Koray Avcı (born 1 January 1990) is a Turkish singer.
Life and career
Koray Avcı was born in
Ankara
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...
to a family that were originally from
Tercan. His father died in 2021 from heart and kidney failure.
In 2008, he was enrolled in
Muğla University School of Arts and Sciences to study physics. In 2010 and while still studying in
Muğla, he took part in ''
Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye
''Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye'' is the local version of '' Got Talent'', published in Turkey.
Finalists Season 1
* Ali Ozan Bayram (Champion)
* Yusuf Ayata
* Alican Aslan (English)
* Hakan Akdoğan
* Bilal Göregen
* Emre Büyüktunç
* Kaya A ...
'', where he famously imitated
Volkan Konak and got to the second round.
Upon his graduation in 2012, he returned to Ankara and started performing music on the streets. In the same year, he rose to prominence after a video of him singing at a metro station was shared on the social media.
He released his first studio album ''Aşk İle'' in 2015, which topped the sales charts in Turkey. Its lead single "Sen" garnered over 200 million views on
YouTube
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. The album consisted of a number of new songs as well as
covers.
The album's success led to the release of other studio albums in the following years, including ''Sonra Dersin Ki'' in 2016, ''Senin İçin Değer'' in 2018, and ''Seni Çok Özlüyorum'' in 2020.
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
As featured artist
Music videos
References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
Alevi singers
Turkish Alevis
Turkish clarinetists
Turkish male singers
Performers of Sufi music
21st-century Turkish folk musicians
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