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|birth_name = Ali Ümit Besen<ref name="muyorbir">{{cite web | url = http://www.muyorbir.org.tr/files/uyeListesi.pdf | accessdate = 18 April 2017 | title = MÜYORBİR Asil Üye Listesi | publisher = muyorbir.org | date = | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170419101824/http://www.muyorbir.org.tr/files/uyeListesi.pdf | archivedate = 19 April 2017}}</ref>
|birth_name = Ali Ümit Besen<ref name="muyorbir">{{cite web | url = http://www.muyorbir.org.tr/files/uyeListesi.pdf | accessdate = 18 April 2017 | title = MÜYORBİR Asil Üye Listesi | publisher = muyorbir.org | date = | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170419101824/http://www.muyorbir.org.tr/files/uyeListesi.pdf | archivedate = 19 April 2017}}</ref>
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|10|14|df=y}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|10|14|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Osmaniye]], [[Turkey]]
|birth_place = [[Osmaniye]], Turkey
|genre = [[Arabesque (Turkish music)|Arabesque]], [[Folk-pop]], [[Fantezi]], [[Electronic Music]], [[Folk-rock]]
|genre = [[Arabesque (Turkish music)|Arabesque]], Fantasy
|occupation = Singer-songwriter,<br>musician
|occupation = [[music producer]], [[musician]], [[lyricist]], [[songwriters]], [[pianist]], [[actor]], [[composer]]
|years_active = 1973–present
|years_active = 1973–present
|instrument = Keyboards, synthesizer, Piano
|instrument = [[Electronic keyboard]], [[violin]], [[viola]], [[cello]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]], [[Buzuki]], [[Ney]], [[Qanun (instrument)|qanun]], [[Synthesizer]], [[Percussion instrument|Percussion]], [[Oud]], [[Piano]]
}}
}}

'''Ali Ümit Besen''' ([[birth|b]]. [[14 October]] [[1956]], [[Osmaniye]]) is a [[Turkish people|Turkish]] [[Arabesque (Turkish music)|Arabesque]] musician representing the darker side{{clarify|date=September 2020}} of [[Tarabya]] school of [[electronic music]]. He started his professional career by playing keyboards and singing with his band at th local clubs in [[Adana]], Southern Turkey. While he was in the [[Turkish Army|army]] for his [[Conscription in Turkey|compulsory military service]], a [[brigadier general (Turkey)|brigadier-general]] liked his style and appointed him to sing at the officers' mess.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.medya73.com/sanatci-umit-besen-osmaniyeli-hemsehrileri-ile-bulustu-haberi-183014.html|title=Sanatçı Ümit Besen, Osmaniyeli Hemşehrileri İle Buluştu|date=13 March 2010|publisher=Medya73|language=Turkish|accessdate=1 August 2010}}</ref>
'''Ümit Besen''' (born 14 October 1956) is a Turkish musical artist representing the darker side{{clarify|date=September 2020}} of [[Tarabya]] school of [[electronic music]]. He started his professional career by playing keyboards and singing with his band at the local clubs in [[Adana]], Southern Turkey. While he was in the [[Turkish Army|army]] for his [[Conscription in Turkey|compulsory military service]], a [[brigadier general (Turkey)|brigadier-general]] liked his style and appointed him to sing at the officers' mess.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.medya73.com/sanatci-umit-besen-osmaniyeli-hemsehrileri-ile-bulustu-haberi-183014.html|title=Sanatçı Ümit Besen, Osmaniyeli Hemşehrileri İle Buluştu|date=13 March 2010|publisher=Medya73|language=Turkish|accessdate=1 August 2010}}</ref>
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== Rising popularity ==

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==Rising popularity==
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{{BLP unsourced section|date=August 2018}}
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]].
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.
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.
== Today ==
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In 2015, the unforgettable hit of the 80's "Nikah Masası" was made into a duet with [[Ajda Pekkan]] with the accompaniment of the [[Ferhat Göçer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azh7Rsk3mmE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Azh7Rsk3mmE |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Ajda Pekkan & Ümit Besen – Nikah Masası|first=|last=The Music Box Turkey|date=6 March 2015|publisher=|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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In 2016, Ümit Besen re-released his classical songs in a rock style album ''Başka'' under the label [[Doğan Media Group|DMC]], in which he performed duets with famous Turkish singers such as [[Feridun Düzağaç]], [[Pamela Spence|Pamela]], and [[Cem Adrian]]. Ümit Besen has also been featured on the rock songs of many singers including [[Teoman]], [[Mirkelam]], [[Emre Aydın]], [[Manga]], [[Yüksek Sadakat]], [[Pinhani]], [[Goran Bregovic]], and [[Leyla The Band]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreamturk.com.tr/videolar/umit-besenden-baska-bir-album|title=Ümit Besen’den ‘Başka’ bir albüm!|website=Dream TÜRK}}</ref> Umit Besen, who won the acclaim of critics with the slow love songs he sang in the 80's, gave an emphasis to the different spirit of that period by saying in an interview with Hakan Gence from ''[[Hürriyet]]'' that if his song "'Nikah Masası' would have not become a hit" if it was released now.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/galeri-40121640?p=1|title=Ümit Besen: 'Nikah Masası'nı şimdi yazsam tutmazdı'|publisher=}}</ref>


== Works ==
==Today==
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In 2015, the unforgettable hit of the 80's "Nikah Masası" was made into a duet with [[Ajda Pekkan]] with the accompaniment of the Enbe Orchestra.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azh7Rsk3mmE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Azh7Rsk3mmE |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Ajda Pekkan & Ümit Besen – Nikah Masası|last=The Music Box Turkey|date=6 March 2015|publisher=|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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== Discography ==

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In 2016, Ümit Besen re-released his classical songs in a rock style album ''Başka'' under the label DMC, in which he performed duets with famous Turkish singers such as Feridun Düzağaç, Pamela, and Cem Adrian. Ümit Besen has also been featured on the rock songs of many singers including Teoman, Mirkelam, Emre Aydın, Manga, Yüksek Sadakat, Pinhani, Grup Seksendört, and Leyla The Band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreamturk.com.tr/videolar/umit-besenden-baska-bir-album|title=Ümit Besen'den 'Başka' bir albüm!|website=Dream TÜRK}}</ref> Umit Besen, who won the acclaim of critics with the slow love songs he sang in the 80's, gave an emphasis to the different spirit of that period by saying in an interview with Hakan Gence from ''[[Hürriyet]]'' that if his song "'Nikah Masası' would have not become a hit" if it was released now.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/galeri-40121640?p=1|title=Ümit Besen: 'Nikah Masası'nı şimdi yazsam tutmazdı'|publisher=}}</ref>

==Works==
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===Discography===
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*''Şalak trust'' (1980)
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*''Ümit Besen ile Başka Sahne'' (2019)
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== Filmography ==
===Filmography===
* ''Islak Mendil'' (1982)
* ''Islak Mendil'' (1982)
* ''Nikah Masası'' (1982)
* ''Nikah Masası'' (1982)
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* ''Baba Yüreği'' (1987)
* ''Baba Yüreği'' (1987)
* ''Olur Olur'' (2014)
* ''Olur Olur'' (2014)

== References ==
== References ==
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{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
==External links==
* [http://www.umitbesen.org Official Website]
*[http://www.umitbesen.org Official Website]

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Latest revision as of 23:42, 15 September 2024

Ümit Besen
Ümit Besen in 2013
Ümit Besen in 2013
Background information
Birth nameAli Ümit Besen[1]
Born (1956-10-14) 14 October 1956 (age 68)
Osmaniye, Turkey
GenresArabesque, Fantasy
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter,
musician
Instrument(s)Keyboards, synthesizer, Piano
Years active1973–present

Ümit Besen (born 14 October 1956) is a Turkish musical artist representing the darker side[clarification needed] of Tarabya school of electronic music. He started his professional career by playing keyboards and singing with his band at the local clubs in Adana, Southern Turkey. While he was in the army for his compulsory military service, a brigadier-general liked his style and appointed him to sing at the officers' mess.[2]

Rising popularity

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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.

Today

[edit]

In 2015, the unforgettable hit of the 80's "Nikah Masası" was made into a duet with Ajda Pekkan with the accompaniment of the Enbe Orchestra.[3]

In 2016, Ümit Besen re-released his classical songs in a rock style album Başka under the label DMC, in which he performed duets with famous Turkish singers such as Feridun Düzağaç, Pamela, and Cem Adrian. Ümit Besen has also been featured on the rock songs of many singers including Teoman, Mirkelam, Emre Aydın, Manga, Yüksek Sadakat, Pinhani, Grup Seksendört, and Leyla The Band.[4] Umit Besen, who won the acclaim of critics with the slow love songs he sang in the 80's, gave an emphasis to the different spirit of that period by saying in an interview with Hakan Gence from Hürriyet that if his song "'Nikah Masası' would have not become a hit" if it was released now.[5]

Works

[edit]

Discography

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  • Şalak trust (1980)
  • Islak mendil (1981)
  • Bayramın Olsun (1982)
  • İkimizin Yerine (1982)
  • Dostlar Sağolsun (1983)
  • Yıkılan Gurur (1984)
  • Bir Akşam Üstü (1984)
  • Vazgeçtim Senden (1985)
  • I Love You (1986)
  • Deli Gönlüm (1987)
  • Halk Konseri 1 (1987)
  • Aşk Burcu (1988)
  • Müzikli Bir Masal (1989)
  • Bir Tanesin Sen (1990)
  • Son Şarkı (1991)
  • Gökkuşağı (1992)
  • İkimiz De Sevdik (1993)
  • Görüşürüz (1994)
  • Yalnız Kaldım (1995)
  • Yağmur Var Gözlerimde (1996)
  • Hadi Git (1997)
  • Nostalji (1998)
  • Bizim Hikayemiz (2000)
  • Dokunsalar Ağlarım (2001)
  • O Gece (2003)
  • Ben Bu Gece Ölmezsem (2006)
  • İyi Günde Kötü Günde (2008)
  • Garaj Konserleri (2013)
  • Ümit Besen 2014 (2014)
  • Başka (2016)
  • Ümit Besen ile Başka Sahne (2019)

Filmography

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  • Islak Mendil (1982)
  • Nikah Masası (1982)
  • Dostlar Sağolsun (1983)
  • Yıkılan Gurur (1984)
  • Sevmek Yeniden Doğmak (1984)
  • Bir Akşam Üstü (1985)
  • Unutursun Diye (1985)
  • Vazgeçtim Senden (1985)
  • Seni Seviyorum (1986)
  • Sevda Rüzgarı (1986)
  • Ağlama (1988)
  • Şoför Parçası (1987)
  • Baba Yüreği (1987)
  • Olur Olur (2014)

References

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  1. ^ "MÜYORBİR Asil Üye Listesi" (PDF). muyorbir.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Sanatçı Ümit Besen, Osmaniyeli Hemşehrileri İle Buluştu" (in Turkish). Medya73. 13 March 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  3. ^ The Music Box Turkey (6 March 2015). "Ajda Pekkan & Ümit Besen – Nikah Masası". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "Ümit Besen'den 'Başka' bir albüm!". Dream TÜRK.
  5. ^ "Ümit Besen: 'Nikah Masası'nı şimdi yazsam tutmazdı'".
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