Funda Arar (; born 8 April 1975) is a Turkish singer. Funda Arar spent her early childhood in Ankara, where she was born, and later in

Muğla Muğla () is a city in southwestern Turkey. The city is the center of the District of Menteşe and Muğla Province, which stretches along Turkey's Aegean coast. Muğla's center is situated inland at an altitude of 660 m and lies at a dista ...

and

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. She studied at

Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Technical University ( tr, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, commonly referred to as ITU or The Technical University) is an international technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third-oldest technical universit ...

's music conservatory, specialicizing in the mandolin. Her first album ''Sevgilerde'' came out in 1999, became a big hit, especially the song "Aysel". ''Sevgiliye'' was released a year later and included hits like "Seni Düşünürüm" and "Cesminaz" in collaboration with Kıraç. ''Alagül'' and ''Sevda Yanığı'', her third and fourth albums came out in 2002 and 2003, which had the songs "Haberin Var mı?", "Aşksız Kal". Arar's album ''Son Dans'' was released in December 2005 following a long break. Recently, she released the much anticipated ''Rüya'' (2008) (

Turkish classical music Ottoman music ( tr, Osmanlı müziği) or Turkish classical music ( tr, Türk sanat müziği) is the tradition of classical music originating in the Ottoman Empire. Developed in the palace, major Ottoman cities, and Sufi lodges, it traditionally ...

), in which she sang songs in a variety of

makam The Turkish makam ( Turkish: ''makam'' pl. ''makamlar''; from the Arabic word ) is a system of melody types used in Turkish classical music and Turkish folk music. It provides a complex set of rules for composing and performance. Each makam spec ...

s such as Hicaz, Rast, Hüzzam, Muhayyerkürdî, Uşşak, Kürdîlihicazkâr, and Nihavend. In this album, she was accompanied by a master ensemble of (

) under the directorship of Yaşar Okyay. She is married with Febyo Taşel since 2004 who is also producer of all of her albums. In 2013, they had a child named Aras.

Discography

Studio albums

* 2000: ''Sevgilerde'' * 2002: ''Alagül'' * 2003: ''Sevda Yanığı'' * 2006: ''Son Dans'' ( Mü-Yap certification: Platinum) * 2008: ''Rüya'' * 2009: ''Zamanın Eli'' * 2011: ''Aşkın Masum Çocukları'' * 2012: ''Sessiz Sinema'' * 2015: ''Hoşgeldin'' * 2017: ''Aşk Hikayesi'' * 2018: ''Arabesk''

EPs

* 2001: ''Sevgiliye'' (with Kıraç) * 2007: ''Beyaz Gelincik'' (with Kıraç) * 2020: ''Doldur Yüreğimi'' * 2022: ''Boşver''

Charts

Filmography

Television programs

* ''Funda Arar'la Performans'' (2005) * ''Gölgeler (2006) * ''Söz Müzik Funda Arar'' (2008–2009)

References

External links

* 1975 births Living people Istanbul Technical University alumni Musicians from Ankara 21st-century Turkish singers 21st-century Turkish women singers Golden Butterfly Award winners {{Turkey-singer-stub