Serdar Ortaç

Serdar Ortac
Birth name Serdar Ortac
Born 16 February 1970 (1970-02-16) (age 42)
Istanbul, Turkey
Genres Pop-Folk
Occupations Singer
TV Show Host
Songwriter
Writer
Composer
Years active 1994–present

Serdar Ortaç (Turkish pronunciation: [seɾˌdaɾ oɾˈtatʃ], born 16 February 1970) is one of the popular singers of the Turkish pop folk music since the 1990s.

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Early life

He was born in Istanbul on 16 February 1970. He started his education in Kocamustafapasa primary school. After graduating from Haydarpasa Technical High School, he studied American Language & Literature at Bilkent University, Ankara.

His first album was the best selling album of the year by 2 million copies. His album, Cakra was the best selling album of 2004 as well. He composes most of the songs in his albums. He composed more than 150 songs.

His songs can be heard in other singers...His songs have been released in many languages such as Arabic, Greek, Russian and English.

He hosted the TV show "With Serdar Ortaç" for three years which was chosen as the best show program of the year at the 2003 Turkish Radio & TV awards.

He also released a book on January 2005 titled "Bu sarkılar Kimin İcin?" ("Who are these songs for?") which contains his poems, memories and some lyrics.

During his early career until 2000 he gambled heavily and is said to have lost about US$ three million. He has given up gambling since 2000.

Ortaç has enjoyed a large fan base and high album sales for more than 10 years. He never got support from big artists as others had from Sezen Aksu, Nazan Öncel and other famous singer-songwriters.

His album Mesafe was released in 2006. The album contains hits like Dansöz, Mesafe, Gitme and Sor.

There were plans to work with Ayberay Kaba, a successful multi-instrumentalist singer and pop producer, who is famous for his top 10 hits Abis ve Bebisler and Kaderimsin in Turkey, but they never came to pass.

His latest album Nefes ("Breath") was released in 2008.

On 20 May 2010 Serdar is preparing to release his album Kara Kedi ("Black Cat"), which will feature collaborations with many international artists. for Şule Nur :)

Awards

Discography

Year Released Title
1994 September 1994 Aşk İçin ("For love")
1996 March 1996 Yaz Yağmuru ("Summer Rain")
1997 October 1997 Loco Para Amar ("Addicted to Love")
1998 June 1998 Gecelerin Adamı ("Man Of Nights")
1999 September 1999 Bilsem ki ("If I knew")
2001 April 2001 Sahibinin Sesi ("His Masters' Voice")
2002 July 2002 Okyanus ("Ocean")
2004 24 March 2004 Çakra/Beni Unut ("Chakra"/"Forget me")
2006 1 May 2006 Mesafe ("Distance")
2007 8 April 2007 Gold Remix
2008 2 June 2008 Nefes ("Breath")
2009 19 March 2009 Gold Remix
2010 20 May 2010 Kara Kedi ("Black Cat")
2011 10 March 2011 Gold 2011

Appearances

Year Title Info
2007 Taktik (Tactic) Artist: Bengü Genre: pop folk

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