Yasemin Mori

Yasemin Mori

Performing during her concert on Yazır, Kumluca (July 18, 2009)
Background information
Birth name Yasemin Savgı
Also known as Yasemori
Born March 4, 1982 (1982-03-04) (age 30)
Origin Ankara
Genres Rock, shoegaze
Occupations Freelance graphic designer
Instruments Vocal, megaphone
Years active 2008-present
Labels Irmak Plak
Website yaseminmori.tumblr.com
Official MySpace page
Members
Can Güngör
Canberk Ünsal
Cihan Mürtezaoğlu
Korhan Futacı (saxophone)
Masis Aram Gözbek (keyboard)

Yasemin Savgı (born 4 March 1982, Ankara) is a Turkish alternative rock singer.

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Biography

Although her original last name was Savgı, she chooses to go by the scene alias Mori, which means girl in various ethnic Balkan Turkic languages, and which was a name she was called by many of her friends as a young girl. She composed her first song when she was a teenager. Her first album "Hayvanlar" was released on 10 July 2008 by Irmak Plak. She is a graduate of the Department of Graphic Design at Bilkent University; her work is released by Tumblr.

Discography

Hayvanlar (Animals) - 2008

  1. "Aslında Bir Konu Var" (Actually, there's an issue) 3:30
  2. "Kuzgun" (Raven) 3:48
  3. "Yeniler" (New Ones) 2:48
  4. "Arjantin" (Argentina) 3:19
  5. "Nolur Nolur Nolur" (Please Please Please) 2:53
  6. "Aptal" (Stupid) 2:29
  7. "Konuşmak" (Talk) 3:27
  8. "Mutsuz Punk" (Sad Punk) 3:50
  9. "Bırak Bu Rock'n Roll'u" (Leave This Rock'n Roll) 3:11

Other works

Yasemin Mori features most of these works at her concerts, but she does not intend to release a new album, as she stated on MTV Turkey's talk show BeniMTV broadcasted at October 2009.

Music videos

Mori received mainstream attention with her first video "Aslında Bir Konu Var" posted from her MySpace account on May 2008. It was featured after the launch of MySpace's Turkish version.

Her second video, "Mutsuz Punk," was released on Yasemin Mori's multiple social network accounts on 27 August 2009.

Her third video, "Nolur Nolur Nolur," was released in November 2009.

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