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Ajda Pekkan
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Film & TV
Istanbul, Turkey
Ayşe Ajda Pekkan (born 12 February 1946) is a Turkish singer. She is known by the title "superstar" in the Turkish media. Pekkan became a prominent figure of Turkish pop music with her songs, in which she tried to create a strong female figure. By keeping her works updated and getting influence from Western elements, she managed to become one of Turkey's modern and enduring icons in different…
Known for
- Champions — Beyaz At (Voice)2025
- Mazhar Alanson İle Misafir2024
- Star Akademi — Jury2011
- Elle Style Awards Turkiye — Self - Winner2010
- PowerTürk Müzik Ödülleri — Self - Winner2007
- PowerTürk Müzik Ödülleri — Nominee2007
- Pişti2006
- Şöhret Sandalı — Yelda Kaner2001
- Dadı — Self2001
- İki Kere Kiki2001
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Key facts
- Born
- Ayşe Ajda Pekkan , ( 1946-02-12 ) 12 February 1946 (age 80) , Beyoğlu , Istanbul , Turkey
- Occupations
- Singer actress (formerly)
- Spouses
- Coşkun Sapmaz ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1973 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1973 ) Ali Bars ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1984 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1990 )
- Relatives
- Semiramis Pekkan (sister)
- Genres
- Pop dance schlager
- Instruments
- Vocals piano keyboard
- Years active
- 1963–present
- Labels
- Serengil Odeon Regal Philips İstanbul Kervan Burç Yaşar Balet Emre Raks Tempa & Foneks Elenor Universal DMC GNL
- Website
- www .ajdapekkan .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ayşe
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Turkey
- Place of birth
- Istanbul
- Sibling
- Semiramis Pekkan
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- Turkish
- Native language
- Turkish
- Participant in
- Eurovision Song Contest 1980
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Philips Records
- Official website
- ajdapekkan.com.tr
- Image
- Ajda Pekkan 2013.jpg
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- Ajda Pekkan
- date of birth
- 1946-02-12
- name in native language
- Ajda Pekkan
- start of work period
- 1963-00-00
- social media followers
- 179000
- birth name
- Ayşe Ajda Pekkan
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Encyclopedic overview
Ayşe Ajda Pekkan ( Turkish pronunciation: [aʒˈda pekˈkan]; born 12 February 1946) is a Turkish singer. She is known by the title "superstar" in the Turkish media. Pekkan became a prominent figure of Turkish pop music with her songs, which feature strong female figures. By keeping with the times and being influenced by Western elements, she managed to become one of Turkey's modern and enduring icons for over 50 years. Pekkan is highly respected in the music industry and has received praise from critics for both her vocal technique and her albums.
Born in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Pekkan's musical career began in the early 1960s when she appeared in a nightclub as a member of the music group Los Çatikos. However in 1963 she became known as an actress as the lead in the film Adanalı Tayfur and won Ses magazine's cinema artist competition. Over the next six years, she starred in nearly 50 black and white films, including Şıpsevdi (1963), Hızır Dede (1964) and Şaka ile Karışık (1965). She eventually quit acting and focused entirely on her singing career.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ajda Pekkan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.