Gönül Author was born on August 12, 1936, in the Kestelli district of Izmir, as the second child of road contractor Mehmet Bey from Erzincan and Yugoslav immigrant Fatma Aras. He had two sisters, Belma and Belkis. Author, who was interested in music from an early age, laid his foundations by taking lessons from Mehmet Koşulı at the Turkish Music Society during his secondary school years.
In 1952, when she was 15, she entered the artistic career by winning first place in the Aegean Voice Queen competition. In the same year, she married Necdet Yazıcı and took the Ankara Radio exams and was accepted along with Sevim Deran and Nermin Demirçay among 60 candidates. He made his name on the radio by taking lessons from teachers such as Fahri Kopuz, Suphi Ziya Özbekkan and Melahat Pars for a year; In 1954, he moved from Ankara Radio to Istanbul stages.
She stepped into the cinema with the movie "Sin Yolcuları" in 1958, and in the following years, she sang in many movies, bringing her voice to large audiences.
Author, who entered the music world with his first 78 recording "Aman Aman Gül Pembe / Kalemi Al Eline" (1962), subsequently recorded two stone records. His 45, "My Purpose Is To Naz You / They Say Gönül Yazıcı", released in 1965, was his first 45. He earned the nickname "Stone Baby" with the movie "Taş Bebek", directed by Hulki Saner and starring Göksel Arsoy, and he carried this nickname for years.
The British play "Papazlar Trafiği", in which he performed with Gülriz Sururi and Adile Naşit at the Karaca Theater, was also an important part of his career. Author, who draws attention with his pop music style records and programs as well as his identity as a Turkish stage artist, received the gold record award for his 45th performance of Yaşar Güvenir's "Sensiz Saadet Nemış"; The albums "Taş Bebek" in 1979 and "Gönül'den Gönüllere" in 1989 were appreciated.
In her personal life, the Writer had a relationship with Erol Simavi in 1968 and gave birth to a daughter named Yasemin in 1970. 25 years later, in January 2020, he took the stage at a nostalgic "Family Casino" concept event at the Büyük Club in Istanbul; Artists such as Gülden Karaböcek, Seyyal Taner, Semiha Yankı, Ersan Erdura, İskender Doğan and Rana Alagöz accompanied him in this program.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 23 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- He's Talking About Talk (1991)
- The Uncrowned King (1965)
- Everything is for My Husband (1991)
- Stone Baby (1960) — Gönül Coşar
- Death Row (1966)
- Honor is Written in Blood (1966)
- I Loved a Poor Girl (1966)
- From Lip to Heart (1965) — Cavidan
- Hüseyin Baradan Get Out of the Way (1965) — Gönül Tatlıses
- Drunkard (1974)
- Wind of Desire (1987)
- Step Out to the Drunk (1965)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.