Işıl Yücesoy (born 2 October 1945) is a

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movie and theatre actress and singer.

Life

Işıl Yücesoy was born in Kırklareli, Turkey on 2 October 1945. Her father Selahattin was a music teacher, and she learned piano playing from her father. After she finished the high school, she studied drama at Ankara State Conservatory, and graduated in 1969. On 1 July 1989, she married Tayfun Cılızoğlu. She has a daughter named Meneviş. In 2016, she moved to the United States to join her daughter, who lives in New York City.

Music career

Between 1969 and 1975, she was performing for the

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. She then focused on music and resigned from the theatre to go on the stage as a singer. She performed in many nightclubs. Her repertoire consisted mostly of

covers of western pop music. She also sang in English, Italian and Russian music. In one of her 45-rmp records, there is a composition of

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, a Turkish composer. In 1978, she established her own record label ''Orient''. She then got interested in television and cinema. She played in many television serials and films.

Discography

45 rpms and singles

Albums (LP and CD)

Her albums are the following: *1979: ''Bir Evet Yeter'' *2005: ''En İyileriyle Işıl Yücesoy'' *2016: ''Zamansız'' *2021: ''Sezen Aksu Sokağı'' *2021: ''Vefa (remake)'' (EP)

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yucesoy, Isil Living people 1945 births People from Kırklareli Ankara State Conservatory alumni Turkish film actresses Turkish television actresses Turkish women singers Turkish pop singers