Pamela Aslı Spence (born 25 February 1973) is a Turkish-English

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singer and actress. Born to an

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father and a Turkish mother, she sings in Turkish, which she learned at the age of 15. She has also collaborated with a number of other Turkish singers and performed in several musicals. Spence studied Theater Arts at the

Ankara State Conservatory The Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory ( tr, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Ankara Devlet Konservatuvarı), the first conservatory to be founded in the Republic of Turkey, was established in 1936 by a directive of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. ...

. At the age of 19, she had a short-lived marriage to actor Burak Sergen. She was first noticed by critics in a musical version of '' They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'' staged in

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, where she had acted alongside actors Okan Bayülgen and

Fikret Kuşkan Fikret Kuşkan (born 22 April 1965) is a Turkish actor. Kuşkan grew up in İstinye with his parents and four sisters. His father was of Albanian origin. When he was 13, his father died and he moved to Tokat. After three years, he returned to İ ...

. She then starred in TV miniseries such as ''Lahmacun ve Pizza'', and took part in

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's group of

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. Her first album, ''Eğer Dinlersen'', was the product of a long period of preparation. With the songs in her second album, ''Şehir Rehberi'', she used a style that was closer to

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, as opposed to the pop notes of her first album. One of the songs from her second album, "İstanbul", attracted great public attention. In May 2006, she produced her third album, ''Cehennet''.

Discography

Studio albums

* 2002: ''Eğer Dinlersen'' ( en, If You'll Listen) * 2004: ''Şehir Rehberi'' ( en, City Guide) * 2006: ''Cehennet'' (a blend word combining the words "cehennem" - ''hell'' and "cennet"- ''paradise'') * 2010: ''Stil Zengini'' ( en, Style-rich) * 2018: ''Yara''

Single

*2013: "Aç" *2015: "Aslanlar Gibi" *2020: "Dayanamıyorum" (''

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Besteleri'') *2021: "Benimle Kal" (''Çelik Şarkıları'') *2021: "Her Şeye Rağmen" (with Mehmet Güreli) *2021: "Başka Bir Gün" (with Batu Akdeniz) *2022: "Yedikule" (''Yeni Türkü Zamansız'')

Filmography

* 2015: Acil Aşk Aranıyor - Herself * 2011: +18 - Hayal * 2010: Vay Arkadaş - Sevtap * 2008:

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- Herself * 2008: Pulsar - Pussy Girl * 2007: Kelebek Çıkmazı - Lale * 2007: Ters Yüz - Ayşe * 2007: Gönül Salıncağı - Aslı * 2005: Tombala - Derya * 2004: Mucizeler Komedisi - Female Angel * 2004: Sil Baştan * 2004: Mars Kapıdan Baktırır - Nazlı * 2003: Büyümüş de Küçülmüş - Nazlı * 2002: Lahmacun ve Pizza - Tuğçegül * 2002: Ti Show - Female Robot * 2000: Ruhsar - Girl * 1999: 5 Maymun Çetesi - Kelly * 1997: Ruhsar - Tomris

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Spence, Pamela 1975 births Living people Turkish pop singers Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory alumni 21st-century Turkish women singers 21st-century Turkish singers