İsmail YK

İsmail Yurtseven
Birth name İsmail Yurtseven
Also known as İsmail YK
Born (1978-07-05) July 5, 1978
Origin Turkey
Genres Pop, Dance pop, Arabesque, Fantezi, Rock, R&B, Dubstep, House
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, Performer,Composer,Dancer
Instruments Vocals Baglama Violin.
Years active 1985–present
Labels Musicom
Website www.bombabomba.com, www.ismailyk.com

Ismail YK, also known by his full name İsmail Yurtseven (born July 5, 1978, Hamm, Germany), is a Turkish Pop-Arabesque singer and composer.[1] YK stands for Yurtseven Kardeşler, the group he was a member of at the start of his career.

Biography

İsmail YK is the youngest of five, including three older brothers and one older sister. Together they comprise the music group Yurtseven Kardeşler.

Period with Yurtseven Kardeşler

Main article: Yurtseven Kardeşler

Yurtseven Kardeşler (literally the Yurtseven Brothers in Turkish), YK for short, was at the beginning an amateur band working through Germany where they used to reside. Between 1985 and 1987, they released two amateur albums and gained some attention. Their break came with an appearance in 1988 in German ZDF television channel's "Nachbarn in Europa" programme.

Yurtseven Kardeşler relatively successful albums included: Bir Tek Sen / Barış Olsun in 1998 with Akbaş Müzik label, Toprak in 2000 with Akbaş Müzik label and De Bana / Of Anam Of in 2001 with joint Akbaş Müzik/Türküola label.

In 2004, after searching for bigger labels, the Avrupa Müzik offered them a contract and the album Şimdi Halay Zamanı in 2004 and Seni Hiç Aşık Oldun Mu? in 2007 were released finding huge success in Turkey in addition to Ismail YK's personal solo successes.

Solo career

Ismail YK became popular in May 2004 when he released his first solo album titled Şappur Şuppur. The album sold 1.250 million copies in Turkey as well as Germany, making it the top album seller of 2004 in Turkey. In 2006 the second solo album titled "Bombabomba.com" sold 600,000 copies in Turkey making it the top-number 1 album seller of 2006 in Turkey. The third Album of Ismail YK titled "Bas Gaza"it was released in May 2008, successful like the two others with 430,000 copies in Turkey making in 3rd best seller of year. The album with 13 different songs like "Bas gaza" Yar Gitme "Bir Numara" was with singles.

Discography

Albums with Yurtseven Kardeşler

Solo albums

Singles / videos

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ "Ismail-YK". YouTube. January 11, 2007. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  3. ↑ "İsmail YK - Şappur Şuppur - www.ismailykfanboard.org". YouTube. December 13, 2007. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  4. ↑ Archived January 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "Ismail YK – Son Defa". YouTube. December 17, 2006. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  6. ↑ "YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  7. ↑ "ISMAIL YK – Isterim Seni". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  8. ↑ "bombabomba.com". YouTube. June 20, 2006. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  9. ↑ "Ismail YK – Allah Belanı Version". YouTube. December 9, 2006. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  10. ↑ Archived March 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ "İsmail YK-Bu Şarkının sözleri yok". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  12. ↑ Archived December 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ↑ "Ismail YK – Bas Gaza (2008)". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  14. ↑ Archived January 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  15. ↑ "YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  16. ↑ "Haydi Bastır (İsmail YK)". YouTube. January 22, 2010. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  17. ↑ "YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  18. ↑ "ISMAIL YK – NEDEN (ORJINAL VIDEO KLIP 2010)". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  19. ↑ "YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-10-28.

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