Selçuk Ural is a Turkish singer, musician and actor. He has worked in orchestras, musical cabarets and cinema since the 1960s, and released eight albums between 1975-2008. He is the father of actor Hakan Ural.
His real name is Abdulkadir Selçuk Ural. He was born in Bartın on January 31, 1945; His family is from Malatya and he grew up in a civil servant family. She first appeared on stage at the age of 15, singing in a venue in Ankara.
Career
During his years in Ankara, he worked as a soloist in Yurdaer Doğulu's orchestra. With the encouragement of Rüçhan Çamay, he moved to Istanbul and joined Şerif Kaptanoğlu's orchestra. His Turkish interpretation of an Italian song made him one of the most listened to voices of the period. In the following years, he performed in musical cabaret shows with artists including Müjdat Gezen.
In cinema, he starred in various films between 1968 and 1997; Rose and Sugar (1968) is one of the first of these films. He released his first album in his record career in 1975; He continued to record until 2008 with albums such as Sevdadım (1982) and Sakın Changing (2006).
He is also known in the music community for crossing paths with some young artists at the beginning of their careers and supporting them. From time to time, false news about his death spread on social media, and these were denied.
