Manga (band)

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maNga
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maNga in Oslo
Background information
Origin Ankara, Turkey
Genres
Years active2001–present
LabelsPoll Production, GRGDN, Sony Music Entertainment
Members Ferman Akgül (lead singer)
Yağmur Sarıgül (guitarist)
Cem Bahtiyar (bassist)
Özgür Can Öney (drummer)
Past membersOrçun Şekerusta (bassist, 2001)
Efe Yılmaz (DJ)
Website www.manga.web.tr

Manga (stylised as maNga) is a Turkish rock band whose music is mainly a fusion of Anatolian melodies with electronic elements. In 2009, they won both the Best Turkish Act award from MTV Turkey and consequently the Best European Act award from MTV Networks Europe in MTV Europe Music Awards 2009. They represented Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "We Could Be the Same" and took second place.

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History

maNga was formed in the year 2001. It was guitarist Yağmur Sarıgül's idea to name the band after Japanese comics. [4] Initially, they were mostly underground, playing covers of other rock and metal bands. The band made the music for Aşık Veysel's poem Kara Toprak, and later used a different poem by Göksel for the song which came to be known as Dursun Zaman (by the title of Göksel's poem "Dursun Zaman"). They came into the public spotlight after finishing as runner-up at the Sing Your Song music contest. This caught the attention of artist manager Hadi Elazzi (GRGDN), who immediately promoted the band to Sony Music, which resulted in their first, self-titled album being published in 2004, becoming a hit. [5] Following this, they performed at various music festivals and have worked with various famous Turkish singers as Koray Candemir (of Kargo fame), Vega and Göksel.

On 13 August 2006, maNga became the first Turkish rock band to take stage at the Sziget Festival, Budapest, Hungary. In 2006 they also had concerts in the Netherlands and Germany. Most of their songs are written by the group members. The genre of their music was described by Yağmur, the author of most of the songs, as blending nu metal and hip hop in a "pot" with melodies of Anatolia. maNga's duet with Göksel is included in one of the most successful (with almost a million viewers [6] ) Turkish films, Sınav (featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme). [7] [8] Their song Bir Kadın Çizeceksin was featured among the music of the FIFA 06 game. The band headlined several Turkish music festivals, including Saklıfest, [9] Patlıcan, [10] Rokofest [11] and Rock'n Coke. The band was to take stage in the Wembley Stadium in London, together with Tarkan, but maNga did not perform due to technical difficulties on 13 April 2008. [12] They also played in London's O2 Academy Islington on 4 December 2009. On 12 January 2010 the Turkish broadcaster TRT announced that maNga would be the Turkish representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. [13] They came second with 170 points, behind Germany. [14]

Members

maNga on stage at Sziget Festival, Hungary; 13 August 2006. MaNga Concert5.JPG
maNga on stage at Sziget Festival, Hungary; 13 August 2006.

Current members

Former members

Chronology

Manga (band)

Discography

Albums

TitleDetailsSalesCertifications
Manga
  • Gold
Şehr-i Hüzün
  • Released: April 14, 2009
  • Label: Sony Music, GRGDN Music
  • Format: Digital download, CD
e-akustik
  • Released: March 20, 2012
  • Label: PASAJ, GRGDN
  • Format: Digital download, CD
Işıkları Söndürseler Bile
  • Released: April 14, 2014
  • Label: Poll Production
  • Format: Digital download, CD
Antroposen 001
  • Released: December 14, 2021
  • Label: Manga Music
  • Format: Digital download

Extended plays

TitleDetails
X
  • Released: April 27, 2018
  • Label: Poll Production
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
TUR
Rock
[15] 		SWE
[16] 		SWI
[17] 		RUS
[18] 		UK
[19]
"Dünyanın Sonuna Doğmuşum"20091——335—Şehr-i Hüzün
"Beni Benimle Bırak"1————
"Cevapsız Sorular"2————
"We Could Be the Same"201012956—129E-akustik
"Fly to Stay Alive"2————
"Fazla Aşkı Olan Var Mı?"2014—————Işıkları Söndürseler Bile
"Parti"—————
"Hint Kumaşı"2015—————
"Işıkları Söndürseler Bile"—————
Kendi Yolundan Şaşma—————Non-album single
"Yad Eller"2018—————X
"Süper Güçlerimiz Var"2019—————Non-album single
"Zor"2020—————
"Bize Her Yer Stat"2021—————
"Kırıla Kırıla"—————
"Uzun İnce Bir Yoldayım"2023—————
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Other appearances

TitleYearAlbum(s)Artist
"Raptiye Rap Rap"2005Mutlaka Yavrum Cem Karaca
"Dursun Zaman"2006 Sınav Soundtrack—
"Beni Unutma"2011İyilik&Güzellik Spor Feridun Düzağaç
"Fly To Stay Alive" Anadolu Kartalları Soundtrack—
"Tek Yön Seçtiğin Tüm Yollar"
"Yine Yeni Yeniden Sev"2015Hadi İnşallah Soundtrack—
"Haykıracak Nefesim Kalmasa Bile"2019Fikret Şeneş Şarkıları Fikret Şeneş
"Para Parra Parrra"2020Baba Parası Soundtrack—

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2005POPSAV ÖdülleriBest rock bandNominated [20]
Best videoNominated
Hürriyet Altın Kelebek Ödülleri (Golden Butterfly Awards)Best Newcomer BandNominated [21]
2006MÜYAP ÖdülleriGold Disc maNga Won [22]
2009 MTV Turkey Best Turkish ActNominated [23]
2009 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Turkish ActWon [24]
Best European ActWon
2010 Eurovision Song Contest "We Could Be the Same"2nd
2011Balkan Music AwardsBest Duet/Group In The BalkansNominated
2012Best Group In The BalkansNominated

Participations in festivals

Important festivals maNga has participated so far:

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Rockers maNga unveil Eurovision song 'We Could Be the Same'". Today's Zaman . 5 March 2010. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Eremenko, Alexey. "maNga – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Eremenko, Alexey. "maNga – Sehr-i Hüzün". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "maNga biography". Manga.web.tr.
  5. 1 2 "MÜYAP: Gold receiving artists 2006". Mu-yap.org. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  6. ↑ Tolga AKYILDIZ: Iyi filmin iyi şarkıları (Goods songs for a good film) - Hürriyet Newspaper
  7. ↑ Kuyucu, Michael. "Müzik Habercisi". Muzikhabercisi.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  8. ↑ Sony Music Türkiye: Sinav Orijinal Soundtrack Archived 2007-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ "Saklifest". Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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  11. ↑ Rokofest Archived 2008-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ "Absolute Events". 22 May 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-05-22. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  13. ↑ "Eurovision'a 'maNga' gidiyor" (in Turkish). HaberTürk. 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
  14. ↑ "Turkish News - Latest News from Turkey". Hürriyet Daily News . Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  15. ↑ Billboard Turkish Rock Top 20 Chart Archived 2009-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ↑ "Discography maNga". swedishcharts.com.
  17. ↑ "Discographie maNga". hitparade.ch.
  18. ↑ "Russian Airplay Chart". tophit.ru.
  19. ↑ "CHART: CLUK Update 12.06.2010 (wk22)". zobbel.de.
  20. ↑ POPSAV ödülleri - Sabah
  21. ↑ Altin kelebek 2005 - Hürriyet
  22. ↑ Müzik Oscar'lari sahiplerini buldu - Hürriyet
  23. ↑ "2020 MTV EMAs - MTV". Mtvema.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  24. ↑ MTV Europe Music Awards: MaNga nominated for Best Turkish Act"
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Best European Act in the MTV Europe Music Awards
2009 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Group in the Balkans
2010, 2012		Succeeded by
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