Emel Sayın
Actor
- Born
- November 20, 1945 (age 80) · Sarkisla, Sivas, Turkey
Emel Sayın (born 20 November 1945) is a Turkish singer and actress.
She was born in Şarkışla district of Sivas Province on 20 November 1945, to a father who immigrated from Skopje, and a mother from Mardin. Her parents moved frequently and she had to attend primary and secondary schools in various cities such as Kayseri, Konya and Edirne. Finally she graduated from Teachers College of Çapa in Istanbul. However by then, she had already chosen a career in music. Her ex boyfriend Tarık Akan, she played in films Mavi Boncuk, Yalancı Yarim, Feryat.
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After serving three years in Istanbul Municipal Conservatory she got on the stage in 1962 in Ankara while she was only 17. Next year she became a singer of Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) for seven years. She then moved to İstanbul to sing in the music halls. She also created music albums. Her genre was Turkish classical music Later she began playing in the cinema and television films.
In 1998 she received the title state artist.
Before the Iranian Revolution (1978), she was present in Iranian cinema as an actress for a while, in addition to performing several live music.[4] She also performed the famous song Gole Sangam with Ava Bahram during a joint concert in 2018 in Istanbul.
Known for
Acting18
- 2013Wedding Association as Herself
- 2007White Angel as Herself
- 1983Neşeli Kuklalar
- 1980Rüzgar as Emel Sayın
- 1977Bitter Memories
- 1975The Blue Bead as Emel Sayın (Self)
- 1974Longing as Alev Sayın
- 1974Çam Sakızı
- 1973Yalancı Yarim as Alev
- 1973Düşman as Helga
- 1973
