Ferman Akgül
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Ferman Akgül is a Turkish
songwriter
and the singer of the rock band maNga. He writes both lyrics and music.
, Turkey
, and was introduced to music at the age of 9 or 10 with a simple piano. He later entered the music circuit in 1998, when he was studying at Gazi University
Architecture Faculty. Initially in the hardcore group "Virgin Pulp" using a turntable, Ferman later became the vocalist in the group, before moving onto "Colik". He later started working with Özgür Can Öney in the group "70lik." After a long time with "70lik", he entered the group "Seven" where Cem Bahtiyar was the bass guitarist. He took a sabbatical later, before entering maNga in 2001 as per the invitation by Özgür. He has since graduated from Gazi University Architecture department and is currently doing a masters in the Marmara University
Cinema department.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and the singer of the rock band maNga. He writes both lyrics and music.
Biography and career
İbrahim Ferman Akgül was born on 25 December 1979 in AnkaraAnkara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, and was introduced to music at the age of 9 or 10 with a simple piano. He later entered the music circuit in 1998, when he was studying at Gazi University
Gazi University
Gazi University is a public university primarily located in Ankara, Turkey.It was established in 1926 by Kemal Atatürk as Gazi Teacher Training Institute...
Architecture Faculty. Initially in the hardcore group "Virgin Pulp" using a turntable, Ferman later became the vocalist in the group, before moving onto "Colik". He later started working with Özgür Can Öney in the group "70lik." After a long time with "70lik", he entered the group "Seven" where Cem Bahtiyar was the bass guitarist. He took a sabbatical later, before entering maNga in 2001 as per the invitation by Özgür. He has since graduated from Gazi University Architecture department and is currently doing a masters in the Marmara University
Marmara University
Marmara University is a public university in Turkey. Situated in Istanbul, Marmara University has succeeded in becoming the second largest university in the whole country...
Cinema department.
Awards
- maNga came 2nd in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Eurovision Song Contest 2010The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...
. - maNga won the Kral TV award for best group, on the 17th May 2010.
- Ferman won MTV EMA best European act with maNga in 2009.
Co-written songs
- We Could Be The Same
- Music: with maNga
- Lyrics: with Evren Özdemir, maNga, Fiona Movery Akıncı
- Bitti Rüya
- Music: with Yağmur SarıgülYagmur SarigülYağmur Sarıgül is a Turkish songwriter and the electric guitarist of the rock band maNga. He writes both lyrics and music.Yağmur “yamyam” Sarıgül was born in Antalya, Turkey on August 26th 1979 but grew up, caused chaos and discovered music in Ankara...
- Lyrics: with Yağmur SarıgülYagmur SarigülYağmur Sarıgül is a Turkish songwriter and the electric guitarist of the rock band maNga. He writes both lyrics and music.Yağmur “yamyam” Sarıgül was born in Antalya, Turkey on August 26th 1979 but grew up, caused chaos and discovered music in Ankara...
, Özgür Can Öney, Haluk KurosmanHaluk KurosmanHaluk Kurosman is a successful Turkish music producer and co-founder of GRGDN, a music production - management company and record label; producing, mixing and mastering the albums of successful young Turkish artists. Kurosman started to play the guitar at the age of 15 and had his own band,...
- Music: with Yağmur Sarıgül
- Dursun Zaman
- Music: with maNga
- İtildik
- Lyrics: Yağmur SarıgülYagmur SarigülYağmur Sarıgül is a Turkish songwriter and the electric guitarist of the rock band maNga. He writes both lyrics and music.Yağmur “yamyam” Sarıgül was born in Antalya, Turkey on August 26th 1979 but grew up, caused chaos and discovered music in Ankara...
- Music: with Yağmur SarıgülYagmur SarigülYağmur Sarıgül is a Turkish songwriter and the electric guitarist of the rock band maNga. He writes both lyrics and music.Yağmur “yamyam” Sarıgül was born in Antalya, Turkey on August 26th 1979 but grew up, caused chaos and discovered music in Ankara...
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- Lyrics: Yağmur Sarıgül
- Kapkaç
- Lyrics: with Yağmur SarıgülYagmur SarigülYağmur Sarıgül is a Turkish songwriter and the electric guitarist of the rock band maNga. He writes both lyrics and music.Yağmur “yamyam” Sarıgül was born in Antalya, Turkey on August 26th 1979 but grew up, caused chaos and discovered music in Ankara...
- Lyrics: with Yağmur Sarıgül
- Sakın Bana Söyleme
- Lyrics: with Yağmur SarıgülYagmur SarigülYağmur Sarıgül is a Turkish songwriter and the electric guitarist of the rock band maNga. He writes both lyrics and music.Yağmur “yamyam” Sarıgül was born in Antalya, Turkey on August 26th 1979 but grew up, caused chaos and discovered music in Ankara...
- Lyrics: with Yağmur Sarıgül
External links
- maNga official site (TR-EN)
- maNga fan site (TR)