Bülent Ersoy

Bülent Ersoy (born 1952) is a Turkish celebrity. She is a popular singer of Ottoman classical music. Over the years, Ersoy has become a symbol for the increased tolerance to LGBT figures in Turkish media.The initialism LGBT (also GLBT) is in use (since the 1990s) to refer collectively to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people. The acronym is an adaptation of the initial LGB. In modern use, the acronym relates the diversity of the Gay culture. Many variants exist. The most commonly used involve adding a Q for queer or questioning (some variants, in fact, use two Qs to represent both of these groups), an A for asexual or allies (and sometimes 'S' for straight ally), a T or 2 for two spirit, a T for transsexual, an I for intersex, or a P for pansexual or polyamorous. Some even add an O for omnisexual or other.Already one of Turkey's most popular male singers and actors, Bülent Ersoy gained international notoriety in 1981 for a sex change operation by Dr. Mindikoglu in her native country. Ersoy kept the name "Bülent" even though it is more common among males.After the operation, Bülent found herself in opposition to the homophobic and transphobic regime of Kenan Evren. In a crackdown on "social deviance," Ersoy's public performances were banned along with those of other transsexual and transgendered people.From Ersoy's standpoint, the ban should not have even applied to her, as she was an actual woman and not simply a man dressed as one. To circumvent the ban, she petitioned the Turkish courts to legally recognize her as a woman. The petition was rejected in January of 1982. Days later, Ersoy attempted suicide. In 1983 she left the entertainment industry in protest of the Evren regime's repressive policies. Later that same year, Evren left office and many of his policies were rescinded.Ersoy continued her career mostly in Germany in addition to Turkey. Along with her musical career, she made several movies in Germany. During that time she also started having a relationship with Birol Gürkanli.Finally, in 1988, the Turkish Civil Code was revised so that those who completed sex reassignment surgery could apply for a pink or blue (pink for female, blue for male) identity card by which they were legally recognized in their new sex. Ersoy soon returned to singing and acting, becoming more popular as a woman than she had been as a man. Her public even took to calling her "Abla," or "elder sister," an affectionate sign of their total acceptance of her gender.Despite her personal victory and the love and acceptance of her fans, Bülent Ersoy has continued to court controversy. Critics noted that in a film in which Bülent plays a cancer patient who falls in love, she never kisses her leading man, though this probably had to do with her being highly germ phobic. On her 1995 album, Alatürka, she sang the adhan as part of the piece, "Aziz istanbul," an act which, because of her transsexual status, angered many Muslim clerics. In 1998, a further storm of controversy was created when Bülent married her companion, Cem Adler. Interestingly, the public outrage that resulted had nothing to do with Bülent's transsexual status and everything to do with the fact her husband was over twenty years younger than she was.Bülent Ersoy was badly injured in January of 1999 in an auto accident while driving with her husband, but recovered after surgery. Later that year, she divorced Adler after learning of his tryst with a call girl. Now semi-retired, she continues to enjoy the love and adoration of her many fans and she is still performing in many TV shows and competitions as jury member on Turkeys most watched programe Popstars Alaturka.She maried popstars alaturka contestant Armagan in July 2007, and her fans wish her much happiness in this marriage. She also made a show in July 2007 and is making new series of popstars alaturka which is expected to start in September 2007. There are also rumors of a new album produced by Erol Kose.The attention for the fact that she is an extraordinarily talented singer with an unequaled control of her voice, often distracts one from Ersoy's transsexual status...................................................... ............................................. ............................................................ ................................................... Türk Müzigi'nin yeti$tirdigi en büyük seslerin ba$inda gelen Bülent Ersoy, 1952 yilinda istanbul'da dünyaya geldi. Çok küçük ya$lardan itibaren müzikle ilgilenmeye ba$ladi. Melahat Pars, Ridvan Aytan gibi üstadlardan ve belediye konservatuari hocalarindan özel dersler aldi. istanbul Belediye Konservatuari'ni bitiren degerli sanatçi, aldigi akademik terbiye vasitasiyla hem Tanri vergisi sesini hem de müzikal tecrübelerini geli$tirme firsati buldu.1971 yilinda Saner Plak'tan çikan kirkbe$lik plagi ilk albüm çali$masi oldu. Bu çali$mada, güfte ve bestesi bestekâr Muzaffer Özpinar'a ait “Lüzûm Kalmadi” ve “Neye Yarar Geli$in” adli eserleri seslendirdi. Sahneye ilk adimini 1974 yilinda Büyük Maksim Müzikholleri'nde atti ve müzik dünyasina bomba gibi dü$tü. Bu yillardan itibaren gerek ismi gibi ‘bülend-paye' sesiyle gerekse hanimefendi ki$iligiyle Türk halkinin begenisini kazandi.Bülent Ersoy, ‘Müzeyyen Senar Ekolü'nün temsilcisi olarak ba$ladigi sanat hayatinda, akademik sanat kariyerinin de yüksek olmasi hasebiyle olaganüstü bir yorumcu ve büyük bir tavrin sancaktari oldu. “Bahari Bekleyen Kumrular Gibi”, “Dert Çekmeye Gidiyorum” gibi her okudugu $arkiyla grafigi sürekli yukari tirmandi. O yillarda TRT'ye, musikimizin bahtsizligindan ötürü kenara itilmi$, klasik makamlarda eski ve kalici eserler yorumladi. Yetmi$li yillarin ortasinda daha da ileri giderek; o günkü müzik piyasasinda pop, arabesk ve fantezi vb. gibi ticari $arkilar revaçta olmasina kar$in Itrî'nin “Tut-î Mucize-I Gûyan”i gibi eserlerden olu$an koyu klasik bir uzunçalar yapti. Bu ilk uzunçalar çali$masi müzik piyasasinda ki tüm hesaplari altüst etti ve sati$ rekoru kirdi.Yurtiçinde ve yurtdi$inda yüzlerce konser veren Bülent Ersoy, “Dü$künüm Sana”, “Ya$amak istiyorum”, “Biz Ayrilamayiz” ve “Ablan Kurban Olsun Sana” gibi sati$ grafigi çok yüksek albümlere imza atti. 1995 tarihini ta$iyan “Benim Dünya Güzellerim”, S Müzik etiketiyle çikan ilk albümü oldu. Selçuk Tekay'in müzik yönetmenligini, Özkan Turgay'in aranjörlügünü yaptigi albümde on $arki seslendirdi. Ayni yil janrina ve yorumuna uygun olarak “Alaturka 95” adinda bir albüm yaparak Klasik Türk Musikisi'ne hizmetini de eksik etmedi. Muzaffer Özpinar'in yönetmenligini yaptigi albümde Haci Arif Bey, Münir Nureddin Selçuk, Selahaddin Pinar, Kadri $ençalar, ismail Hakki Bey, Kemani Serkis Efendi gibi birçok üstâdin eserlerine yorumuyla hayat verdi. Ondört eserin yeraldigi çali$mada; “Aziz istanbul”, “Dönülmez Ak$amin Ufkundayim”, “Nerelerde Kaldin Ey Servi Nazim” gibi klasik eserlerin yaninda “Aliverin Baglamami Çalayim” ve “Karam” adli iki de anonim türküye de yer verdi.Bülent Ersoy, bir sonraki çali$masini 1997 yilinda yayinladi. “Maazallah” ismini ta$iyan albüm, piyasaya sürülmeden dahi yüksek sipari$ler aldi ve büyük yanki uyandirdi. Albümün hazirlik a$amasinda bu sefer Halil Karaduman ve Osman i$men'le çali$an sanatçi, popüler $arkilardan ve anonim türkülerden olu$an bir repertuar seslendirdi. Albüme ismini veren “Maazallah” adli $arkisinin video klibi ise büyük ses getirdi. Ondört $arkinin yeraldigi albümün diger $arkilari ise $unlar: “Yoruldum”, “Dogdugum Topraklardan”, “Sorma Gitsin”, “Gel”, “A$k Yetmiyor”, “Dünya Zalim”, “Zalimin Zulmü”, “Karli Kayin”, “Kirmizi Gül”, “Uzun ince Bir Yol”, “Daglar”, “Yüksek Yüksek Tepelere”, “Çayirda Buldum Seni”.Otuz yila yakla$an sanat ya$aminda pek çok ilke imza atan Bülent Ersoy, dünyaca ünlü yildizlarin sahne aldigi salonlarda konser verdi. 1980 yilinda London Palladium'da ve 1983 yilinda Madison Square Garden'da sahne alan ilk Türk sanatcisi oldu. 30 Mart 1997'te ise Ümmü Gülsüm'den sonra, etnik müzik sazlariyla Paris Olympia müzikholünde sahne alan ilk sanatci oldu. Dario Moreno'dan sonra Olympia'da konser veren ilk Türk sanatcisi olan Bülent Ersoy, elli ki$iden olu$an orkestrasiyla dört saat süren bir program sundu.Bugüne degin otuzun üstünde albüme imzasini atan sanatci, Türk Müzik Tarihi'ne ismini altin harflerle yazdirdi ve klasik, alaturka $arkilar alaninda gelmi$ geçmi$ en önemli yorumcular arasinda yer aldi. Müzik ya$ami boyunca sayisiz ödül aldi. Herkesin takdirini kazanan geni$ entervalli ve yüksek volümlü sesi, Japonya'da ses laboratuvarlarinda yapilan testler sonucu ‘yüzde yüz kusursuz' bulundu ve 1997 yilinda Uluslararasi Montu Merid Müzik Doktoru ünvaniyla ödüllendirildi.

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