Ömür Göksel, one of the unforgettable names of Turkish pop music, was born on May 2, 1942 in Kadıköy. While he was playing football in Galatasaray's youth team when he was only 13 years old, he won the title of "Türkiye Voice King" by fascinating the juries in a voice competition he participated in a radio program.
By 1965, Göksel, who had a wide repertoire that allowed him to sing songs in four different languages, began to make a name for himself in the international arena.
The artist, who won a gold record with her single "Mutluluk" released in 1969, received her second gold record with "Sevemem Artı" in 1972 and her third gold record with "Yaniyorum" in 1975. In the same period, Göksel married Hülya Demir in 1970 and had two children from this union. The artist, who won the hearts of the listeners with his songs such as "You Are Crying", "When You Are Helpful to Me" and "I Couldn't Understand Whether I Lived or Died", began to be known as the "Romantic Prince with a Velvet Voice" with his soft and impressive voice.
As arabesque gained momentum towards the end of the 1970s, Göksel headed abroad and continued her international career by performing in Italy, America and Germany. The artist returned to Turkey in 1997 and started writing articles in newspaper columns from the beginning of the new century. He also presented the "Bir Ömür" program broadcast on Samanyolu TV for 73 weeks and met his fans with concerts held in five-star hotels in Antalya.
Göksel, who was elected as the Kadıköy municipal council member of the Justice and Development Party in 2004, completed his parliamentary term in the CHP in 2005 due to disagreements in the party. While he released his albums "Bir Ömür" and "Meydan Okiyorum Yearla" in the same year, he rose to the top of Turkey's charts after 28 years with his album "A Touch of Quality", consisting of English songs, in 2006.
The artist continues to offer new works to his listeners with his albums "A Touch of Love", "Music for Lovers" and "A Touch of Latin", which have been released on digital platforms since 2006, and brought his albums "A Touch of Disco" to his fans in 2010 and "A Touch Of Class" in 2014.
Göksel, who reinterpreted Frank Sinatra songs under the name "Sinatra is 101 Years Old" in 2016, brought together Nat King Cole's unforgettable works in the album "The Songs of Nat King Cole" a year later. Nowadays, he accompanies his listeners in the "A Life with Music" program broadcast on TRT Radio 1 on Saturday mornings. Sonat Göksel, the son of the famous artist, took part in the football fields with Galatasaray jersey in the 1993-94 season.
Productions in which he took part
- Kral Türkiye Music Awards (1995) — Presenter
- Liar (1973)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
