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Işıl Yücesoy

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Işıl Yücesoy
Born (1945-10-02) 2 October 1945 (age 79)
Kırklareli, Turkey
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Years active1975–present
Spouse
Tanju Cılızoğlu
(m. 1989; died 2021)
Children1

Işıl Yücesoy (born 2 October 1945) is a Turkish movie and theatre actress and singer.

Life

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Işıl Yücesoy was born in Kırklareli, Turkey on 2 October 1945. Her father Selahattin was a music teacher, and she learned piano playing from her father. After she finished the high school, she studied drama at Ankara State Conservatory, and graduated in 1969. On 1 July 1989, she married Tayfun Cılızoğlu. She has a daughter named Meneviş. In 2016, she moved to the United States to join her daughter, who lives in New York City.[1]

Music career

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Between 1969 and 1975, she was performing for the Turkish State Theatres. She then focused on music and resigned from the theatre to go on the stage as a singer. She performed in many nightclubs. Her repertoire consisted mostly of Turkish covers of western pop music. She also sang in English, Italian and Russian music. In one of her 45-rmp records, there is a composition of Selami Şahin, a Turkish composer. In 1978, she established her own record label Orient.

She then got interested in television and cinema. She played in many television serials and films.[1]

Discography

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45 rpms and singles

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Year Single Album
1975 Çalamazsın Mutluluğu – Köye Geldi Bir Gelin En İyileriyle Işıl Yücesoy
1977 Açılmamış Mektup – İçmeden Sarhoş
Bir Var Bir Yok – Sen Seni
1978 Sen İnanma – Ya Seninle Ya Sensiz
1982 Ağlarım non-album single
2017 Hayat Herkese Aynı
2018 Hani Ben
2020 Yetmez Mi?
Kaybolan Yıllar Sezen Aksu Sokağı
Şarkı Söylemek Lazım
Büklüm Büklüm
Perişanım Şimdi / Biliyorsun
Sarı Odalar / Ateş Böceği
Kaç Yıl Geçti Aradan / Dört Günlük Bir Şey
İzninle non-album single

Albums (LP and CD)

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Her albums are the following:[2][3]

  • 1979: Bir Evet Yeter
  • 2005: En İyileriyle Işıl Yücesoy
  • 2016: Zamansız
  • 2021: Sezen Aksu Sokağı
  • 2021: Vefa (remake) (EP)

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1981 Milcan
1984 Geçim Otobüsü Nazlı
2000 Üvey Baba Hanımağa
2004 Çemberimde Gül Oya Sema
Korkuyorum Anne Neriman
2005 Güz Yangını Dila Hanım
2006 Rüya Gibi İhya
2007 Zoraki Koca Saadet
2008 Goncakaranfil Babaanne
Yol Arkadaşım Nalan
2011–2013 Yer Gök Aşk Hamiyet
2014 Unutursam Fısılda Hanife
2014 Kara Para Aşk Nedret
2015 Hayat Mucizelere Gebe Anneanne
2016 Aşk ve Mavi Refika
2019 Ferhat ile Şirin Hayriye
2022–2023 Ben Bu Cihana Sığmazam Gülendam
2024– Siyah Kalp Nihayet

References

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  1. ^ a b "Işıl Yücesoy biography". biyografi.info (in Turkish). Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  2. ^ "Işıl Yücesoy Discography at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  3. ^ "Işıl Yücesoy on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 19 December 2021.