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Bozkurt İlham Gencer | |
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Born | İlham Osman Gencer 30 August 1921
Istanbul, Turkey |
Died | 24 May 2023 | (aged 101)
Occupation | Musician |
Bozkurt İlham Osman Gencer (30 August 1921 – 24 May 2023) was a Turkish jazz pianist, singer and composer.
A child prodigy, İlham started playing piano as a child under the guidance of his mother, and never received any formal musical training. [1] He held his first concert and made his first composition İlham Vals when he was 5 years old. [1] He started his professional career in 1944, and between 1949 and 1963 he hosted several musical programs on Radio Istanbul . [1]
In 1960 İlham opened a popular night club in the Istanbul district of Şişli, the Çatı Club, where he contributed to launch the careers of several singers and musicians. [1] [2] His 1961 song "Bak Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş", a cover of Bob Azzam's "C'est écrit dans le Ciel", is regarded as the first pop song recorded in Turkish language. [1]
In 2018, he was the subject of a biography, Bozkurt İlhami Gencer'le Sanat ve Siyaset Bir Bir Birada ("Art and politics at the same time with Bozkurt İlhami Gencer") written by Sami Coşkun. [1]
Between 1953 and 1960 İlham was married to singer Ayten Alpman, with whom he had two children. [1] He later remarried to a woman named Necla, with whom he had a son, Bora, who is also a musician. [1]
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Bozkurt İlham Gencer | |
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![]() Gencer in 2012 | |
Born | İlham Osman Gencer 30 August 1921
Istanbul, Turkey |
Died | 24 May 2023 | (aged 101)
Occupation | Musician |
Bozkurt İlham Osman Gencer (30 August 1921 – 24 May 2023) was a Turkish jazz pianist, singer and composer.
A child prodigy, İlham started playing piano as a child under the guidance of his mother, and never received any formal musical training. [1] He held his first concert and made his first composition İlham Vals when he was 5 years old. [1] He started his professional career in 1944, and between 1949 and 1963 he hosted several musical programs on Radio Istanbul . [1]
In 1960 İlham opened a popular night club in the Istanbul district of Şişli, the Çatı Club, where he contributed to launch the careers of several singers and musicians. [1] [2] His 1961 song "Bak Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş", a cover of Bob Azzam's "C'est écrit dans le Ciel", is regarded as the first pop song recorded in Turkish language. [1]
In 2018, he was the subject of a biography, Bozkurt İlhami Gencer'le Sanat ve Siyaset Bir Bir Birada ("Art and politics at the same time with Bozkurt İlhami Gencer") written by Sami Coşkun. [1]
Between 1953 and 1960 İlham was married to singer Ayten Alpman, with whom he had two children. [1] He later remarried to a woman named Necla, with whom he had a son, Bora, who is also a musician. [1]