Bilal Göregen (born 4 September 1988) is a Turkish street musician and drummer. He is blind[2] and has become famous via his rendition of Ievan polkka, wherein a Twitter user superimposed a cat bobbing its head on his video.[3] YouTube has shared his performing video on Instagram.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Bilal Göregen | |
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| Born | 4 September 1988[1] Dörtyol, Hatay Province, Turkey |
| Occupation | Street musician |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Musical career | |
| Instrument | Goblet drum/ Darbuka/ Doumbek |
Life and career
editBorn and raised in Hatay, Turkey. Bilal Göregen has performed in O Ses Türkiye. He earned fame by Sevdiğim kız bana abi deyince. He had a video with the mayor of Istanbul Ekrem İmamoğlu.[10] He is from Bitlis.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Bilal Göregen kimdir?". Kahraman TV. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Watch: The Kiffness' collab with a Turkish street drummer goes viral [video]". The South African. 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Watch: 'Cat vibing' Turkish musician is back with rendition of 2000s hit song 'Kaliyon Ka Chaman'". Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "YouTube, Instagram'da Bilal Göregen'in videosunu paylaştı". CNN Türk. 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Zileli Öğrenciler Bilal Göregen ile Stres Attı". Haberler.com. 21 March 2013.
- ^ "Bilal Göregen'den Ehlisünnet TV'ye özel doğaçlama". odatv. December 2014.
- ^ "Bilal Göregen: İmamoğlu ile video çektiğim için tepki aldım". www.cumhuriyet.com.tr. August 2021.
- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Bilal Göregen: Trump'ı, Biden'ı oynattılar, beni bile oynatıyor bu şarkı | DW | 09.01.2021" – via www.dw.com.
- ^ "Visually-impaired Turkish musician in 'cat vibing to Ievan Polka' video wants to play for US president-elect - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. 9 December 2020.
- ^ Bilal Göregen & Ekrem İmamoğlu
- ^ "Bilal Göregen kimdir? İşte Bilal Göregen hakkında merak edilenler". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 7 December 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
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