Selami Şahin

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Selami Şahin
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Şahin in 2012
Background information
Born (1948-08-15) 15 August 1948 (age 77)
Yayladağı, Hatay, Turkey
Genres Arabesque, pop, world
Occupation(s)Musician, singer, songwriter, producer, actor
Years active1966–present
Labels Lider Müzik
Website selamisahin.com.tr

Selami Sahin (born 15 August 1948) is a Turkish musician, singer, and songwriter.

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Life and career

Şahin's works have been performed in different languages by artists from European and Middle Eastern countries. He was born to a mother of Egyptian descent settled in Hatay and a Turkish father. He knows not only Turkish but also Egyptian Arabic as mother tongues. Owing to his mother, he speaks in Egyptian Arabic. [1] Since Egyptian Arabic is his mother tongue, he has also participated in joint projects with many famous figures such as Ghada Ragab and Enrico Macias. [2] As a commentator, composer and songwriter, he continued his musical life and later he started art directing and vocal coaching. [3]

In 1980 he founded the music production company Lider Müzik. [4]

In 2011, when he celebrated his 45th year of career, and his works, which were previously covered by many artists, were put with acoustic and new arrangements and in his album Mahzen . [5]

Besides his music career, he has also had an acting career and starred in several feature films. One of the most prominent movies that he starred in was Runaway Mummy (2002), which was co-produced by Turkey and Egypt and released in 22 countries. It was also the first Turkish film to be included at the 6th Hollywood Film Festival, and Şahin's performance received positive reception. [6]

In 2012, he appeared in a commercial for Akbank and performed his song "Sensiz Olmuyor". [7]

Discography

YearAlbum titleLabel
1966–197645`likler
1975Yıllar Sonra YineTaç Plak
1976Unutulmayan Eserler
1981Bağrımdaki AteşLider Müzik
1982Tapılacak Kadınsın
1983Seninle Başım Dertte
1985Hastayım Sana
1987İyi Düşün Sevgilim
1988Seni Çok Seviyorum
1989İşim Gücüm Seni Sevmek
1990Başımın Tatlı Belası
1992Şaşırttın Beni
1994Özledim Her Şeyini
1995İlle de Sen
1997Şarkılarım ve Ben (Nostalji)
19992000`e Merhaba
2004İyi ki Varsın
2009Dayman (Daima)
2010Ben Bir Tek Kadın Sevdim
2011Mahzen
2018‘’mansetaksh leh’’

Awards

YearCategorySongAward
1975Song of the YearSen Mevsimler Gibisin4th Golden Butterfly AwardsWon
1977Golden Pencil AwardDostlarım (İçkim & Sigaram)-Won
1978The Year’s 10 Most Popular SongsSensiz OlmuyorMilliyet Newspaper AwardsWon
1979The Year’s 10 Most Popular SongsÖzlem RıhtımıMilliyet Newspaper AwardsWon
1980The Year’s 10 Most Popular SongsRüzgarMilliyet Newspaper AwardsWon
1994Gold Composition AwardÖzledimİstanbul FM Radio Gold Awards (İFA)Won
1995The Year’s 10 Most Popular SongsÖzledimMilliyet Newspaper AwardsWon
2012Honorary Award-39th Golden Butterfly AwardsWon

Filmography

YearFilm
1970Köyün Beş Güzeli
1981Bağrımdaki Ateş
1985Kaderi Zorlama
2002Mumya Firarda
2010 El Dealer

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Arapça bana annemin mirası".
  2. ↑ "Enrico Macias'tan Selami Şahin Şarkısı". Habertürk. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Arabeske Işınlandı, Şahin'den Destek Aldı". Sabah. Archived from the original on 11 February 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  4. ↑ Gezici, İlker (18 June 2017). "Çocuklarım en büyük aşklarım, onlar için her gün koştursam yorulmam". Sabah Günaydın. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Selami Şahin Mahzen'in Kapılarını Aralıyor!". TTNet Müzik. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Mumya Firarda Hollywood'da". Milliyet. Archived from the original on 5 December 2005. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Selami Şahin [Akbank Reklam Filmi]". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
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