Levent Uğur Yüksel (born October 21, 1964) is a Turkish pop singer and multi instrumentalist. He has been active in live music industry since 1993.[2]
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| Birth name | Levent Uğur Yüksel[1] |
| Born | October 21, 1964 Antalya, Turkey |
| Genres | Pop, folk pop, alternative rock, folk, jazz |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, guitar, double bass, piano, oud, bağlama, percussion, cümbüş |
| Years active | 1986–present |
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Life
editYüksel's interest in arts and music started in an early age. He started to play violin at the age of five. During his elementary and primary education, he sang in school events. Then he started singing in family and friends' wedding ceremonies. After graduation, he moved from the coastal city Antalya to the city of art, Istanbul, to study music in the Istanbul University State Conservatory (İstanbul Devlet Konservatuarı), and learned to play bass guitar and perform vocals.[2]
Music career
editDuring the beginning of 1990s, Yüksel was known to be one of the best bass guitar players in Turkey. In the year 1993, he released his first album as a pop singer, Med Cezir. The album made a dramatic change in Turkey's pop music taste, as it provided a new voice that has great capability mixed with new style of music.[2] Although he released only 8 music albums as of 2015, his music is spread all over the world and copied in different languages. Young singers and bands starting their music career use his songs in their performances.[3] The melody of Yüksel's 1996 hit "Zalim" was copied in several ad campaigns worldwide.[4]
Discography
editAlbums
edit- 1993: Med Cezir "Tide"
- 1995: Levent Yüksel'in 2. CD'si "Levent Yüksel's 2nd CD"
- 1998: Adı Menekşe "Her name is Violet"
- 2000: Aşkla "with Love"
- 2004: Uslanmadım "I did not settle down"
- 2006: Kadın Şarkıları "Songs by Women"
- 2009: Sıfır Km "Brand-new"
- 2012: Topyekûn "Altogether"
- 2017: Hayatıma Dokunan Şarkılar "Songs that Touch My Life"
Music videos
edit1993: Yeter ki Onursuz Olmasın Aşk "As long as Love is not dishonored" 1993: Med Cezir "Tide" 1993: Beni Bırakın "Let Me Go" 1993: Tuana 1993: Dedikodu "Gossip" 1996: Ben Senin Bildiğin Erkeklerden Değilim "I'm not the kind of man you know" 1996: Zalim "Cruel" 1996: Karaağaç (Sezen Aksu ile düet, Aksu videoda da yer aldı) "Karaağaç (duet with Sezen Aksu, Aksu also featured in the video)" 1997: Bi' Daha (Kıvanch K. Versiyonu 1) "One More (Kivanch K. edition 1)" 1997: İmkansız Aşk "Impossible Love" 2005: Yanmışım Ben "I'm Burnt"
Singles
edit- 1997: Bi Daha "Again"
- 2010: Aşk Mümkün Müdür Hala "Is Love Still Possible?"
References
edit- ^ "MÜYORBİR Asil Üye Listesi" (PDF). muyorbir.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "Levent Yüksel Biography".
- ^ "Levent becomes Youth and Sports Ambassador".
- ^ "Levent's Zalim worldwide". Archived from the original on 2015-07-06.