Birth name Umit Besen Parents Fikret Besen Role Musical Artist | Name Umit Besen Years active 1973 - present Genres Arabesque, Fantasy | |
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Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter,
musician Instruments Keyboards, synthesizer, Piano Albums I Love You, Ikimiz De Sevdik, Sikayetim Var, Ikimizin Yerine, Ask Burcu Similar People Arif Susam, Cengiz Kurtoglu, Selami Sahin, Ferdi Tayfur, Orhan Gencebay Profiles | ||
Ümit Besen feat. Pamela - Seni Unutmaya Ömrüm Yeter mi?
Ümit Besen (born 14 October 1956, Osmaniye, Turkey) represents the darker side of Tarabya school of electronic music. He started his professional career with playing keyboards and singing with his band at the local clubs in Adana, Southern Turkey. While he was in the army for his obligatory service a brigadier-general (Brigadier in Commonwealth armies) liked his style and appointed him with the task of singing at the officers tavern.
Contents
- mit Besen feat Pamela Seni Unutmaya mrm Yeter mi
- mit besen yoklu unda
- 1980s and rising popularity
- mit Besen today
- Albums
- Songs
- References
mit besen yoklu unda
1980s and rising popularity
After the completion of his 18 months service he returned to Adana. While singing and playing to make his living one day Turkish football legend Metin Oktay visited the club he was working at. Amazed by the power of his voice and his knowledge of synthesizers, Metin Oktay recommended him to his club owner friends in Istanbul.
In Istanbul, he kept playing at famous clubs and finally he was teamed up with songwriters Selami Şahin and Ahmet Selçuk İlkan to record his first LP. The result was not only a commercial success.
Ümit Besen today
Although not being as famous as he was in the 80s, Ümit Besen is probably one of the best known artists to come from the legendary Tarabya Taverns. Today he performs at Yeni Mercan club in Yenikapı (A borough in Fatih district), İstanbul.
Albums
Songs
Seni Unutmaya Ömrüm Yeter miBaşka · 2016
Nikah MasasıBayramın Olsun · 1982
Alışmak Sevmekten Daha ZorNostalji · 1998