Hicran Muazzez Abacı (; born November 12, 1947) is a
Turkish singer. Trained in
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 ...
, she has achieved considerable popular success in the
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 ...
genre.
[''Rough Guide to World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East'', ed. Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, and Richard Trillo (1999), p. 404.] She has been active since 1973 with a silent period between 2002 and 2012.
Awards
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State Artist State Artist ( tr, Devlet Sanatçısı, also sometimes translated as "National Artist") is an honorary title granted to prominent artists by the government of Turkey for their contributions to the Turkish culture. It was established in 1971 by the ...
(awarded in 1998)
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Muazzez Abacı Söylüyor'' (1975)
* ''Ölümsüz Eserlerle Muazzez Abacı'' (1975)
* ''Dönüş '' (1978)
* ''Yasemen'' (1981)
* ''Muazzez Abacı Söylüyor'' ( 1982)
* ''Sevdiklerinizle Muazzez Abacı 83'' (1983)
* ''Geceler'' ( 1986)
* ''Şakayık'' (1986)
* ''Söyleme Bilmesinler'' (1987)
* ''Felek'' (1989)
* ''Vurgun'' (1990)
* ''Sensiz Olmadı'' (1991)
* ''Efendim'' (1992)
* ''Kar Yangınları'' (1994)
* ''Güller Arasında'' (1994)
* ''Tutkunum'' (1995)
* ''Cesaretim Var'' (1998)
* ''Muazzez Abacı & Zeki Müren Düet'' (1998)
* ''Hükümlüyüm'' ( 2001)
* ''Bir Efsanedir'' (2013)
* ''Ajda Pekkan & Muazzez Abacı'' (2014)
See also
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Turkish music
The music of Turkey includes mainly Turkic and Byzantine elements as well as partial influences ranging from Ottoman music, Middle Eastern music and Music of Southeastern Europe, as well as references to more modern European and American popula ...
Notes
External links
Sunday's Zaman - ''Celebrities and the mob''*
1947 births
Musicians from Ankara
Turkish classical singers
Turkish women singers
Living people
State Artists of Turkey
TED Ankara College Foundation Schools alumni
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