page_title: Simge (singer)
section_title: Artistry
hierarchical_section_title: Simge (singer) / Artistry
caption_attribution_description: Türkçe: Türk şarkıcı Simge, IF Beşiktaş'ta "Yankı" şarkısını söylüyor.
context_page_description: Simge Sağın is a Turkish singer, songwriter and composer. From early 2010s, she started to make Turkish pop songs, and with the release of her single "Miş Miş" in 2015 she became one of the well-known artists in Turkey.
  Born in Şişli, Istanbul, Simge decided to pursue a career in music and with her father's support enrolled in Istanbul Technical University Turkish Music State Conservatory and took music education. After graduating, she worked as a backing vocalist for many pop singers before releasing her first EP Yeni Çıktı with the help of Erdem Kınay. Her debut did not earn her the success that she had intended, and her main breakthrough came four years later with the single "Miş Miş", which became a number-one hit on Türkçe Top 20 for four weeks. Following the release of "Yankı" and "Ben Bazen", her name continued to appear among the top three on the music charts, and her song "Öpücem" became a number-one hit in Turkey. Her first studio album, Ben Bazen, was released in 2018, and she received praise from music critics for her musical diversity.
  Simge, who has been influenced by Sezen Aksu, has generally released dance-pop songs.
context_section_description: Simge is a soprano. In an interview in 2011, she discussed her musical style, saying that she tried to use "a little bit of Turkish music mixed with modern elements in [her] songs. So the songs are both Western and Eastern." She named Sezen Aksu as her source of inspiration. Mayk Şişman of Milliyet also commented on the artist's musical style, saying: "The likes of Simge who prefer Western style but also use Eastern elements in their music are automatically loved and embraced, and manage to catch everyone's attention".
caption: Simge performing in Beşiktaş, October 2018
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