Who is Göksel? Life and key facts

Göksel Demirpençe (born 25 November 1971) is a Turkish singer-songwriter.

Biography

Göksel was born in Istanbul on 25 November 1971. In 1988 she applied to Boğaziçi University to study philosophy. However, she quit her studies to become a professional musician. She started to take private singing lessons and began singing for various orchestras. For two years she was a backing vocalist to Sezen Aksu and Sertab Erener, two of Turkey's most acknowledged female singers.

In September 1997, her first album, entitled Yollar (Roads), was released, of which the first single, "Sabır" (Patience), became a hit.

She released her second album, Körebe (Blind Man's Bluff), in October 2001 under a Sony Music label. Its most successful single was "Depresyondayım" (I'm depressed).

Her third album came out in May 2003 under the title Söz Ver (Promise). That year Göksel gave a successful concert in Babylon with the Greek band, Omega Vibes.

In March 2005, Göksel published her latest album, Arka Bahçem (My Backyard). The album's biggest hit was "Bi seni konuşurum" (I'm only talking about you).

Göksel is also featured in the album of Turkish rock band maNga; their duet called "Dursun zaman" (Time should stop) is popular with radio stations and appears on the soundtrack of the film Sınav (starring Jean-Claude Van Damme).

Göksel's fifth album, entitled Ay'da Yürüdüm (I Walked on the Moon), was released on 13 April 2007. The first single is titled "Yarabbi Şükür" (Thanks God). The album features a duet with Ferman Akgül, the singer of maNga and renowned Turkish rock star Teoman. The song's title is "Taş Bebek" (Doll) and according to Göksel, the song was written (together with Akgül, Alper Erinç and Teoman) to show how much the women have to suffer to be always beautiful.

Göksel states that women are designed to do much more useful things than just dolling themselves up for the sake of men, so she wrote this song to remind women that beauty lies inside and not in clothes or make-up.

She released her sixth studio album Mektubumu Buldun mu? (Did you find my letter?) in May 2009, in which she performed covers of popular Turkish songs. In September 2009, her previous company released a compilation best-of album, which allegedly released without artist's permission.

On 28 April 2010 Göksel released her second covers album, seventh over all, called "Hayat Rüya Gibi" (English: Life is like a dream). She did a cover of "Paroles Paroles" (Dalida) named "Palavra" (Lies) and a ballad with the name of "Tek Başına" (Alone).

In 2018, Göksel collaborated with electronic musician Hey Douglas to create a song called "Duruyor Dünya" (The world is stopping).

Discography

Albums

1997 — 3 September 1997 — Yollar (Roads) — Karma Müzik Yapım
2001 — 4 October 2001 — Körebe (Blind Man's Bluff) — Sony Music
2003 — 29 May 2003 — Söz ver (Promise) — Sony Music
2005 — 17 March 2005 — Arka Bahçem (My Backyard) — Sony Music
2007 — 15 April 2007 — Ay'da Yürüdüm (I Walked on the Moon) — Sony Music
2009 — May 2009 — Mektubumu Buldun mu? (Did You Find my Letter?) — Avrupa Müzik
2009 — 17 September 2009 — The Best of Göksel — Sony Music
2010 — 26 April 2010 — Hayat Rüya Gibi (Life is Like a Dream) — Avrupa Müzik
2012 — 18 January 2012 — Bende Bi' Aşk Var (I Have a Love) — Avrupa Müzik
2015 — 14 January 2015 — Sen Orda Yoksun (You're not There) — Avrupa Müzik
2024 — 10 May 2024 — B'Aşka Şarkılar (Different Songs) — Soles Music
2026 — 15 May 2026 — Rüyaların İşi (Dreams' Work) — Soles Music

Singles

2017 — "Tam da Şu An"
2019 — "Bu da Geçecek"
2019 — "Hiç Yok"
2020 — "Ben Fena Aşığım"
2020 — "Lütufsuz Yaz"
2021 — "Çölde Bi' Vaha"
2022 — "Haklıydın"
2022 — "Canım"
2022 — "Sen Varsın"
2023 — "Burda Kalayım"
2023 — "Başkası"
2024 — "Bıçak"
2024 — "Boş Vere Boş Vere"
2024 — "Bir Günah Gibi"
2025 — "Pardon"
2025 — "Olmaz mı?"
2026 — "Peki Öyle Olsun"
2026 — "Alev Alev"

Charts

2007 — 3 — Ay'da Yürüdüm
2007 — — — Ay'da Yürüdüm
2008 — 10 — Ay'da Yürüdüm
2009 — 17 — Mektubumu Buldun mu?
2010 — — — Mektubumu Buldun mu?
2010 — — — Mektubumu Buldun mu?
2010 — — — Hayat Rüya Gibi
2012 — 3 — Bende Bi' Aşk Var
2012 — 2 — Bende Bi' Aşk Var
2012 — 2 — Bende Bi' Aşk Var
2013 — — — Bende Bi' Aşk Var
2015 — 5 — Sen Orda Yoksun
2015 — 4 — Sen Orda Yoksun
2015 — — — Sen Orda Yoksun
2019 — 1 — Non-album single
2019 — 1 — Non-album single
"—" indicates that the songs were not included in the lists or the results were not disclosed.

Music videos

1997 — "Sabır" — Yollar — —.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}N/a
1997 — "Uzun Uzun Yollar" — Yollar — Cansu Akbel
2001 — "Depresyondayım" — Körebe — Murad Küçük
2001 — "Bir İhtimal" — Körebe — —N/a
2001 — "Günün Birinde" — Körebe — —N/a
2003 — "Hastasıyım" — Söz Ver — —N/a
2003 — "Allı Pullu" — Söz Ver — Mahir Akyol
2003 — "Firar" — Söz Ver — —N/a
2003 — "Karşı Kıyıya" — Atmosfera — —N/a
2004 — "Dursun Zaman" — MaNga — Onur Uysal
2005 — "Arka Bahçemde" — Arka Bahçem — Devrin Usta
2005 — "Bi Seni Konuşurum" — Arka Bahçem — —N/a
2005 — "Benden Geçti Aşk" — Arka Bahçem — —N/a
2005 — "Karar Verdim" — Arka Bahçem — Murad Küçük
2007 — "Yarabbi Şükür" — Ay'da Yürüdüm — Murad Küçük
2007 — "Taş Bebek" — Ay'da Yürüdüm — Murad Küçük
2008 — "Yabani Otlar" — Ay'da Yürüdüm — Mike Norman, Yon Thomas
2009 — "Dudaklarında Arzu" — Mektubumu Buldun mu? — Kemal Başbuğ
2010 — "Ağlamak Güzeldir" — Mektubumu Buldun mu? — Gürcan Keltek
2010 — "Senden Başka" — Mektubumu Buldun mu? — Walky Talky
2010 — "Sevil Neşelen" — Hayat Rüya Gibi — Kemal Başbuğ
2012 — "Acıyor" — Bende Bi Aşk Var — Murat Onbul
2012 — "Uzaktan" — Bende Bi Aşk Var — Murat Onbul
2012 — "Yalnız Kuş" — Bende Bi Aşk Var — Murat Onbul
2013 — "Aşkın Yalanmış" — Bende Bi Aşk Var — Murat Onbul
2015 — "Sen Orda Yoksun" — Sen Orda Yoksun — Murat Onbul
2015 — "Denize Bıraksam" — Sen Orda Yoksun — Charles Richards
2015 — "Gittiğinde" — Sen Orda Yoksun — Bora Tarhan
2016 — "Isırgan" — Sen Orda Yoksun — Murat Joker
2017 — "Tam da Şu An" — Tam da Şu An — Bedran Güzel
2017 — "Unutulmaz" — Mirkelam Şarkıları — Gürcak Keltek
2019 — "Bu da Geçecek" — Bu da Geçecek — Murat Onbul
2019 — "Hiç Yok" — Hiç Yok — Koray Birand
2020 — "Ben Fena Aşığım" — Ben Fena Aşığım — Koray Birand
2020 — "Lütufsuz Yaz" — Lütufsuz Yaz — Eran Hakim, Evren Topaloğlu
2021 — "Çölde Bi' Vaha" — Çölde Bi' Vaha — Aytekin Yalçın
2022 — "Canım" — Canım — Elif Demiralp
2022 — "Sen Varsın" — Sen Varsın — Aytekin Yalçın
2023 — "Burda Kalayım" — Burda Kalayım — Aytekin Yalçın
2024 — "Bıçak" — Bıçak
2025 — "Pardon" — Pardon — Abdullah Yazıc
2025 — "Olmaz mı?" — Olmaz mı? — Abdullah Yazıc
2026 — "Peki Öyle Olsun" — Rüyaların İşi — Aytekin Yalçın
2026 — "Alev Alev" — Rüyaların İşi — Aytekin Yalçın
2026 — "Be Oğlum" — Rüyaların İşi — Aytekin Yalçın