Yaşar Gaga is a name who has worked as a singer, vocalist and manager in Turkish pop music. He is known for being with Sezen Aksu for many years and for his album project that brought together many well-known artists in 2017.
He was born on September 24, 1966 in Ortaköy district of Istanbul. He graduated from Marmara University's textile department. He entered the music world with the support of Sezen Aksu and served as her vocalist for a long time; He also took over his managership in the following years. In addition, he also worked as a manager for other artists.
She released her first album Betanova in 1997. The song "Let's Talk, Let's Make Love, Let's Crush" from the album made his name heard by a wide audience. Years later, in 2017, he realized the project called Most Sincerely Irrelevant Songs. Leading names of Turkish pop music such as Sezen Aksu, Tarkan, Sertab Erener and Teoman took part in this work.
Gaga also served as a jury member in the television competition program titled Singing Necessary. He appeared in front of the camera as Manager Rıdvan in the movie Eyyvah Eyvah 3 (2014), starring Ata Demirer.
He struggled with Cushing's syndrome in the last period of his life. He died on March 7, 2018, at the age of 51, due to multiple organ failure at Istanbul University Çapa Medical Faculty Hospital, where he remained in intensive care for about a month. It was reported that he was working on a second album at the time of his death.
The next day, after the funeral prayer performed at Ortaköy Büyük Mecidiye Mosque, he was buried in Ortaköy Cemetery; Many names from the world of music and stage attended the ceremony.
