Name Aysel Gurel Albums Aysel\'in, Cinar Vol. I Children Mujde Ar, Mehtap Ar | Spouse Vedat Akin Role Lyricist | |
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Died February 17, 2008, Istanbul, Turkey Movies Cholera Street, Uvey ana, Mistik, The Heart Queen, Tek kollu canavar Similar People Mujde Ar, Mehtap Ar, Onno Tunc, Atilla Ozdemiroglu, Sezen Aksu | ||
Aysel Gürel (February 7, 1929, Sarayköy, Denizli, – February 17, 2008, İstanbul) was a Turkish lyricist and actress., Besides her lyrics, which were performed by singers throughout Turkey, she was known for her outlandish clothing, make up and wigs.
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Aysel Gürel
Biography
Aysel Gürel was born in 1929 in Denizli, Turkey, in the western part of the country. She graduated from Istanbul University with a faculty of literature degree. Her lyrics were performed by such noted Turkish singers as Sezen Aksu. Besides lyric writing, Gürel also worked as an actress, drama player and a Turkologist. in 2007, Gürel appeared in a Turkish television commercial for Pepsi. Gürel was admitted to Metropolitan Florence Nightingale Hospital in Istanbul in December 2007. She was reportedly ill with lung cancer. She died of chronic bronchitis at the age of 80 on February 17, 2008, in Istanbul. Gürel was buried at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery following a funeral at Teşvikiye Mosque. Gürel was the mother of Turkish actresses, Müjde Ar and Mehtap Ar.
Songs written by
She wrote the lyrics of very popular songs that reached smash hit and classical status in Turkey's music history such as;
A^ She wrote the song with Sezen Aksu.