# Göksel (singer)

Göksel Demirpençe (born 25 November 1971) is a Turkish singer-songwriter.

## Biography

Göksel was born in Istanbul on 25 November 1971. In 1988 she applied to Boğaziçi University to study philosophy. However, she quit her studies to become a professional musician. She started to take private singing lessons and began singing for various orchestras. For two years she was a backing vocalist to Sezen Aksu and Sertab Erener, two of Turkey's most acknowledged female singers.
In September 1997, her first album, entitled Yollar (Roads), was released, of which the first single, "Sabır" (Patience), became a hit.
She released her second album, Körebe (Blind Man's Bluff), in October 2001 under a Sony Music label. Its most successful single was "Depresyondayım" (I'm depressed).
Her third album came out in May 2003 under the title Söz Ver (Promise). That year Göksel gave a successful concert in Babylon with the Greek band, Omega Vibes.
In March 2005, Göksel published her latest album, Arka Bahçem (My Backyard). The album's biggest hit was "Bi seni konuşurum" (I'm only talking about you).
Göksel is also featured in the album of Turkish rock band maNga; their duet called "Dursun zaman" (Time should stop) is popular with radio stations and appears on the soundtrack of the film Sınav (starring Jean-Claude Van Damme).
Göksel's fifth album, entitled Ay'da Yürüdüm (I Walked on the Moon), was released on 13 April 2007. The first single is titled "Yarabbi Şükür" (Thanks God). The album features a duet with Ferman Akgül, the singer of maNga and renowned Turkish rock star Teoman. The song's title is "Taş Bebek" (Doll) and according to Göksel, the song was written (together with Akgül, Alper Erinç and Teoman) to show how much the women have to suffer to be always beautiful. Göksel states that women are designed to do much more useful things than just dolling themselves up for the sake of men, so she wrote this song to remind women that beauty lies inside and not in clothes or make-up.
She released her sixth studio album Mektubumu Buldun mu? (Did you find my letter?) in May 2009, in which she performed covers of popular Turkish songs. In September 2009, her previous company released a compilation best-of album, which allegedly released without artist's permission.
On 28 April 2010 Göksel released her second covers album, seventh over all, called "Hayat Rüya Gibi" (English: Life is like a dream). She did a cover of "Paroles Paroles" (Dalida) named "Palavra" (Lies) and a ballad with the name of "Tek Başına" (Alone).
In 2018, Göksel collaborated with electronic musician Hey Douglas to create a song called "Duruyor Dünya" (The world is stopping).

## Discography
### Albums

| Year | Released | Title | Label |
| 1997 | 3 September 1997 | Yollar (Roads) | Karma Müzik Yapım |
| 2001 | 4 October 2001 | Körebe (Blind Man's Bluff) | Sony Music |
| 2003 | 29 May 2003 | Söz ver (Promise) | Sony Music |
| 2005 | 17 March 2005 | Arka Bahçem (My Backyard) | Sony Music |
| 2007 | 15 April 2007 | Ay'da Yürüdüm (I Walked on the Moon) | Sony Music |
| 2009 | May 2009 | Mektubumu Buldun mu? (Did You Find my Letter?) | Avrupa Müzik |
| 2009 | 17 September 2009 | The Best of Göksel | Sony Music |
| 2010 | 26 April 2010 | Hayat Rüya Gibi (Life is Like a Dream) | Avrupa Müzik |
| 2012 | 18 January 2012 | Bende Bi' Aşk Var (I Have a Love) | Avrupa Müzik |
| 2015 | 14 January 2015 | Sen Orda Yoksun (You're not There) | Avrupa Müzik |

### Singles

| Year | Title |
| 2017 | "Tam da Şu An" |
| 2019 | "Bu da Geçecek" |
| 2019 | "Hiç Yok" |
| 2020 | "Ben Fena Aşığım" |
| 2020 | "Lütufsuz Yaz" |
| 2021 | "Çölde Bi' Vaha" |
| 2022 | "Haklıydın" |
| 2022 | "Canım" |
| 2022 | "Sen Varsın" |
| 2023 | "Burda Kalayım" |

### Charts

List of singles, release date and album name :
| Single | Year | Peak | Album |
| Single | Year | TR | Album |
| "Yarabbi Şükür" | 2007 | 3 | Ay'da Yürüdüm |
| "Taş Bebek" | 2007 | — | Ay'da Yürüdüm |
| "Yabani Otlar" | 2008 | 10 | Ay'da Yürüdüm |
| "Dudaklarında Arzu" | 2009 | 17 | Mektubumu Buldun mu? |
| "Ağlamak Güzeldir" | 2010 | — | Mektubumu Buldun mu? |
| "Senden Başka" | 2010 | — | Mektubumu Buldun mu? |
| "Sevil Neşelen" | 2010 | — | Hayat Rüya Gibi |
| "Acıyor" | 2012 | 3 | Bende Bi' Aşk Var |
| "Uzaktan" | 2012 | 2 | Bende Bi' Aşk Var |
| "Yalnız Kuş" | 2012 | 2 | Bende Bi' Aşk Var |
| "Aşkın Yalanmış" | 2013 | — | Bende Bi' Aşk Var |
| "Sen Orda Yoksun" | 2015 | 5 | Sen Orda Yoksun |
| "Denize Bıraksam" | 2015 | 4 | Sen Orda Yoksun |
| "Gittiğinde" | 2015 | — | Sen Orda Yoksun |
| "Bu da Geçecek" | 2019 | 1 | Non-album single |
| "Hiç Yok" | 2019 | 1 | Non-album single |
| "—" indicates that the songs were not included in the lists or the results were not disclosed. ||||

### Music videos

| Year | Song | Album | Director |
| 1997 | "Sabır" | Yollar | — |
| 1997 | "Uzun Uzun Yollar" | Yollar | Cansu Akbel |
| 2001 | "Depresyondayım" | Körebe | Murad Küçük |
| 2001 | "Bir İhtimal" | Körebe | — |
| 2001 | "Günün Birinde" | Körebe | — |
| 2003 | "Hastasıyım" | Söz Ver | — |
| 2003 | "Allı Pullu" | Söz Ver | Mahir Akyol |
| 2003 | "Firar" | Söz Ver | — |
| 2003 | "Karşı Kıyıya" | Atmosfera | — |
| 2004 | "Dursun Zaman" | MaNga | Onur Uysal |
| 2005 | "Arka Bahçemde" | Arka Bahçem | Devrin Usta |
| 2005 | "Bi Seni Konuşurum" | Arka Bahçem | — |
| 2005 | "Benden Geçti Aşk" | Arka Bahçem | — |
| 2005 | "Karar Verdim" | Arka Bahçem | Murad Küçük |
| 2007 | "Yarabbi Şükür" | Ay'da Yürüdüm | Murad Küçük |
| 2007 | "Taş Bebek" | Ay'da Yürüdüm | Murad Küçük |
| 2008 | "Yabani Otlar" | Ay'da Yürüdüm | Mike Norman, Yon Thomas |
| 2009 | "Dudaklarında Arzu" | Mektubumu Buldun mu? | Kemal Başbuğ |
| 2010 | "Ağlamak Güzeldir" | Mektubumu Buldun mu? | Gürcan Keltek |
| 2010 | "Senden Başka" | Mektubumu Buldun mu? | Walky Talky |
| 2010 | "Sevil Neşelen" | Hayat Rüya Gibi | Kemal Başbuğ |
| 2012 | "Acıyor" | Bende Bi Aşk Var | Murat Onbul |
| 2012 | "Uzaktan" | Bende Bi Aşk Var | Murat Onbul |
| 2012 | "Yalnız Kuş" | Bende Bi Aşk Var | Murat Onbul |
| 2013 | "Aşkın Yalanmış" | Bende Bi Aşk Var | Murat Onbul |
| 2015 | "Sen Orda Yoksun" | Sen Orda Yoksun | Murat Onbul |
| 2015 | "Denize Bıraksam" | Sen Orda Yoksun | Charles Richards |
| 2015 | "Gittiğinde" | Sen Orda Yoksun | Bora Tarhan |
| 2016 | "Isırgan" | Sen Orda Yoksun | Murat Joker |
| 2017 | "Tam da Şu An" | Tam da Şu An | Bedran Güzel |
| 2017 | "Unutulmaz" | Mirkelam Şarkıları | Gürcak Keltek |
| 2019 | "Bu da Geçecek" | Bu da Geçecek | Murat Onbul |
| 2019 | "Hiç Yok" | Hiç Yok | Koray Birand |
| 2020 | "Ben Fena Aşığım" | Ben Fena Aşığım | Koray Birand |
| 2020 | "Lütufsuz Yaz" | Lütufsuz Yaz | Eran Hakim, Evren Topaloğlu |
| 2021 | "Çölde Bi' Vaha" | Çölde Bi' Vaha | Aytekin Yalçın |
| 2022 | "Canım" | Canım | Elif Demiralp |
| 2022 | "Sen Varsın" | Sen Varsın | Aytekin Yalçın |
| 2023 | "Burda Kalayım" | Burda Kalayım | Aytekin Yalçın |

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Yalan Dünya | Herself | Guest appearance |
| 2012 | Yol Ayrımı | Seyyan | Guest appearance |
| 2020 | Kalk Gidelim | Herself | Guest appearance |