Gaye Su Akyol

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Gaye Su Akyol
During her concert in Antalya, February 2018.
During her concert in Antalya, February 2018.
Background information
Born (1985-01-30) 30 January 1985 (age 36)
Istanbul, Turkey
Years active2000s–present
LabelsOlmadı Kaçarız, Glitterbeat[1]
Associated actsToz ve Toz, Seni Görmem İmkansız

Gaye Su Akyol (born 30 January 1985) is a Turkish singer, painter and anthropologist.

Biography[]

Akyol's father is the painter Muzaffer Akyol; her mother passed away in 2014. She graduated from the anthropology department of Yeditepe University in 2007.[2] Before her solo career, she also worked on 'Mai’, 'Toz ve Toz and Seni Görmem İmkansız alongside Tuğçe Şenoğul.[3][4]

In 2017, she composed a few songs for the soundtrack of Red Istanbul a film directed by Ferzan Özpetek.[5]

Discography[]

  • Develerle Yaşıyorum (2014)
  • Hologram İmparatorluğu (2016)
  • İstikrarlı Hayal Hakikattir (2018)

Awards and recognition[]

Gaye Su Akyol received Best Artist award at Songlines Music Awards 2019.[6] Gaye Su Akyol is also considered as an important figure for the LGBTQI+ community and featured on the cover of Gzone Magazine.[7] In 2020, she appeared in trans biographical documentary film called İris, directed by Volkan Güleryüz.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Gaye Su Akyol". Glitterbeat. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Gaye Su Akyol, sanat atölyesi". Armaggan Gallery. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  3. ^ http://www.zeroistanbul.com/insanlar/roportajlar/muzik/gaye-su-akyol
  4. ^ "Müzikte yılın bombası: Gaye Su Akyol". Muhsin Akgün. . 20 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Gaye Su Akyol'un "İstanbul Kırmızısı" filmi için bestelediği şarkı yayınlandı". bantmag. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Songlines Music Awards 2019". Songlines. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  7. ^ Magazine, Gzone (5 September 2019). "GZONE ÖZEL RÖPORTAJ: MÜZİĞİN ÖZGÜRLÜK SAVAŞÇISI GAYE SU AKYOL". GZONE (in Turkish). Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  8. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11468820/

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