Ceylan Avcı (born 26 June 1974) is a Turkish singer, arranger, television presenter and actress. Her mother is from Bayburt, Bayburt Province, and her father is from Pertek, Tunceli Province.[1][2] She emigrated to North Rhine-Westphalia, Duisburg, West Germany with her family at the age of 8 and lived there until she was 15. in 1990, she returned to Turkey with her family. Ceylan started her career in 1984 as a child singer and actress. She started her career by taking recurring roles in a number of movies and released her own studio albums. Her 1986 album, Seni Sevmeyen Ölsün, sold 1.3 million copies in Turkey.[1] Her 2005 album, Ah Gönlüm, received a gold certification from Mü-Yap. She has twice won Best Female Folk Singer at the Kral TV Video Music Awards.[2] She hosted a 2012–2016 years of music television talk show under the name of Ceylan Show that aired on Kanal 7 and Samanyolu TV.

Ceylan
Birth nameCeylan Avcı
Also known asKüçük Ceylan (Little Ceylan)
Born (1974-06-25) 25 June 1974 (age 49)
Istanbul, Turkey
GenresArabesque, Turkish folk
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1984–present

Albums edit

  • Yaktı Beni (feat. Ferdi Tayfur, 1984, Şah Plak)
  • Bir Gün Bana Döneceksin (1984, Şah Plak)
  • Kaderin Tuzakları (1985, Şah Plak)
  • Yolun Açık Olsun/Garip Anam (1985, Şah Plak)
  • Seni Sevmeyen Ölsün (1986, Şah Plak)
  • Sevmek Günah mı/Asker Türküsü (1986, Şah Plak)
  • Bırakmam Seni (1987, Şah Plak)
  • Sev Beni Seveyim Seni (1988, Şah Plak)
  • Sana da Güvenilmez/Ağlama Yar (1988, Şah Plak)
  • Vallah/Hep Ezildim (1989, Ceylan Music)
  • Allah Aşkına (1989, Cem Music)
  • Kadersiz Doğmuşum/Arabacı (1990, Ceylan Music)
  • Beni Bende Bitirdiler (1990, Ceylan Music)
  • Gurbet Yolcusu (1991, Şenay Music)
  • Hayret Nasıl Yaşıyorum (1991, Bayar Music)
  • Geri Ver Beni (1992, Bayar Music)
  • Şantaj/Montaj (1993, Özdemir Plak)
  • Kritik Etme Beni (1994, Özdemir Plak)
  • Kır Çiçeğim/Ayrılmam (1995, Özdemir Plak)
  • Canımdan Ayırdılar (1996, Kral Müzik)
  • Güldestim (1997, Prestij Music)
  • Ağlayı Ağlayı/Le Le Kirvo (1998, A1 Music)
  • Zeyno (feat. İbrahim Tatlıses, 2000, İdobay Music)
  • Can Cana (2001, Universal Musics Records)
  • Söyle (2003, Raks Music)
  • Gelsene (feat. Orhan Ölmez, 13 January 2004, Ölmez Music)
  • Ah Gönlüm (8 April 2005, Özdemir Plak) (certificate: Golden)
  • Pirimi Ararım (1 September 2006, Popüler Music)
  • Sana Söz (23 March 2007, Özdemir Plak)
  • Bir Daha mı? (10 November 2008, Özdemir Plak)
  • Türkülerin Ceylan'ı (2009, Seyhan Müzik)
  • Ceylan Arabesk (2011)
  • Kendisi Lazım (feat. Ankaralı Namık, 2012)
  • Hım Hım Yar (Entarisi Dım Dım Yar) (2014)
  • Bana Bir Şey Söyle (2014)
  • Ceylan'dan 2016 (2016, Ceylan Music)

Singles edit

Awards and nominations edit

Year Award Category Result
1987 Music Magazine Awards Won
1988 Music Magazine Awards Won
1995 1st Kral TV Video Music Awards Best Female Arabesque Artist Nominated
1998 4th Kral TV Video Music Awards Best Female Folk Artist Nominated
1999 5th Kral TV Video Music Awards Best Female Folk Artist Won
2001 7th Kral TV Video Music Awards Best Female Folk Artist Won
MGD 8th Altın Objective Awards Music Star Won
2002 8th Kral TV Video Music Awards Best Female Folk Artist Nominated
2005 11th Kral TV Video Music Awards Best Female Folk Artist Nominated
2006 4th MÜ-YAP Awards Golden Award (Ah Gönlüm) Won
12th Kral TV Video Music Awards Best Female Arabesque-Fantezi Artist Nominated
2008 14th Kral TV Video Music Awards Best Female Folk Artist Nominated
2017 17th Magazinci.com Awards Female Folk Artist of the Year Won
2018 8th Buhara Medya Awards Folk Artist of the Year Won

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Ceylan kimdir? Türkücü Ceylan kaç yaşında, nereli?". Hürriyet. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Ceylan Kimdir?". Sabah. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

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