Barış Manço
Turkish musician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mehmet Barış Manço (born Tosun Yusuf Mehmet Barış Manço;[1][2] 2 January 1943 – 1 February 1999), better known by his stage name Barış Manço, was a Turkish rock musician, singer, composer, actor, television producer and show host.[3] Beginning his musical career while attending Galatasaray High School, he was a pioneer of rock music in Turkey and one of the founders of the Anatolian rock genre. Manço composed around 200 songs and is among the best-selling Turkish artists to date and the winner of the most awards. Many of his songs were translated into other languages including English, French, Japanese, Greek, Italian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Persian, Hebrew, Urdu, Arabic, and German.[4] Through his TV programme, 7'den 77'ye (From 7 to 77), Manço travelled the world and visited many countries.[5] He remains one of Turkey's most popular public figures long after his death.
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Born | Tosun Yusuf Mehmet Barış Manço (1943-01-02)2 January 1943 |
Died | 1 February 1999(1999-02-01) (aged 56) Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey |
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Years active | 1958–1999 |
Spouse(s) | Marie Claude (m. January – July 1970) Lale Manço (Çağlar) (m. 1978 – 1999) |
Children | 2 |
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Labels | Sayan Yavuz Plak CBS Disques / Grammofoonplaten SABV Türküola Emre Plak |
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