
Ferdi Tayfur
Biography
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).
Filmografi
The Derelict1978 · Ferdi
May It Never Be1982 · Ferdi
You Belong To Me Or The Land1988 · Ferdi
Forgive Me, Lord1986 · Ferdi
Those Who Love Like Me1978 · Ferdi
When a Person Loves1979 · Ferdi
I Have A Feeling Inside1986 · Ferdi
Oh, If Only I Were a Child1988 · Ferdi
Stop the World1980 · Ferdi
You're My Everything1985 · Ferdi
God Knows Best1989 · Ferdi
A Drop of Fire1982 · Ferdi
Love Is Like Flowers1988 · Ferdi
The Fountain1977 · Ferdi
I'll Destroy This Misfortune of Mine1988 · Ferdi
You Too, Leyla?1982 · Ferdi
Don't Commit A Sin1982 · Ferdi (twin brothers)
Nights of This City1989 · Ferdi
Strangers1979 · Ferdi
Farewell Happiness1989 · Ferdi
Yuvasız Kuşlar1979 · Ferdi
Setting Sun1978 · Ferdi
Last Morning1978 · Ferdi
Necla Nazır
Diler Saraç
Hüseyin Peyda
Sümer Tilmaç
Muharrem Gürses
Suzan Avcı
Erol Taş
Itır Esen
Yadigar Ejder
Yalçın Avşar
Garibe Gündem
Osman F. Seden