Hatice Yıldız Levent, better known by her stage name Muazzez Ersoy, (born 9 August 1958) is a Turkish classical music singer. In 1998, with the suggestion of the 33rd government of Turkey's Ministry of Culture, she was chosen as a State Artist.[1][2] Due to singing nostalgic songs, she is also known with the title "Nostalgia Queen" inside Turkey.[3][4] In 2006, she was chosen as a goodwill ambassador for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.[5][6][7]
Muazzez Ersoy | |
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Birth name | Hatice Yıldız Levent |
Also known as | Nostalgia Queen |
Born | Uzunköprü, Edirne, Turkey | 9 August 1958
Genres | Turkish classical, Pop, Arabesque |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1982–present |
Labels | Elenor Müzik (1991–1992) Raks Müzik (1993) Levent Müzik Yapım (1994–2000) DMC (2002, 2013–present) Avrupa Müzik (2004–2006) Öncü Müzik (2007–2010) |
Website | MuazzezErsoy.net |
Ersoy spent her childhood and early adulthood in Kasımpaşa, Beyoğlu.[8] She became initially interested in music due to her mother's affinity for music. This passion of her mother influenced Ersoy during her youth, and after finishing secondary school, she decided to continue her studies by taking music lessons. She took lessons from music teachers such as İrfan Özbakır and Baki Duyarlar. She did a «clerkship»[9][10] and spent her savings on music lessons.
Ersoy, who achieved great sales with her nostalgia album series, recently rerecorded the pop songs that were released in the 90s. In the album titled “90’dan POP”, Ersoy performed the songs of Tarkan, Sezen Aksu, Serdar Ortaç, Yıldız Tilbe, Harun Kolçak, Eda and Metin Özülkü, and released the first music video of the album for Serdar Ortaç's song "Değmez".[11]
She also hosted the TV program "Yıldız Akşamı" on TRT Müzik.[12]
Discography
editStudio albums
editYear | Album | Sales | Producer | Ref |
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1991 | Seven Olmaz Ki | 400,000 | Elenor Plak | [13] |
1992 | Her Şeyim Sensin | 600,000 | Elenor Plak | [13] |
1993 | Sizi Seviyorum | 500,000 | Raks Müzik | [13] |
1994 | Sensizlik Bu | 500,000 | Levent Müzik | [13] |
1994 | Seninle Olmak | 750,000 | Levent Müzik | |
1995 | Nostalji | 1,200,000 | Levent Müzik | [13] |
1996 | Nostalji 2 | 1,700,000 | Levent Müzik | [13] |
1997 | Nostalji 3 | 1,100,000 | Levent Müzik | [13] |
1998 | Nostalji 4-5-6 | 1,500,000 | Levent Müzik | [13] |
1999 | Nostalji 7-8-9 | 2,000,000 | Levent Müzik | [13] |
2000 | Nostalji 10-11-12 | 1,000,000 | Levent Müzik | [14] |
2002 | Senin İçin | 300,000 | DMC | [15] |
2004 | Seni Seviyorum | 210,000 | Avrupa Müzik | [16] |
2006 | Nankör | 70,000 | Avrupa Müzik | [17] |
2007 | Kraliçeden Nostaljiler | 20,000 | Öncü Müzik | |
2010 | Mozaik | 67,000 | Öncü Müzik | |
2013 | Şarkılarla Gel | 115,000 | DMC | |
2016 | 90'dan Pop | 2,006,178 | DMC |
Singles
editYear | Single | Producer | Ref |
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2022 | "Aşk Versin Kararını" (with Yücel Arzen) | Poll Production |
Notes
edit- ^ Evin Doğu (19 July 2000). "Sanatçılar ünvansız kaldı". NTV-MSNBC. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ "T.C. Kultur Bakanligi / Ministry of Culture, Republic of Turkey" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
- ^ "Kredi alıp vergi ödüyorum". Hürriyet. 15 March 1999. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Nostalji kraliçesi taçlandı!". Magazinsortie.
- ^ Evin Doğu (31 May 2006). "Muazzez Ersoy, BM iyi niyet elçisi". NTV-MSNBC. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ "İyi niyet Muazzez Ersoy'a kısmet!". Posta. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Müezzinden Tabut Cilacısına 49 Ünlünün İlk Meslekleri". Rota Haber. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ Yunus Emre Erk (13 September 2013). "Müezzinden Tabut Cilacısına 49 Ünlünün İlk Meslekleri". Listelist. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Ünlülerin geçmişi". Vaybeee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Nostalji Kraliçesi Pop Albümle Döndü".
- ^ "Yıldız Akşamı TRT Müzik resmi sitesi". Archived from the original on 2013-03-08. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "10 yılın tiraj rekortmenleri". Milliyet. 12 April 2000.
- ^ 'Elbette' Candan dinledik, En çok satan albümler Zaman newspaper archive. Date published: 31 December 2000
- ^ http://www.mu-yap.org/getdata.asp?PID=194 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine „Mü-Yap“. official website: the best-selling albums awards
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20120205185406/http://www.mu-yap.org/upload/2004/ilk200yerlialbum.xls 01.01.2004 - 31.12.2004 Tarihleri Arasında En Çok Bandrol Alan İlk 200 Yerli Albüm („Mü-Yap“. verileri) 2004.
- ^ ""Mü-Yap". albüm satış grafiği". Archived from the original on 2009-05-09. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
External links
edit- Muazzez Ersoy's official website
- Sozmuzik.com - Biography of Muazzez Ersoy (in Turkish)