İbrahim Tatlıses (born İbrahim Tatlı, affectionately known as İbo) is a Kurdish singer born in the town of Şanlıurfa in Turkey. Tatlıses is one of Turkey's most prolific recording artists. His 24 albums include Ayağında Kundura (which broke all sales records in Turkey in 1978), and Selam Olsun (which focused on traditional folk music played on indigenous instruments). He hosts a popular television program İbo Show and has appeared in several dozen films. In recent years he has become more popular in the Middle East as well as countries like the United Kingdom, and Germany.Contents [hide] 1 Biography 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 3 Filmography 3.1 Actor 3.2 Director 3.3 Writer 3.4 Producer 4 References 5 External links
[edit] Biography Please help improve this article by expanding it. Further information might be found on the talk page. (June 2007)
İbrahim Tatlıses was born in Şanlıurfa to a homeless family on January 1, 1952. Tatlıses was raised by his mother and her boyfriend Naim Çelik. His father died when he was a young child. Music provided an outlet for emotional stress for him. He began singing at weddings and other celebrations while still in his teens. Although he released an album in 1975, it failed to sell, and Tatlıses temporarily left music. Moving to Istanbul with his family in 1977, he then worked as a salesman until recording his second album, Ayağında Kundura. The success of this album proved to be the launching pad for Tatlıses. An important star during the 1980s, he recorded numerous folk dance hits with the accompaniment of an orchestra and was recognized as a master of the rural uzun hava style, marked by lengthy, semi-improvised tunes.
In December 2003, Tatlıses was criticized when he sang a folk song in Kurdish on the İbo Show. The incident sparked protests and boycotts by Turkish nationalists and an assassination attempt.[1]
Tatlıses initially stood as an MP candidate in the 2007 general election but lost. In March 2008, he released the album Neden? ("Why?").
[edit] Discography [edit] Albums Bir Yol Göster (Amateur Album) Acı Gerçekler Ayağında Kundura Sabuha Dom Dom Kurşunu Bir Mumdur Ben İnsan Değil Miyim? Gelme İstemem Yaşamak Bu Değil Mutlu Ol Yeter Yalan Benim Hayatım Gülüm Benim-Gülümse Biraz Fosforlu Cevriyem Kralın Konseri-Anılarım Dünü Ve Bugünü İle Vur Gitsin Beni-Yemin Ettim Ben Aşk İçin Ölürüm Mavi Mavi (1985) Allah Allah-Hülya (1987) Kara Zindan (1988) İnsanlar (1989) Ah Keşkem (1992) Mega Aşk (1993) Haydi Söyle (1994) İbrahim Tatlıses Klasikleri (1995) Ben De İsterem (1996) At Gitsin (1998) Selam Olsun (1999) Söylim Mi? (2000) Yetmez Mi? (2001) Tek Tek (2003) Aramam (2004) Sizler İçin (2006) Bulamadım (2007) Ben Istemedim (2008) Single CD - YOU TUBE RELEASE Neden (19 March 2008) Yağmurla Gelen Kadın (2009) [edit] Filmography [edit] Actor 1980: Çile 1983: Günah (aka The Sin) 1984: Ayşem 1985: Mavi Mavi 1986: Sarhoş 1986: Gülümse Biraz 1987: Gülüm Benim 1987: Dertli Dertli 1988: Hülya 1988: Aşıksın 1989: Fosforlu 1997: Fırat (mini) TV Series [edit] Director 1982: Yalan (aka The Lie) 1983: Yorgun (aka Tired) 1983: Günah (aka The Sin) 1984: Ayşem 1986: Sarhoş (aka Tipsy) 1986: Gülümse Biraz(aka Smile) 1986: Gülüm Benim(aka My Rose) 1987: Dertli Dertli 1988: Hülya 1988: Aşıksın(aka You're In Love) 1997: Fırat (mini) TV Series [edit] Writer 1983: Günah (aka The Sin) [edit] Producer 1982: Yalan (aka The Lie)
