''Pırlanta'' (''Diamond'') is the ninth studio album by Turkish singer
Demet Akalın
Demet Akalın (born 23 April 1972) is a Turkish people, Turkish singer and former model. Due to the popular songs she has released since the middle of the 2000s, she has become one of the most recognizable names of Turkish pop music.
Akalın, who ...
. It was released on 19 June 2015 by Doğan Music Company. It was Demet Akalın's first album to be released by this production company. Its lead single ''Ders Olsun'' ranked second on Turkey's official music chart, and the album itself became the best-selling album in Turkey in 2015.
Music videos
The album's lead single "Ders Olsun" was written and composed by
Sinan Akçıl and arranged by Volga Tamöz. Its music video was directed by Müjdat Küpşi. The second music video was prepared for the song "Gölge" under Müjdat Küpşi's direction and was shot in
Bodrum
Bodrum () is a town and district of Muğla Province, Turkey. About 200 thousand people live in the district, which covers 650 km2 and includes the town. It is a port town at the entrance to the Gulf of Gökova. Known in ancient times as Hal ...
over the course of three days. In the music video for "Çalkala", which was also directed by Müjdat Kupşi, Akalın was accompanied by 8 dancers. The music video was first shown to the public on 17 October 2015 during Akalın's concert at the
Bostancı Show Center
The Bostancı Show Center () is a convention center located on the Mehmet Şevki Paşa Road in Bostancı, Kadıköy, opened in 1991. It hosts many events and concerts.
History
The first series of events taking place at the Bostancı Show Center ...
. The fourth music video was produced for the song "Beş Yıl", written and composed by Berkay and arranged by Çağrı Telkıvıran. It was directed by Sedat Doğan and shot over the course of two days in Garipçe, Istanbul. It was followed by "Pırlanta", whose music video was directed by Tamer Aydoğdu. The album's sixth music video was prepared and released for the song "Şerefime Namusuma". The song was written and composed by
Soner Sarıkabadayı and arranged by Erdem Kınay. In the music video, which was directed by Tamer Aydoğdu, Akalın appeared together with her husband Okan Kurt. Demet Akalın later announced on her Twitter account that the last music video from ''Pırlanta'' would be made for the song "Özüme Döndüm",
but the plan was later cancelled.
Track listing
Personnel
* Supervisor:
Demet Akalın
Demet Akalın (born 23 April 1972) is a Turkish people, Turkish singer and former model. Due to the popular songs she has released since the middle of the 2000s, she has become one of the most recognizable names of Turkish pop music.
Akalın, who ...
* Producer: Samsun Demir
* Photographs: Sedat Doğan
* Hair: Nuri Şekerci
* Make-up: Mutlu Genç
* Graphic design: Ebru Aydemir , DS
* Printing: GD Ofset
Sales
Notes
References
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2015 albums
Demet Akalın albums
Turkish-language albums