Serpil Barlas (1957 – 20 February 2021) was a Turkish actress and singer.

Biography

Serpil was born in

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

to Kazım Polat and music soloist Aysel İpar. She began her acting and singing career in the 1960s and recorded 45 different tracks between 1976 and 1978. That year, she competed to represent Turkey in the

Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...

, but was placed below the eventual representatives Nazar and Nilüfer. She then moved to the United States and lived there for 15 years. Upon her return to Turkey in 1993, the

HIV/AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual ...

epidemic and the Bosnian Genocide had become central issues in the region. Alongside fellow musician , she recorded "Benim Adım İnsan", "Sahipsiz Çocuklar", and "Bosna", which aimed to give widespread publicity to these issues. From 1998 to 2001, she appeared on the program "Serpil Barlas'la Kurdele". Serpil Barlas died of heart failure in

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and ...

on 20 February 2021 at the age of 64. She was buried in

Feriköy Cemetery The Feriköy Cemetery ( tr, Feriköy Mezarlığı) is a burial ground situated in Feriköy quarter of Şişli district on the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. It is administered by the Metropolitan Municipality. Many prominent figures from the ...

on 22 February.

Discography

Singles

*''Hangisi - İlk ve Son'' (1976) *''Oldu Olanlar - Yandım Aşkınla Ben'' (1976) *''Biricik Sevgilim - Ne Olur Ne Olmaz'' (1977) *''Yaşamana Bak - Yaşamana Bak (Enstrümental)'' (1978) *''Farkın Kalmadı - Sensiz Bir Hiçim'' (1979) *''Dert Etmem Kendime - İlk Sevgilimdi O''

Albums

*''Serpil'in Dünyası'' (1994) *''Efkarım Tarumar'' (1998)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barlas, Serpil 1957 births 2021 deaths 20th-century Turkish actresses Turkish women singers 21st-century Turkish actresses Actresses from Istanbul Date of birth missing Singers from Istanbul