Atilla Taş (born 4 February 1975) is a Turkish singer.
Atilla Taş | |
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 Taş in 2012 | |
| Born | 4 February 1975 |
| Education | New York Film Academy |
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| Spouse(s) | İlkay Sarıköse (m. 1991–?) Meryem Güler (m. 2016) |
| Children | 1 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1998–present |
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Career
His first album Kırmızılım was released in 1998, with "Ham Çökelek" released as a popular single.
In October 2012, Taş's release of a cover of Gangnam Style called Yamyam Style (Cannibal Style) caused some Turkish social media outlets to claim in jest that Taş was actually Greek and named "Athillas Thasos".[1][2] This jesting continued in 2013 when an online petition proposed that Taş should be selected to represent Turkey at Eurovision, as Turkey has withdrawn from that competition over dissatisfaction with its rules.[3]
Taş also drew front page headlines in Turkey in 1999 when it was reported that he knew how David Copperfield performed one of his illusions.[4][5]
In February 2014, a humorous video project Taş did with Samsung received over one million views in two days.[6]
Taş, who had posted satirical tweets about Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was arrested along with 28 other people in September 2016 for alleged membership in "an armed terrorist organization".[7] Although a court ordered his release[8] on 31 March 2017, the decision was reversed[9] after an appeal by the prosecutor. He was held in pre-trial detention for a total of one year, one month and 21 days.[10] On 8 March 2018 he was sentenced to 3 years, 1 month and 15 days of imprisonment.[11] In January 2021, the European Court of Human Rights found his pre-trial detention unlawful and arbitrary.[12]
Discography
- Studio albums
- Kırmızılım (1998)
- Emmilenyum (2000)
- Pembeli (2001)
- Kınalı Kuzum' (2004)
- Bir Atilla Taş Albümü (2007)
- Çikolata (2009)
- Remix albums
- Atilla Taş (1999)
- Singles
- "Yam Yam Style" (2012)
- "Hırsız" (2015)
Filmography
- Television
- Zilyoner (1999)
- Şöhretler Kebapçısı (2003)
- Arkadaşım Hoşgeldin (2014)
- His own programs
- Müzik Kutusu (2010)
- Taş Devri (2011–12)
- Ben Burdan Atlarım (2012–13)
Books
- Bir Delinin Kapak Defteri (2015)
References
- ^ (14 October 2012). Social media campaign tries to brand Turkish song as Greek, Hürriyet Daily News
- ^ (22 October 2012). Erol Köse'den Attila Taş ve Doğuş Yorumu Archived May 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, SpotHaber (in Turkish)
- ^ (17 September 2013). 'Eurovision'a Atilla Taş'la katılalım' kampanyası, Milliyet
- ^ (27 November 1999). 13 Turk'u yok etti, Milliyet
- ^ Atilla Taş: “Dünyada iğdiş edilmeden bu sesi çıkaran 7 kişiden biriyim!”, HT Hayat
- ^ (19 February 2014). Samsung'dan Sevgililer Günü'nde Atilla Tas Sürprizi, Haberler.com
- ^ "Mcclatchydc". Archived from the original on 2017-04-02. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
- ^ "Arrested Turkish singer Atilla Taş released from jail - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News.
- ^ "Turkish Court First Rules To Release Journalists, Then Reverses Decision". March 31, 2017.
- ^ SCF (2018-11-09). "Turkish singer Atilla Taş detained to serve sentence for alleged links to Gülen movement". Stockholm Center for Freedom. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- ^ "Atilla Taş'a hapis cezası" [Atilla Taş sentenced to prison]. BirGün. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "The pre-trial detention of the singer and columnist Atilla Taş, on account of tweets and articles written by him, was unlawful and arbitrary" (PDF). European Court for Human Rights. January 19, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
External links
- Atilla Taş at IMDb
- Atilla Taş discography at Discogs