Koray Avcı (born 1 January 1990) is a Turkish singer.
Life and career
Koray Avcı was born in
Ankara
Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...
to a family that were originally from
Tercan
Tercan (formerly Mama Hatun, and Derzene; in the Byzantine era; ku, Têrcan) is a town and district of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The district covers an area of and its total population is 20,072 of which 6,646 l ...
. His father died in 2021 from heart and kidney failure.
In 2008, he was enrolled in
Muğla University
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 ...
School of Arts and Sciences to study physics. In 2010 and while still studying 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 ...
, he took part in ''
Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye
''Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye'' is the local version of ''Got Talent'', published in Turkey.
Finalists Season 1
* Ali Ozan Bayram (Champion)
* Yusuf Ayata
* Alican Aslan (english)
* Hakan Akdoğan
* Bilal Göregen
* Hüsnü Mirza Turan
* Emre ...
'', where he famously imitated
Volkan Konak
Volkan Konak (born 27 February 1967) is a Turkish folk
Folk or Folks may refer to:
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*Nation
*People
* Folklore
** Folk art
** Folk dance
** Folk hero
** Folk music
*** Folk metal
*** Folk punk
*** Folk rock
** Folk religion
* Folk ...
and got to the second round.
Upon his graduation in 2012, he returned to Ankara and started performing music on the streets. In the same year, he rose to prominence after a video of him singing at a metro station was shared on the social media.
He released his first studio album ''Aşk İle'' in 2015, which topped the sales charts in Turkey. Its lead single "Sen" garnered over 200 million views on
YouTube
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. The album consisted of a number of new songs as well as
covers.
The album's success led to the release of other studio albums in the following years, including ''Sonra Dersin Ki'' in 2016, ''Senin İçin Değer'' in 2018, and ''Seni Çok Özlüyorum'' in 2020.
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
As featured artist
Music videos
References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
Alevi singers
Turkish Alevis
Turkish clarinetists
Turkish folk musicians
Turkish male singers
Performers of Sufi music
21st-century Turkish folk musicians
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