Yavuz Bingöl (born 7 October 1964) is a Turkish folk music singer and
actor.Bingöl was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1964 to teacher Yılmaz
Bingöl and folk singer Senem Akkaş (better known with her stage name
Şahsenem Bacı), both hailing from Sarıkamış district.Bingöl
enrolled at the Ankara State Conservatory in 1977 under influence from
his mother but following his parents' divorce, he left the
Conservatory in 1979 and moved to Ä°zmir where his mother settled and
started to work in menial jobs to support his family. He could return
to music only by 1983 and founded with his friend Nihat Aydın the
protest music band Atmacalar in 1989. The band changed its name to
Umuda Ezgi in 1991. Bingöl left the band in 1995 and released his
first solo album Sen Türkülerini Söyle the same year.Bingöl was in
several miniseries on Turkish TV, including Bayanlar Baylar, Ah Be
İstanbul and Yanık Koza. He also did the romance series Zerda and
the sitcom EÅŸref Saati. His 2008 films made both great success: Three
Monkeys premiered in competition at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival,
where its director Nuri Bilge Ceylan won the Award for Best Director.
Bingöl's another film, released into English, He's in the Army Now
was nominated for best Turkish film at the Istanbul International Film
Festival.
actor.Bingöl was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1964 to teacher Yılmaz
Bingöl and folk singer Senem Akkaş (better known with her stage name
Şahsenem Bacı), both hailing from Sarıkamış district.Bingöl
enrolled at the Ankara State Conservatory in 1977 under influence from
his mother but following his parents' divorce, he left the
Conservatory in 1979 and moved to Ä°zmir where his mother settled and
started to work in menial jobs to support his family. He could return
to music only by 1983 and founded with his friend Nihat Aydın the
protest music band Atmacalar in 1989. The band changed its name to
Umuda Ezgi in 1991. Bingöl left the band in 1995 and released his
first solo album Sen Türkülerini Söyle the same year.Bingöl was in
several miniseries on Turkish TV, including Bayanlar Baylar, Ah Be
İstanbul and Yanık Koza. He also did the romance series Zerda and
the sitcom EÅŸref Saati. His 2008 films made both great success: Three
Monkeys premiered in competition at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival,
where its director Nuri Bilge Ceylan won the Award for Best Director.
Bingöl's another film, released into English, He's in the Army Now
was nominated for best Turkish film at the Istanbul International Film
Festival.
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