Renowned singer, pianist and composer Timur Selçuk, who was a veteran name of polyphonic music in Turkey, was found dead on Friday morning from unknown causes. He was 74 years old. According to his wife Handan Selçuk's latest statements, Selçuk had no health problems. This is why the singer's family suspects that he died of a heart attack.
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Timur Selçuk (2 July 1946 – 6 November 2020) was a Turkish singer, pianist, conductor and composer.
He was a son of Turkish neo-classical music composer Münir Nurettin Selçuk and the elder brother of the jazz drummer and composer Selim Selçuk. His great-uncle was the Ottoman Grand Vizier Abdurrahman Nurettin Pasha. He started playing piano at the age of 5 and gave his first concert at age 7. He was educated in Galatasaray High School and Istanbul Municipal Conservatory.
Selçuk returned home after his study at the École Normale de Musique de Paris and became a pioneer of the political composers in Turkey. With his chansons, he repeatedly stormed the hit lists. He was the founder and the conductor of the Istanbul Chamber Orchestra. He composed a great number of music to films and theater works, and also to the poems of Nâzım Hikmet.
He twice participated in the Eurovision Song Contest; in 1975, he conducted the first ever Turkish entry, "Seninle Bir Dakika", that had been composed and arranged by others. 14 years later, in 1989, he returned as composer, lyricist, arranger and conductor for "Bana Bana", that was performed by the group Pan. One of the singers of the group was his daughter. The song finished 21st.
The artist vocalized various poems that he composed from famous poets Orhan Veli, Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel, Attila Ilhan and Nazım Hikmet. Among Selçuk's most well-known works is his piano rendition of Turkey's 1st of May march, celebrating Workers Day. The piece was composed by Sarper Özhan for Bertolt Brecht's "The Mother" performance at Ankara Art Stage. In 1976.
Discography (Albums)Timur Selçuk ve Orkestrası, Yonce Plak, 1974
İspanyol Meyhanesi, Philips Plak, 1974
Timur Selçuk, Yankı Plak, 1977
Tak Tik, Maral Plak, 1979
İstanbul Oda Orkestrası eşliğinde; Timur Selçuk, Maral Plak, 1979
Dünden Bugüne, Balet Plak, 1982
Timur Selçuk – 3, Balet Plak, 1986
Bir Uzay Masalı – Pop Opera, Balet Plak, 1991
25. Yıl, Balet Plak, 1992
Seçkiler, Ada Müzik, 2000
Abdülhamit Düşerken, Balet Plak, 2004
Babamın Şarkıları, Balet Plak, 2004
Bedreddin, Balet Plak, 2005
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