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S nce releas ng her f rst 45 RPM n 1975, Throughout her mus c career, Sezen
Sezen Aksu has formed a strong bond Aksu has released 9 EPs, 8 s ngles, and
w th her l steners through her songs. By 25 albums. She has composed more than
reflect ng her observat ons about l fe, 500 p eces, and made s gn f cant
people, and emot ons n her mus c, she contr but ons to Turk sh pop mus c,
has bu lt a loyal fan base. She has been help ng many art sts n the r careers. Her
known not only for her mus c but also for songs have been sung by over 100
her soc al awareness. She became the art sts, and her albums have sold over 40
vo ce of the “Saturday Mothers,” m ll on cop es. She has performed more
conveyed messages of un ty through than 1,500 concerts n over 20 countr es,
Türk ye Şarkıları (Songs of Turkey), and ma nta n ng her bond w th her aud ence.
ncreased awareness about the Her vo ce and songs ach eved
educat on of g rls w th the “Kardelenler” un versal ty, creat ng works n wh ch
(Snowdrops) project. She was never everyone could f nd someth ng of
nd fferent to the world she l ved n, and themselves. Sezen Aksu l ved among us
used her art to ra se awareness. as one of us, but she was never ord nary.

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