Sibel Egemen (born 13 May 1958) is a
Turkish
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* of or about Turkey
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singer.
Biography
She is the granddaughter of Turkish composer
Muzaffer İlkar. Egemen got training as a child in ballet, violin and piano. She began her professional musical career in 1973 as member of
Cici Kızlar
Cici Kızlar (literally "Cute Girls") were a Turkish female vocal trio.
The group initially was composed of three singers, Şebnem Aksu, Birnur Bilginoğlu and Sibel Egemen. Sibel Egemen left the group due to difficulty she felt running educat ...
. She left the group due to difficulty she felt running education and music together. After her break up,
Bilgen Bengü joined them in 1975 and became one of the most popular singers in Turkey with a song called ''Hayret''. With 1983's ''Dünyam Değişti'', she branched off into
folk music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...
. After the last album, she left the music and began to Expert of Public Relations at Yurtbank between 1995 and 2005. She then moved to Izmir and has been academician at Public Relations and Advertising in Communication Faculty of
Ege University
Ege University or Aegean University ( tr, Ege Üniversitesi) is a public research university in Bornova, İzmir. It was founded in 1955 with the faculties of Medicine and Agriculture. It is the first university to start courses in İzmir and the ...
since 2005.
Discography
Albums
*1977 Sibel Egemen
*1981 Sibel
*1983 Dunyam Degisti
*1988 Mini Minicik Bir Kase
*1992 Dün ve Bugün... Sevgiyle
45's
*1976 Simdi Ne Yapsam – Senin Vicdanın Yok Mu
*1976 Yenildim Sana – Hayrola
*1977 Hayret – Dile Benden Ne Dilersen
*1977 Nerede – Sahte Gozyaslari
Filmography
References
External links
Official websiteLast fm profile
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1958 births
Living people
Musicians from Ankara
Turkish women singers
Turkish pop singers