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Turkish pop singer
Gender:
Female
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Birth:
17 June 1980(Denizli)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Sıla Gençoğlu is a Turkish musician. She usually goes by her first name, 'Sıla'.
Sıla was born in Denizli. She worked before as a producer, lyricist and background singer for many Turkish artists, such as Kenan Doğulu and Emel Müftüoğlu. In 2007, she released her debut album Sıla. The first single, "...Dan Sonra", was the biggest hit song of the year in Turkey, spending 3 months at number one on the music charts, and reaching 79 in the European charts. The song's video was the 12th most watched video from 2007 to 2008 worldwide. The second single from the album, "Kenar Süsü", reached second place in the Turkish charts.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Name | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Sıla | Sıla's first national studio album. It achieved great success and helped her to win national awards with the title of "Best New Artist" and "Best New Album" |
| 2008 | Shaker | Sıla's first international studio album, a corporation with the Colombian group Ciclon as the 2nd studio album of Drum Project. The producer of the album was Ozan Doğulu. The album was released in May 2008. |
| 2009 | İmza | Sıla's second national studio album. The leading song "Sevismeden Uyumayalim" started to be played on the radios on the 10th of March. |
| 2010 | Konuşmadığımız Şeyler Var | |
| 2012 | Joker | Sıla Gençoğlu's first live album. |
| 2012 | Vaveyla | |
| 2014 | Yeni Ay | |
| 2016 | Mürekkep |
Videos
| Year | Song | Album | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "...Dan Sonra" | Sıla | Murad Küçük |
| 2008 | "Kenar Süsü" | Murad Küçük | |
| "Yaz Geliyor Heyoo" | Shaker | ||
| 2009 | "Sevismeden Uyumayalım" | İmza | |
| "İnşallah" | |||
| "Yara Bende" | |||
| 2010 | "Bana Biraz Renk Ver" | ||
| "Alain Delon" feat. Ozan Doğulu | 130 bpm | ||
| "Acısa da Öldürmez" | Konuşmadığımız Şeyler Var | Murat Onbul | |
| 2011 | "Oluruna Bırak" | Kemal Doğulu | |
| "Kafa" | |||
| "Boş Yere" | Sıla Gençoğlu | ||
| 2012 | "Tam da Bugün" | ||
| "Yoruldum" | Joker | Tamer Başaran | |
| "İmkânsız" | Vaveyla | Efe Bahadır & Gözde Mutluer | |
| "Zor Sevdiğimden" | Gülşen Aybaba | ||
| 2013 | "Aslan Gibi" | ||
| 2014 | "Vaziyetler" | Yeni Ay | Emre Akay |
| "Yabancı" | Ergin Turunç | ||
| "Reverans" | |||
| 2015 | "Hediye" | ||
| 2016 | "Afitap" | Mürekkep | Bedran Güzel |
| "Engerek" |
Awards
| Year | Organization | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Powertürk Müzik Ödülleri | Best New Artist |
| 2008 | Kral TV Video Müzik Ödülleri | Best New Female Artist |
| 2008 | Altın Kelebek | Best New Artist |
| 2008 | Radyo Boğaziçi Müzik Ödülleri | Best New Artist |
Soundtracks
| Year | Song | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Sıla (Töre) | Before her studio album, Sıla wrote a song with the popular Turkish female artist Sezen Aksu. The song was the soundtrack of the television series Sıla, which is about the difficulties of an eastern Turkish woman named "Sıla". |
| 2008 | Yaban Gülü | After her album's success, a new television series which is airing on ATV, offered her a generic song just like "Sıla", and before airing on TV, she wrote the song with Efe Bahadır. |
Music & Lyrics
| Year | Song | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Demedi Deme | Artist: Kenan Doğulu Album: Demedi Deme |
| 2003 | Boğaziçi | Artist: Kenan Doğulu Album: Demedi Deme |
| 2007 | Vur Kadehi Ustam | Artist: Ferhat Göçer Album: Yolun Açık Olsun |
| 2007 | Ağla Ağla | Artist: Emel Müftüoğlu Album: Eğlenilecek Kızlar Evlenilecek Kızlar |
| 2008 | Aslan Gibi | Artist: Linet Album: Pop 2008 |
Chart positions
| Album | Single | Peak |
|---|---|---|
| Turkey | ||
| Sıla | ...Dan Sonra | 1 |
| Kenar Süsü | 2 | |
| Shaker | Yaz Geliyor Heyoo | 34 |
| İmza | Sevismeden Uyumayalım | 1 |
| İmza | İnşallah | 2 |
| İmza | Yara Bende | 4 |
| İmza | Bana Biraz Renk Ver | 3 |
| 130 bpm | Alain Delon feat. Ozan Doğulu | 1 |