Life and career
Tayfur was born in Adana and his father Cumali Bey named him after his favorite voice actor Ferdi Tayfur. His father wanted his son to have a proper education, but after he was murdered when exiting a casino, Tayfur left school and led a life in poverty, with his mother marrying another man after his death. He revealed that he wanted to study but could not do so because of lack of opportunities. In his childhood, he worked as an apprentice in a candy store owned by his stepfather, and there he learned how to read. Tayfur, who later worked on the farm and contributed to the family's income, started singing at weddings during the same years. Later, he participated in Adana Radio's music contest. Tayfur made deals with Seda Plak in 1968 to release two records, but the recordings were not well received. He then went back to Adana to work on the farm. As well, he continued to work on his music career. After a three-year break he released his new record, ''Huzurum Kalmadı''. In 1973, he released ''Kır Çiçekleri'' under the label Görsev Plak. In 1974, he released another record ''Bana Gerçekleri Söyle''. In 1975, he signed a new contract with Elenor Plak. After the release of ''Bırak Şu Gurbeti'', he became widely known with the release of his song ''Çeşme''.Music career
Tayfur's first album, which included songs written by himself, made a good sale in the years when he started his musical career but due to financial difficulties, he sold two songs to Elenor Plak's proprietor Atilla Alpsakarya who eventually gave them to Gülden Karaböcek. Tayfur continued to publish his records and eventually became widely known with his song "Çeşme", and in 1977 he was cast in a leading role alongside Necla Nazır in a movie with the same title. The film was watched by 12 million people at the time. Alongside releasing albums, he gave numerous concerts. 200,000 people attended his concert inIllness and death
In 2020, Tayfur received a kidney transplant from his son. Tayfur died at a Antalya Medical Park hospital in on 2 January 2025, at the age of 79. He was transferred toDiscography
Filmography
Clips
Books
* ''Şekerci Çırağı'', novel, Kora Yayın, (2003) * ''Yağmur Durunca'', novel, Kora Yayın, (2008) * ''Bir Zamanlar Ağaçtım'', novel, Kora Yayın, (2013) * ''Paraşütteki Çocuk'', novel, (2014)Television shows
* 1993: ''Yetiş Emmioğlu'', presenter (References
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tayfur, Ferdi 1945 births 2025 deaths People from Yüreğir Turkish male television actors Turkish television presenters Turkish male singer-songwriters 20th-century Turkish male musicians 21st-century Turkish male musicians 20th-century Turkish composers 21st-century Turkish composers Turkish male classical composers Bağlama players Turkish classical qanun players Turkish oud players Tambur players Turkish male guitarists Turkish classical guitarists Folk guitarists Turkish classical musicians 20th-century Turkish classical composers Turkish male film actors Burials at Yeniköy Cemetery