Öykü Gürman (born 4 August 1982) is a Turkish singer and actress. In 2007, she and her twin brother formed the duo Öykü ve Berk and released three albums until 2015. Ever since, she has pursued a solo music career and has worked as an actress.
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Background information | |
Born | Istanbul, Turkey | 4 August 1982
Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
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Musical career | |
Genres | Pop, flamenco, Turkish folk |
Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | Pasaj |
Formerly of | Öykü ve Berk (2007–2010) |
Career
editGürman studied at Private Efdal Kindergarten and Primary School and later at İstek Foundation Acıbadem High School. She graduated from Pera Fine Arts High School in 2001. In 2001, she continued her music education by taking violin and singing lessons at the Istanbul Technical University Turkish Music State Conservatory.[1]
Gürman makes music by blending Mediterranean and Arabic musical elements. She and her brother rose to prominence by sharing a video of themselves on YouTube, in which they performed the song "Evlerinin Önü Boyalı Direk".[2]
Their first album, Kısmet, has a total of 10 songs. In addition to the songs bearing Berk's signature, they blended famous türküs with flamenco elements and put them in the album. After these releases, they presented the music and chat program Boyalı Direk on TRT 1. In 2010, Öykü and Berk ended the duo, and decided to pursue a solo career.[3]
Since 2014, she has shifted her focus to her acting career. She is best known for her role as Asiye in the drama series Sen Anlat Karadeniz, in which she starred between 2018 and 2019.[1]
Discography
editAlbums
editAs Öykü ve Berk
edit- Kısmet (2007) / Pasaj Müzik
- İki Arada (2009) / Pasaj Müzik
Solo
edit- Bir Başka (2011) / Pasaj Müzik
- Rüya Bitti (2015) / Pasaj Müzik
Singles
edit- "Nem Alacak Felek Benim" (2014)
- "Düşün Beni" (2018)
- "Ay Işığı" (with Koliva) (2019)
- "Deniz Gözlüm" (2020)
- "Yine Sevenler Sevsin" (2020)
- "Nació la Luna" (with Berk Gürman) (2021)
- "Unutuldum Mu Yani" (with Berk Gürman) (2021)
- "Ayaz Geceler" (2022)
- "Acıyı Bırak" (2023)
Filmography
editYear | Title | Role |
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2004 | Türkü Filmi | Guest appearance |
2014 | Panzehir | Zeynep |
2014 | Urfalıyım Ezelden | Ceylan |
2015 | Aşk Zamanı | Leyla Korkmaz |
2018–2019 | Sen Anlat Karadeniz | Asiye Kaleli |
2020 | Gel Dese Aşk | Sitare |
2021 | Bayram Şekeri | Pınar |
2022–2023 | Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu | Öke Hatun |
2022 | Bandırma Füze Kulübü | Nurgül |
References
edit- ^ a b "Öykü Gürman kimdir? Öykü Gürman nereli ve kaç yaşında?". Sözcü. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Öykü Gürman kimdir, kaç yaşında?". Hürriyet. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Öykü Gürman kimdir? Öykü Gürman biyografisi". Milliyet. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
External links
edit- Öykü Gürman at IMDb
- Öykü Gürman discography at Discogs
- Öykü Gürman on Instagram
- Öykü Gürman on Spotify