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Ferdi Tayfur
Adana, Turkey
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,…
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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).
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2008
Memur Muzaffer
TV show Muzaffer Mutlu
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2007
Yersiz Yurtsuz
TV show Emrullah
- 2007
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2001
İki Kere Kiki
TV show
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1995
Reyting Hamdi
TV show
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1995
Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri
TV show Self - Winner
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1991
Laf Lafı Açıyor
TV show
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1989
Elveda Mutluluklar
Movie Ferdi
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1989
Allahım Sen Bilirsin
Movie Ferdi
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1989
Bu Şehrin Geceleri
Movie Ferdi
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1988
Ah Bir Çocuk Olsaydım
Movie Ferdi
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1988
Olacak O Kadar
TV show
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1988
Sevgiler Çiçek Gibi
Movie Ferdi
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1988
Bu Talihimin Canına Okuyacağım
Movie Ferdi
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1988
Ya Benimsin Ya Toprağın
Movie Ferdi
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1986
İçimde Bir His Var
Movie Ferdi
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1986
Affet Allahım
Movie Ferdi
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1985
Her Şeyim Sensin
Movie Ferdi
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1985
Haram Oldu
Movie Ferdi
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1984
Çılgın Arzular
Movie Ferdi
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1984
Utanıyorum
Movie Ferdi
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1983
Kalbimdeki Acı
Movie Ferdi Tayfur
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1983
Yıldızlar da Kayar
Movie Ferdi
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1983
Yaktı Beni
Movie Cumali Çakıroğlu
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1982
Hasret Sancısı
Movie Ferdi
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1982
Sen De Mi Leyla
Movie Ferdi
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1982
Olmaz Olsun
Movie Ferdi
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1982
Günaha Girme
Movie Ferdi (twin brothers)
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1982
Bir Damla Ateş
Movie Ferdi
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1981
Kara Gurbet
Movie Ferdi
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1981
Ben De Özledim
Movie Ferdi
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1980
Huzurum Kalmadı
Movie Ferdi
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1980
Durdurun Dünyayı
Movie Ferdi
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1980
Boynu Bükük
Movie Ferdi
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1979
Yuvasız Kuşlar
Movie Ferdi
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1979
Yadeller
Movie Ferdi
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1979
İnsan Sevince
Movie Ferdi
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1978
Son Sabah
Movie Ferdi
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1978
Benim Gibi Sevenler
Movie Ferdi
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1978
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