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Gülşen

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Gülşen Çolakoğlu (née Bayraktar, pronounced [gylˈʃen bajɾakˈtaɾ]; born 29 May 1976) is a Turkish singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Istanbul, she graduated from Şehremini High School. After finishing high school, Gülşen enrolled in Istanbul Technical University and at the same time began performing at bars and later left the university. In 1995, while performing at a bar, she was discovered by a composer and contracted with Raks Müzik for her first studio album. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Gülşen is the 2,941st most popular singer (down from 2,298th in 2024), the 1,380th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 1,308th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Turkish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Gülşen ranks 2,941 out of 4,381Before her are Basta, Vladana Vučinić, Ira Losco, Sissal, Timur Mutsurayev, and Jang Hyun-seung. After her are Cindy Wilson, Isaiah Firebrace, Divna Ljubojević, Steve Souza, Hayley Westenra, and Diane Schuur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Gülşen ranks 585Before her are Sjeng Schalken, Petar Metličić, Dean O'Gorman, Timur Mutsurayev, Ervin Skela, and Robert J. O'Neill. After her are Yoshinobu Minowa, Hitomi Nabatame, Aldo Bobadilla, Conchita Martínez Granados, Tamar Zandberg, and Grégory Fitoussi.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Gülşen ranks 1,380 out of 1,347Before her are Zeki Çelik (1997), Burhan Sönmez (1965), Esra Bilgiç (1992), Ömer Çelik (1968), Sedef Avcı (1982), and Burak Yeter (1982). After her are Rıza Kayaalp (1989), Gülse Birsel (1971), Çiler İlhan (1972), Can Bonomo (1987), Fahrettin Koca (1965), and Abdullah Ercan (1971).

Among SINGERS In Türkiye

Among singers born in Türkiye, Gülşen ranks 34Before her are Kâzım Koyuncu (1971), Semiha Yankı (1958), Güler Duman (1967), Ceza (1976), Teoman (1967), and Aynur Doğan (1975). After her are Can Bonomo (1987), Mustafa Ceceli (1980), Sibel Tüzün (1971), İzel (1969), Sıla (1980), and Emre Aydın (1981).