Asu Maralman is a Turkish singer, musician and actress of Armenian origin, born in Istanbul on February 20, 1948. The artist, whose real name is Silva Bursalıoğlu, stepped into music by taking piano and singing lessons at home during his childhood. She entered the music world in the early 1970s as the sister of Nonna Bella (Azad Bursalıoğlu), who was known for her record "Now You Are In My World".
Maralman, who completed the Caddebostan Voice Competition with first place in 1961, secretly took the stage in various wedding halls and performed dance music with names such as Uğurtan Günal, Önder Bali and Boğaziçi Orchestra while studying at the Italian Trade High School. The artist, who continued her stage work under the name "Silvia Bella" until 1968, married Orhan Şevki in 1967 and changed her stage name to Asu Maralman after her marriage.
His first single, "If I See You Before I Die - Where Are You", was released by Diskotür in 1971, and he appeared on the professional stage at Erenköy Lalezar Casino in 1973 with the support of Zeki Müren. In 1974, he reached the finals of the 1st Pin Composition Competition with his song "A Separation, A Poverty, A Death", but he did not achieve high success.
Maralman, who had a big breakthrough in 1977 with the single called "Bal Gibi Olur", the Selmi Andak composition based on Bülent Pozam's lyrics, continued his success with singles such as "Sabah Ola Hayrola" and "Sarkılar Yazdım". In 1980, he released his only LP, "Bağrı Yanık Dostlara", which he prepared with his own financing.
The artist, who quit performing in casinos and nightclubs in 1983, completed his cassette work called "Pop-Folk" consisting of arrangements of folk songs in 1986, and in 1987 he performed in America and Canada for a year. Since 1989, he participated in programs singing songs from twelve languages in touristic facilities, and in 2000, he released the album "Best Of", compiled from his old 45s, through Ada Music.
Asu Maralman started her acting career by taking part in the TV series "Iki Aile", which was broadcast on Star TV between 2006 and 2008, and the series lasted for 93 episodes. His filmography includes productions such as "The Price" (2015), "Iffet" (2011), "Umut" (2009), "Fifth Dimension" (2005) and "Kizmeli Ke". His recordings include 45's such as "Where Are You / If I See Me Before I Die", "Bal Gibi Olur / This So Different From Me", "Sabah Ola Hayrola / OK Mı OST" and albums called "Bağrı Yanık Dostlara", "Ümit Çeşmesi", "Eski Kırkbeşliler".
Asu Maralman was born on February 20, 1948 in Istanbul, Türkiye.
Productions in which he took part
- Two Families (2006) — Safiye
- Don't Let It End Like This (2012)
- The Price (2015)
- Hope (2009)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
