Ajda Pekkan

Ajda Pekkan (born February 12, 1946 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish singer and actress. She is one of the most successful Turkish singers with the sales of over 30 million copies worldwide. She is called "Superstar". She has released more than 20 albums. Most famous ones are "Superstar", "Superstar II", "Superstar III" (also known as Superstar 83), "Ajda '90", "Ajda '93", "The Best of Ajda", "Diva", "Cool Kadin" and "Farkin Bu". Also he recorded singles in French and English.
Biography
Ajda was born to Ridvan Pekkan, an officer in the Turkish Navy, and Nevin Dobruca, a housewife. She spent her childhood at the Golcuk Naval Base in Kocaeli Province. Ajda graduated from the Camlica Kiz Lisesi.
She won a Cover Star contest in 1963 and she began her professional career. She started her career as an actress. She was a popular actress in 60s. She released her very first recording, "Goz Goz Degdi Bana" as a B-Side in 1964. Following year, she released her first single, "Her Yerde Kar Var" in 1965. In April 1977, she released an album called "Superstar". It was a great success. Album sold over millions of copies and became a classic. Her next album, "Superstar II", released in May 1979. It was more successful than Superstar. Songs from album, Bambaska Biri (It was a Turkish cover of I Will Survive and it became a signature song of Ajda Pekkan), Dile Kolay, Ya Sonra, Haykiracak Nefesim Kalmasa Bile, Yeniden Baslasin, Bir Kosede Yalniz were successful hits. She gave concerts in Tehran, Paris and Tokyo in the 70s. She represented Turkey with the famous entry "Petr' oil" at the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest in the Hague, the Netherlands.
She released her first album on CD, "Ajda '90" in 1990. She recorded her "Ajda '93" album in the USA and Switzerland. Her complation albums containing the new recordings of his hit songs, "The Best of Ajda" and "Diva" were very successful albums. Her latest album, "Farkin Bu", which released in July 2011 became the most selling album of 2011 in Turkey.
Discography
Studio albums
Albums
Ajda Pekkan (1968)
Fecri Ebcioglu Sunar (1969)
Ajda Pekkan Vol III (1972)
La Fete A L'Olympia (1976)
Superstar (1977)
Pour Lui (1978)
Superstar II (1979)
Sen Mutlu Ol (1981)
Sevdim Seni (1982)
Superstar III (1983)
Ajda Pekkan - Bes Yil Once On Yil Sonra (1985)
Superstar IV (1987)
Ajda '90 (1990)
Seni Sectim (1991)
Ajda '93 (1993)
Ajda Pekkan (1996)
The Best of Ajda (1998)
Diva (2000)
Cool Kadin (2006)
Aynen Oyle (2008)
Farkin Bu (2011)
Complations
Ajda (1975)
Unutulmayanlar (1990)
Hosgor Sen (1993)
The Best of Ajda (1998)
Diva (2000)
Singles
Abidik Gubidik Twist/Goz Goz Degdi Bana (1964)
Her Yerde Kar Var/Onyedi Yasinda (1965)
Moda Yolunda/Serseri (1966)
Seviyorum/Ilkokulda Tanismistik (1966)
Iki Yabanci/Bang, Bang (1967)
Donmem Sana/Ilk Askim (1967)
Oyalama Beni/Saklambac (1967)
Ask Oyunu/Et C'est Pour Toi (1967)
Bosvermisim Dunyaya/Sevdigim Adam (1967)
Dunya Donuyor/Uc Kalp (1968)
Kimdir Bu Sevgili/Onu Bana Birak (1968)
Ozleyis/Ve Ben Simdi (1968)
Bos Sokak/Capkin (1968)
Ne Tadi Var Bu Dunyanin/Mesut Ol Sen (1969)
Iki Yuzlu Ask/Erkekleri Taniyin (1969)
Durdurun Su Zamani/Yasamak Ne Guzel Sey (1969)
Ben Bir Koylu Kiziyim/Tatli Dunya (1969)
Son Arzu/Uzgun Yuzlu Dertli Aksam (1969)
Ay Dogarken/Sev Sen de Gonlunce (1969)
Sensiz Yillarda/Olmadi Gitti (1970)
Yagmur/Tek Yasanir mi (1970)
Genclik Yillari/Bilmece Bildirmece (1971)
Yalnizliktan Bezdim/Gel (1971)
Sen Bir Yana Dunya Bir Yana/Iciyorum (1971)
Olanlar Oldu Bana/Capkin Satici (1972)
Dert Bende/Varsin Yansin Dunya (1972)
Kaderimin Oyunu / Kimler Geldi Kimler Gecti (1973)
Babylone, Babylone / Viens Pleurer Dans Mon Coeur (1973)
Tanri Misafiri / Icme Sakin (1973)
Seninleyim / Palavra Palavra (1973)
Nasilsin Iyi misin / Inanmam (1974)
Sana Neler Edecegim / Haram Olsun Bu Ask Sana (1974)
Hosgor Sen / Sana Ne Kime Ne (1975)
Al Beni / Ask Budur (1975)
Ne Varsa Bende Var / Yere Bakan Yurek Yakan (1976)
Je T'apprendrai L'amour / Tu Pars Et tu Reviens (1976)
Gozunaydin / Kim Ne Derse Desin (1976)
Viens Dans Ma Vie / Face a Face Avec Moi (1977)
Aglama Yarim / Sakin Sakin Ha (1977)
A Mes Amours, A Mes Amours / Satisfaction (1977)
Ya Sonra / Yeniden Baslasin (1978)
Pet'r oil/Loving On Petrol/Le Roi Du Petr' oil - Eurovision 1980 Turkey (1980)
Sen Iste (2003)
Resim (2009)
Yakar Gecerim (2011)
1946 births
Living people
Musicians from Istanbul
Turkish movie actors
Turkish pop singers