Yıldız Tilbe
| Yıldız Tilbe | |
|---|---|
 Tilbe performing at a concert in Istanbul, July 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Yıldız Tilbe |
| Born |
July 16, 1966 İzmir, Turkey |
| Origin | Kurdish |
| Genres | Pop-folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, entertainer |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Website | http://www.yildiztilbe.com.tr |
Yıldız Tilbe (born 16 July 1966) is a Turkish pop folk singer and one of the best-selling musical artists in Turkey,[1] known especially for her eastern-infused ballads.
Early life and career
Her father is from Ağrı and her mother is from Tunceli.[1][2]
While performing at a nightclub in 1991 she met Sezen Aksu.[1] For some time thereafter she worked as a backing singer and collaborated with several other artists on their music projects.[3]
Tilbe released her debut album Delikanlım in 1994.[4] She writes and composes most of her songs and also produces for other artists, including Tarkan, Funda Arar, Demet Akalin and Gulben Ergen.[3]
Alleged antisemitism and criticism of Israel
After the 2006 Israeli airstrike on Lebanon, during a television appearance Tilbe said "May God bring down one disaster after another upon Israel," to which the studio audience answered “Amen.”[5]
In response to Israeli airstrikes on Gaza in early July 2014, Tilbe is reported to have said on social media site Twitter: "God bless Hitler, it was even too few what he did to the Jews, he was right" and "The Jews will be destroyed by Muslims, in the name of Allah, not much time left for it to be done".[6][7]
Her tweets received support from Melih Gökçek, the mayor of Ankara, who is a member of the ruling Justice and Development Party and himself a controversial figure.[7][8] Later she tweeted that did not mean to praise Hitler and that she also has some Jewish friends and acquaintances.
Discography
| Year | Title (Turkish) | Title (English) | Sales | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Delikanlım | My Boy | 600,000+ | [9] |
| 1995 | Dillere Destan | A Legendary Story | ||
| 1996 | Aşkperest | Love Obsessed | ||
| 1998 | Salla Gitsin Dertlerini | Let Your Worries Go | ||
| 2001 | Gülüm | My Rose | ||
| 2002 | Haberi Olsun | Let Him Know | 2,000,000 | [10] |
| 2003 | Yürü Anca Gidersin | Go You'll barely reach It | 2,500,000 | [10] |
| 2004 | Yıldız'dan Türküler | Folk Songs From Yıldız | 650.000+ | |
| 2004 | Sevdiğime Hiç Pişman Olmadım | Never Regretted Loving You | 380,000 | |
| 2005 | Papatya Baharı | Camomile Spring | 300,000 | |
| 2006 | Tanıdım Seni | Now I Know You | 150,000 | |
| 2008 | Güzel | Beautiful | 123,000 | |
| 2009 | Aşk İnsanı Değiştirir | Love Changes a Man | 100,000 | |
| 2010 | Hastayım Sana | Crazy for You | 100,000 | |
| 2011 | Oynama | Do Not Play | ||
| 2013 | Yeniden Eskiler. Arabesk | Again Oldies. Arabesque | 26,500 | Müzik Onair[11] |
| 2014 | Şivesi Sensin Aşkın | You're the accent of love | 23,000 | Müzik Onair[11] |
| 2015 | 2015 | 2015 |
References
- 1 2 3 "Yildiz Tilbe". vaybee.de.
- ↑ "Yıldız Tilbe". biyografi.info.
- 1 2 "Yildiz Tilbe - Europopmusic". europopmusic.eu.
- ↑ "Aşk laftan anlamaz ki...". Milliyet.com.tr. Milliyet. 3 September 2002. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ↑ "Present-Day Anti-Semitism in Turkey". Jerusalem Center For Public Affairs.
- ↑ http://www.milliyet.com.tr/yildiz-tilbe-den-irkci-mesajlar-magazin-1910034/ Yıldız Tilbe'den ırkçı mesajlar
- 1 2 "Popular Turkish singer causes outrage with anti-Semitic Gaza tweets - LOCAL". hurriyetdailynews.com.
- ↑ "Melih Gökçek: Yıldız Tilbe, seni alkışlıyorum". timeturk.com.
- ↑ "10 yılın tiraj rekortmenleri". Milliyet. 12 April 2000. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- 1 2 "Gül değil, kırçiçeği değil kardelen". Milliyet.com.tr. Milliyet. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- 1 2 "ŞOK!.. 2013 ve 2014 Albüm Basım Rakamlarını Açıklıyoruz!..". Müzik Onair.
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