Esengül

Esen Ağan (24 September 1954 – 18 April 1979), better known by her stage name Esengül, was a Turkish singer. Her published works in the 1970s broke sales records in Turkey.[1][2]

Esengül
Birth nameEsen Ağan
Born(1954-09-24)24 September 1954
Istanbul, Turkey
Died18 April 1979(1979-04-18) (aged 24)
Ataköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul
GenresArabesque
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1971–1979
LabelsŞahinler (1971)
Gurundik (1972)
Taç (1972–1979)
İstanbul (1975)
Uzelli (1975–1979)
Türküola (1976)

Life

Early years

Esengül, one of the two sisters in her family,[2] was born in Istanbul and took her first music lessons from her mother, Piraye Ağan, who was a graduate of the conservatory. Later she worked with Cavit Deringöl, İrfan Özbakır and finally Abdullah Nail Bayşu, who gave her the nickname "Esengül".[3][2] At the age of 15, she won a voice contest produced by Ayhan Coşkun. After the success of her first 45 rpm record, Aşkımı Süpürmüşler,[4] she started working in casinos. Her albums were generally produced by Lütfü Sütşurup and released under the label Taç Plâk. She performed as a headliner in famous casinos in Istanbul, Ankara and İzmir.[5]

Personal life

She married Orhan Akçınar in the first years of her career. However, she could not find the balance between the world of casinos and her marital life, and divorced her husband one month after their marriage due to irreconcilable differences. After a while, she married Adnan Şenses. Later she left Şenses and started a relationship with Beşiktaş football player Tayfun Kalkavan. She began to draw the attention of the media and the public with her love life and events such as a shooting in the casino where she was working at.[6]

Apart from her professional life, she was being watched by the police because of the relationships she established with the bullies of the business world.[7] After a while, she became unable to handle this early fame,[6] and her name became associated with a number of shootings. In the incident brought out by İsmail Hacısüleymanoğlu (nicknamed "Oflu İsmail") at the Semiramis Casino named after Semiramis Pekkan, where Esengül was working on 31 March 1979, the owner of the casino Akbulut Karaoğlu and the waiter Hasan Yolal were shot in front of the audience.[8] After the incident, it was said that Esengül was demonstrating inconsistent behavioral patterns.

Death

Together with businessman Faruk Özfıratlı,[9] she died in a traffic accident in Ataköy, Bakırköy, on 19 April 1979. After rumors that the accident was caused by mafia members became widespread,[7] the incident was investigated by the police, but in official records the accident was judged to be caused from excessive alcohol use and high speed.[7][10]

Esengül, who died at the age of 24,[2] released twenty three 45 rpm records and four cassettes during her music career, and also acted in Oksal Pekmezoğlu's movie Yansın Bu Dünya. After her death, her 45 rpm records were gathered as LPs and sold in the music markets. Most of Esengül's songs, which were written and composed by Abdullah Bayşu, Orhan Akdeniz and Ülkü Aker, are among the classics of arabesque music.

Discography

45 rpm
Year Album Sales and certifications
1971 Anlamıyorsun Gönül Derdinden-Sana Aşkımı Anlatabilsem
  • Date: 1971
  • Format: 45 rpm
1971 Ayrılık Günü-Yüzüme Bakmaya Yüzün Yok
  • Date: 1971
  • Format: 45 rpm
1972 Senden Işık Bekledim-Sevip Koklayacağım
  • Date: 1972
  • Format: 45 rpm
1972 Bu Bizim Son Buluşmamız-Manalı Gözlerine
  • Date: 1972
  • Format: 45 rpm
1977 Sensiz Hayat Çekilmiyor-Aşksız Yaşamaktansa
  • Date: 30 September 1977
  • Format: 45 rpm
1973 Çok Geç Olmadan-Taht Kurmuşsun Kalbime
  • Date: 1973
  • Format: 45 rpm
1973 Kalbim Seninle Dolu-Ayrılık Kolay mı Seven İnsana
  • Date: 1973
  • Format: 45 rpm
1973 Sevdiğimin Kurbanıyım-Sensiz Kahrolmuştum
  • Date: 1973
  • Format: 45 rpm
1973 Mutlu Olmanın Çaresi-Sen Mutlu Ettin Beni
  • Date: 1973
  • Format: 45 rpm
1973 Gizli Yaram-Seninle Öleceğim
  • Date: 1973
  • Format: 45 rpm
1975 Kırılsın Ayaklarım-Deli Gibi Sevdim
  • Date: 1975
  • Format: 45 rpm
1976 Bu Bizim Son Buluşmamız-Manalı Gözlerine
  • Date: 1976
  • Format: 45 rpm
1976 Beterin Beteri Var-Gel Arkadaş Olalım
  • Date: 1976
  • Format: 45 rpm
1976 Seni Sevmekle Suçluyum-Gün Değil Ay Değil
  • Date: 1976
  • Format: 45 rpm
1976 Gün Değil Ay Değil-Gel Arkadaş Olalım
  • Date: 1976
  • Format: 45 rpm
1977 Hatırım İçin-Çok Üzgünsün Arkadaş
  • Date: 1977
  • Format: 45 rpm

Cassette
Year Album Sales and certifications Label
1975 Bir Yoksula Rastladım
  • Date: 1975
  • Format: MC, LP
 Uzelli Müzik
1975 Uçup Giden Gençliğime
  • Date: 1975
  • Format: MC, LP
 Uzelli Müzik
? Beterin Beteri Var
  • Date:
  • Format: MC, LP
? Gel Otur Arkadaşım
  • Date:
  • Format: MC, LP

Cassette
Year Album Sales and certifications
1980, 1985 Sevdiğimin Kurbanıyım
  • Date: 1980/1985
  • Format: MC, LP
1981 Son Hatıram
  • Date: 1981
  • Format: MC, LP

CD
Year Album Sales and certifications
2005 Beterin Beteri Var
  • Date: 16 July 2005
  • Format: MC, LP, CD
2005 Bir Yoksula Rastladım
  • Date: 1 September 2005
  • Format: MC, LP, CD
2005 Gel Otur Arkadaşım
  • Date: 1 September 2005
  • Format: MC, LP, CD
2005 Uçup Giden Gençliğime
  • Date: 1 September 2005
  • Format: MC, LP, CD

References
  1. "Yetmişli ve seksenli yılların plak ve satış rekorları kıran Esengül parçaları yeniden albüm oldu. Yaklaşık 30 yıldır dillerde dolaşan Esengül şarkılarını Özlem Özel okudu". Türkiye. 12 July 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  2. Ferruh Yazıcı. "70'lerin ünlü şarkıcısı Esengül "taht kurmuşsun kalbime" klibi ve dört CD ile yeniden gündemde". AKTÜEL. No. 23. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  3. "Esengül". Besteciler. 26 May 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  4. "Esengül 34 Yıl Önce Ölmüştü! Ölümü Hala Tam Aydınlanamadı". Hürriyet Daily News. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  5. Zafer Akbaş (19 March 2011). "Namlunun ucundaki ünlüler". HABERTÜRK. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  6. Berrin Aksu (25 May 2013). "ESENGÜL". Ataşehirli. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  7. "Trafik kazasında kaybettiklerimiz". Sabah. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  8. "Oflu İsmail 28 yıl sonra cinayeti anlattı". Hürriyet. 25 January 2007.
  9. "Esengül'ün cenazesi kaldırıldı". Milliyet. 20 April 1979. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  10. "Bergen acıların kadınıysa Esengül neşelerin kadınıydı". Hürriyet Daily News. 12 November 2005.
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