Göksel

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Göksel
Göksel
Background information
Born	November 25, 1971
Origin	Istanbul, Turkey
Genre(s)	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, Songwriter
Years active	1997 - present
Label(s)	Karma Müzik Yapım, Sony Music
Website	Göksel.web.tr

Göksel Demirpençe (25 November 1971, Istanbul), better known as simply Göksel, is a Turkish pop singer and singer-songwriter.

1 Biography
2 Discography
3 Sources
4 External links

[edit] Biography

Göksel was born in Istanbul on 25 November 1971. In 1988 she applied to Boğaziçi University to study philosophy. However, she quit her studies to become a professionel artist. She started to take private singing lessons and began singing for various orchestras. For two years she was a backing vocal to Sezen Aksu and Sertab Erener, two of Turkey's most acknowledged female singers.

In 1997 her first album, entitled Yollar (Roads) was released, of which the first single, Sabır (Patience) became a big hit.

She released her second album, Körebe (Blind Man's Bluff) in 2001 under a Sony Music label. Its most successful single was Depresyondayım (I'm depressed).

Her third album came out in 2003 under the title Söz Ver (Promise). That year Göksel gave a successful concert in Babylon with a Greek group, Omega Vibes.

In 2005 Göksel published her latest album, Arka Bahçem (My Backyard). The album's biggest hit was Bi seni konuşurum (I'm only talking about you)

Göksel is also featured in the album of Turkish rock band maNga; their duet called Dursun zaman (Time should stop) is very popular with radio stations and appears on the soundtrack of the film Sınav (starring Jean-Claude Van Damme).

[edit] Discography

Year	Title	Label
1997	Yollar (Roads)	Karma Müzik Yapım
2001	Körebe (Blind Man's Bluff)	Sony Music
2003	Söz ver (Promise)	Sony Music
2005	Arka Bahçem (My Backyard)	Sony Music