1945-11-15 ( 79 years old ) in Adana, Turkey
Ferdi Tayfur (Born: Ferdi Tayfur Turanbayburt, born November 15, 1945) is one of Turkey's most successful and famous Turkish arabesque singer, actor and composer. In recent years, he has also become popular in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Trinidad and Tobago,Syria and Iran. He achieved estimated sales of over 50-60 million records worldwide. He was born in Hurriyet neighbourhood of Adana, Turkey and he has led a successful career in arabesque music. Being successful in his arabesque career he has been announced as the King of Arabesque, a music type very popular in today's Turkey and the middle east. His father, Cumali, who was a big fan of a famous theater and dubbing actor "Ferdi Tayfur" named his youngest son after him. After his father was killed, he was not able to continue his education because he had to work in the cotton fields of Cukurova to support his family. Ferdi Tayfur went to Istanbul when he was 17 with dreams of becoming a famous singer. He was not able to succeed on doing this and so he returned to Adana after a short stay in Istanbul. He came back to Istanbul in the early 1970s and his constant attempts to become a singer finally started to pay off. He has got over 100 music albums and over 30 films in his credit and he has received the prestigious Golden Album Award nine times. In 2000, he almost lost one of his toes due to diabetes. He has got millions of fans both in Turkey and in Europe (particularly among Turks in Germany, France, Belgium, Denmark and The Netherlands).
Movies
Elveda Mutluluklar
1989-05-01
Bu Şehrin Geceleri
1989-01-01
Allahım Sen Bilirsin
1989-01-01
Ah Bir Çocuk Olsaydım
1988-05-01
Sevgiler Çiçek Gibi
1988-04-02
Bu Talihimin Canına Okuyacağım
1988-04-01
Ya Benimsin Ya Toprağın
1988-01-15
İçimde Bir His Var
1986-04-01
Affet Allahım
1986-01-01
Her Şeyim Sensin
1985-04-02
Çılgın Arzular
1984-12-01
Utanıyorum
1984-05-01
Kalbimdeki Acı
1983-04-03
Yaktı Beni
1983-04-01
Yıldızlar da Kayar
1983-04-01
Hasret Sancısı
1982-12-01
Sen De Mi Leyla
1982-04-28
Olmaz Olsun
1982-02-01
Günaha Girme
1982-01-15
Bir Damla Ateş
1982-01-01
Kara Gurbet
1981-12-01
Ben De Özledim
1981-01-01
Huzurum Kalmadı
1980-12-01
Boynu Bükük
1980-01-01
Durdurun Dünyayı
1980-01-01
Yuvasız Kuşlar
1979-05-02
Yadeller
1979-03-01
İnsan Sevince
1979-01-01
Son Sabah
1978-12-01
Benim Gibi Sevenler
1978-04-02
Derbeder
1978-02-01
Batan Güneş
1978-01-01
Çeşme
1977-04-01
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