Selami Şahin

Selami Şahin
Şahin in a concert in Turkcell Kuruçeşme Arena, Istanbul, 2012
Şahin in a concert in Turkcell Kuruçeşme Arena, Istanbul, 2012
Background information
Born (1948-08-15) August 15, 1948 (age 76)
Yayladağı, Hatay, Turkey
GenresArabesque, pop, world
Occupation(s)Musician, singer, songwriter, producer, actor
Years active1966–present
LabelsLider Müzik
Websiteselamisahin.com.tr

Selami Sahin (born 1948) is a Turkish musician, singer, and songwriter.

Life and career

Şahin's works have been performed in different languages by artists from European and Middle Eastern countries. He was born to a mother of Egyptian descent settled in Hatay and a Turkish father. He knows not only Turkish but also Egyptian Arabic as mother tongues. Owing to his mother, he speaks in Egyptian Arabic .[1] Since Egyptian Arabic is his mother tongue, he has also participated in joint projects with many famous figures such as Ghada Ragab and Enrico Macias.[2] As a commentator, composer and songwriter, he continued his musical life and later he started art directing and vocal coaching.[3]

In 1980 he founded the music production company Lider Müzik.[4]

In 2011, when he celebrated his 45th year of career, and his works, which were previously covered by many artists, were put with acoustic and new arrangements and in his album Mahzen .[5]

Besides his music career, he has also had an acting career and starred in several feature films. One of the most prominent movies that he starred in was Runaway Mummy (2002), which was co-produced by Turkey and Egypt and released in 22 countries. It was also the first Turkish film to be included at the 6th Hollywood Film Festival, and Şahin's performance received positive reception.[6]

In 2012, he appeared in a commercial for Akbank and performed his song "Sensiz Olmuyor".[7]

Discography

Year Album Title Label
1966–1976 45`likler
1975 Yıllar Sonra Yine Taç Plak
1976 Unutulmayan Eserler
1981 Bağrımdaki Ateş Lider Müzik
1982 Tapılacak Kadınsın
1983 Seninle Başım Dertte
1985 Hastayım Sana
1987 İyi Düşün Sevgilim
1988 Seni Çok Seviyorum
1989 İşim Gücüm Seni Sevmek
1990 Başımın Tatlı Belası
1992 Şaşırttın Beni
1994 Özledim Her Şeyini
1995 İlle de Sen
1997 Şarkılarım ve Ben (Nostalji)
1999 2000`e Merhaba
2004 İyi ki Varsın
2009 Dayman (Daima)
2010 Ben Bir Tek Kadın Sevdim
2011 Mahzen
2018 ‘’mansetaksh leh’’

Awards

Year Category Song Award
1975 Song of the Year Sen Mevsimler Gibisin 4th Golden Butterfly Awards Won
1977 Golden Pencil Award Dostlarım (İçkim & Sigaram) - Won
1978 The Year’s 10 Most Popular Songs Sensiz Olmuyor Milliyet Newspaper Awards Won
1979 The Year’s 10 Most Popular Songs Özlem Rıhtımı Milliyet Newspaper Awards Won
1980 The Year’s 10 Most Popular Songs Rüzgar Milliyet Newspaper Awards Won
1994 Gold Composition Award Özledim İstanbul FM Radio Gold Awards (İFA) Won
1995 The Year’s 10 Most Popular Songs Özledim Milliyet Newspaper Awards Won
2012 Honorary Award - 39th Golden Butterfly Awards Won

Filmography

Year Film
1970 Köyün Beş Güzeli
1981 Bağrımdaki Ateş
1985 Kaderi Zorlama
2002 Mumya Firarda
2010 El Dealer

See also

References

  1. ^ "Arapça bana annemin mirası".
  2. ^ "Enrico Macias'tan Selami Şahin Şarkısı". Habertürk. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Arabeske Işınlandı, Şahin'den Destek Aldı". Sabah. Archived from the original on 11 February 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  4. ^ Gezici, İlker (18 June 2017). "Çocuklarım en büyük aşklarım, onlar için her gün koştursam yorulmam". Sabah Günaydın. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Selami Şahin Mahzen'in Kapılarını Aralıyor!". TTNet Müzik. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Mumya Firarda Hollywood'da". Milliyet. Archived from the original on 5 December 2005. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  7. ^ "Selami Şahin [Akbank Reklam Filmi]". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.