Image of Ferdi Tayfur

Ferdi Tayfur

1945-11-15 Adana, Turkey

Image of Ferdi Tayfur

Biografia

Ferdi Tayfur (Born: Ferdi Tayfur Turanbayburt, born November 15, 1945) is one of Turkey's most successful and famous Turkish arabesque singer, actor and composer. In recent years, he has also become popular in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Trinidad and Tobago,Syria and Iran. He achieved estimated sales of over 50-60 million records worldwide. He was born in Hurriyet neighbourhood of Adana, Turkey and he has led a successful career in arabesque music. Being successful in his arabesque career he has been announced as the King of Arabesque, a music type very popular in today's Turkey and the middle east. His father, Cumali, who was a big fan of a famous theater and dubbing actor "Ferdi Tayfur" named his youngest son after him. After his father was killed, he was not able to continue his education because he had to work in the cotton fields of Cukurova to support his family. Ferdi Tayfur went to Istanbul when he was 17 with dreams of becoming a famous singer. He was not able to succeed on doing this and so he returned to Adana after a short stay in Istanbul. He came back to Istanbul in the early 1970s and his constant attempts to become a singer finally started to pay off. He has got over 100 music albums and over 30 films in his credit and he has received the prestigious Golden Album Award nine times. In 2000, he almost lost one of his toes due to diabetes. He has got millions of fans both in Turkey and in Europe (particularly among Turks in Germany, France, Belgium, Denmark and The Netherlands).

Películas

Elveda Mutluluklar Ferdi 1989-05-01
Bu Şehrin Geceleri Ferdi 1989-01-01
Allahım Sen Bilirsin Ferdi 1989-01-01
Sevgiler Çiçek Gibi Ferdi 1988-04-02
Ya Benimsin Ya Toprağın Ferdi 1988-01-15
Ah Bir Çocuk Olsaydım Ferdi 1988-05-01
Bu Talihimin Canına Okuyacağım Ferdi 1988-04-01
İçimde Bir His Var Ferdi 1986-04-01
Affet Allahım Ferdi 1986-01-01
Her Şeyim Sensin 1985-04-02
Utanıyorum Ferdi 1984-05-01
Çılgın Arzular Ferdi 1984-12-01
Yıldızlar da Kayar 1983-04-01
Yaktı Beni Cumali Çakıroğlu 1983-04-01
Kalbimdeki Acı Ferdi Tayfur 1983-04-03
Sen De Mi Leyla Ferdi 1982-04-28
Hasret Sancısı Ferdi 1982-12-01
Olmaz Olsun Ferdi 1982-02-01
Bir Damla Ateş Ferdi 1982-01-01
Günaha Girme 1982-01-15
Kara Gurbet Ferdi 1981-12-01
Ben De Özledim 1981-01-01
Boynu Bükük 1980-01-01
Durdurun Dünyayı Ferdi 1980-01-01
Huzurum Kalmadı Ferdi 1980-12-01
Yuvasız Kuşlar Ferdi 1979-05-02
Yadeller Ferdi 1979-03-01
İnsan Sevince Ferdi 1979-01-01
Benim Gibi Sevenler 1978-04-02
Son Sabah Ferdi 1978-12-01
Derbeder Ferdi 1978-02-01
Batan Güneş Ferdi 1978-01-01
Çeşme Ferdi 1977-04-01