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'',

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by Gülse Birsel. She played in popular youth series "Melekler Korusun" and "Şahsiyet" which won

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. She played in

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's many films like '' Babam ve Oğlum'', ''Unutursam Fısılda''.

Musical fame

In the 1970s, her songs "Kördüğüm", "Sessiz Gemi", "Otuz Beş Yaş" were very successful. Her later albums ''Tutkulardan İntihar'', ''Beyhude'' were outside the mainstream. "Tutkulardan İntihar" was one of the first examples of

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songs.

Acting

She debuted in theater. Her debut acting in a feature film was ''Talihli Amele''. In 1985, with

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's "Ortaoyuncular" troupe, she took part in the

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''İçinden Tramvay Geçen Şarkı''. In 1986, she won the Golden Orange for Best Supporting Actress Award with her performance in ''Asiye Nasıl Kurtulur?'' at

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. She was also awarded the honorary "Illuminating Apollo" award at the 10th İstanbul International Meeting of Cinema-History in 2007. She has married and divorced actor Fikret Hakan and later director

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Discography

Singles

* "Kördüğüm/Yol" (Yonca Plak, 1969) * "Je Sais Que Tu Sais / Il Viendra Celui Que J'aime" (

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, 1969) * "Ölüm/Olmasa (Güzelliğin On Para Etmez)" (Melodi Plak, 1969) * "Dilber/Perişan" (Yonca Plak, 1970) * "Güzel Ne Güzel Olmuşsun/Bana Kara Diyen Dilber" (Yonca Plak, 1970) * "Yalan Dünya/Ceylan" (Yonca Plak, 1971) * "Adım Kadın/Ben Sana Mecburum" (Yonca Plak, 1972) * "Yiğit/Yardan Haber Yok" (1 Numara, 1974) * "Dönülmez Bir Yoldayım/Ey Sevgili Sevgilim" (

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, 1975) * "Otuz Beş Yaş/Susun Ağlayacağım" (EMI, 1975) * "Sessiz Gemi/Şükür Verdiklerine" (EMI, 1975) * "Onu Bana Sakla/Sus, Duymasın" (EMI, 1976) * "Benim Derdim Seninle/Bundan İyisi Can Sağlığı" (EMI, 1977) * "Seni Bırakamam/Yüzün Yağmurda" (EMI, 1978) * "Do Do Do Do Si Re Re/Sevdim Seni Bir Kere" (EMI, 1980) * "Aşk Kapıyı Çalınca/Bir Damla Yaş" (Balet, 1981)

Albums (LP/MC/CD)

* ''Anlatamıyorum'', (EMI, LP, 1977) * ''Benim Şarkılarım'' (Balet, LP, 1984; Ossi Müzik, CD, 13 August 2010) * ''Yıllar Sonra'' (Sarp Plak, MC, 1988) * ''Tutkulardan İntihar'' (Sarp Plak, MC, June 1990) * ''Beyhude'' (Ada Müzik, CD-MC, 26 March 1997) * ''Eski 45'likler'' (Ada Müzik, CD, 1998)

Filmography

Feature films

TV series

*''Yerim Seni'' *''Üzgünüm Leyla'' *''Estağfurullah Yokuşu'' *''

'' *''Sıla'' *''Melekler Korusun'' *''

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'' *''Annem Uyurken'' *''

'' *'' Paramparça'' *'' Şahsiyet'' *''

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'' *'' Yüz Yıllık Mucize''

References

External links

*
Official website
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