# Ceylan (singer)

Ceylan Avcı (born 26 June 1974) is a Turkish singer, arranger, television presenter and actress. Her mother is from Bayburt, Bayburt Province, and her father is from Pertek, Tunceli Province. She emigrated to North Rhine-Westphalia, Duisburg, West Germany with her family at the age of 8 and lived there until she was 15. in 1990, she returned to Turkey with her family. Ceylan started her career in 1984 as a child singer and actress. She started her career by taking recurring roles in a number of movies and released her own studio albums. Her 1986 album, Seni Sevmeyen Ölsün, sold 1.3 million copies in Turkey. Her 2005 album, Ah Gönlüm, received a gold certification from Mü-Yap. She has twice won Best Female Folk Singer at the Kral TV Video Music Awards. She hosted a 2012–2016 years of music television talk show under the name of Ceylan Show that aired on Kanal 7 and Samanyolu TV.

## Albums

* Yaktı Beni (feat. Ferdi Tayfur, 1984, Şah Plak)
* Bir Gün Bana Döneceksin (1984, Şah Plak)
* Kaderin Tuzakları (1985, Şah Plak)
* Yolun Açık Olsun/Garip Anam (1985, Şah Plak)
* Seni Sevmeyen Ölsün (1986, Şah Plak)
* Sevmek Günah mı/Asker Türküsü (1986, Şah Plak)
* Bırakmam Seni (1987, Şah Plak)
* Sev Beni Seveyim Seni (1988, Şah Plak)
* Sana da Güvenilmez/Ağlama Yar (1988, Şah Plak)
* Vallah/Hep Ezildim (1989, Ceylan Music)
* Allah Aşkına (1989, Cem Music)
* Kadersiz Doğmuşum/Arabacı (1990, Ceylan Music)
* Beni Bende Bitirdiler (1990, Ceylan Music)
* Gurbet Yolcusu (1991, Şenay Music)
* Hayret Nasıl Yaşıyorum (1991, Bayar Music)
* Geri Ver Beni (1992, Bayar Music)
* Şantaj/Montaj (1993, Özdemir Plak)
* Kritik Etme Beni (1994, Özdemir Plak)
* Kır Çiçeğim/Ayrılmam (1995, Özdemir Plak)
* Canımdan Ayırdılar (1996, Kral Müzik)
* Güldestim (1997, Prestij Music)
* Ağlayı Ağlayı/Le Le Kirvo (1998, A1 Music)
* Zeyno (feat. İbrahim Tatlıses, 2000, İdobay Music)
* Can Cana (2001, Universal Musics Records)
* Söyle (2003, Raks Music)
* Gelsene (feat. Orhan Ölmez, 13 January 2004, Ölmez Music)
* Ah Gönlüm (8 April 2005, Özdemir Plak) (certificate: Golden)
* Pirimi Ararım (1 September 2006, Popüler Music)
* Sana Söz (23 March 2007, Özdemir Plak)
* Bir Daha mı? (10 November 2008, Özdemir Plak)
* Türkülerin Ceylan'ı (2009, Seyhan Müzik)
* Ceylan Arabesk (2011)
* Kendisi Lazım (feat. Ankaralı Namık, 2012)
* Hım Hım Yar (Entarisi Dım Dım Yar) (2014)
* Bana Bir Şey Söyle (2014)
* Ceylan'dan 2016 (2016, Ceylan Music)

## Singles

* "Çeker Giderim" (2014, Uzelli Casette)
* "Koptum Bu Gece" (2017, Divan Music)
* "Kara Kız Kurbanın Olim" (2017, Zara Music)
* "Tillillo" (2018, TMC Music)
* "Severim Ama Güvenemem ki" (2019, feat. Melodi Bozkurt, Kalan Music)
* "Mamudo 2019" (feat. Mahzuni Şerif, 2019, Kemal Aslan Music)
* "Cennetim Ol" (2019, Olimpiyat Media Music)
* "İlle de Sen" (feat. Azer Bülbül, 2020, Seyhan Müzik)
* "Ne Feryat Edersin Divane Bülbül" (2020, GAM Music)
* "Bir Sivaslı Uğruna" (2020, Emrah Music)
* "Islanmış Kirpiklerin" (2021, Major Music)
* "Birileri Kandırmış" (feat. Yunus Bülbül, 2021, Minareci Plaque)
* "Mashup" (2021, Melankolia Music)
* "Senin Kadar Hiç Kimseyi Sevmedim" (2021, Poll Production)
* "Eski Tadım Yok Artık" (feat. Uğur Işılak, 2021, Ferdfion Music)
* "Sen Affetsen Ben Affetmem" (feat. Emrah, 2022, UKopuz Music)
* "Yansın Ankara" (2022, Turkuola Music)

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Result |
| 1987 | Music Magazine Awards | | Won |
| 1988 | Music Magazine Awards | | Won |
| 1995 | 1st Kral TV Video Music Awards | Best Female Arabesque Artist | Nominated |
| 1998 | 4th Kral TV Video Music Awards | Best Female Folk Artist | Nominated |
| 1999 | 5th Kral TV Video Music Awards | Best Female Folk Artist | Won |
| 2001 | 7th Kral TV Video Music Awards | Best Female Folk Artist | Won |
| 2001 | MGD 8th Altın Objective Awards | Music Star | Won |
| 2002 | 8th Kral TV Video Music Awards | Best Female Folk Artist | Nominated |
| 2005 | 11th Kral TV Video Music Awards | Best Female Folk Artist | Nominated |
| 2006 | 4th MÜ-YAP Awards | Golden Award (Ah Gönlüm) | Won |
| 2006 | 12th Kral TV Video Music Awards | Best Female Arabesque-Fantezi Artist | Nominated |
| 2008 | 14th Kral TV Video Music Awards | Best Female Folk Artist | Nominated |
| 2017 | 17th Magazinci.com Awards | Female Folk Artist of the Year | Won |
| 2018 | 8th Buhara Medya Awards | Folk Artist of the Year | Won |