2012 - Bir Zamanlar Seksenler (CD)
References
1949 births
Living people
People from Gaziantep
Turkish pop singers
20th-century Turkish male actors
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