Göksel

Biography

Göksel Demirpençe (born 25 November 1971) is a Turkish singer-songwriter.

Biography

Göksel was born in Istanbul on 25 November 1971. In 1988 she applied to Boğaziçi University to study philosophy. However, she quit her studies to become a professional musician. She started to take private singing lessons and began singing for various orchestras. For two years she was a backing vocalist to Sezen Aksu and Sertab Erener, two of Turkey's most acknowledged female singers.
In September 1997, her first album, entitled Yollar×Yollar1 May 1997 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Uzun Uzun Yollar3:432Unut Dediler4:383Sabır4:124Dön4:485Olur ya5:046Kurşuni Renkler4:257Yakışıklı3:408Evire Çevire3:399Sensiz Kalınca4:2910Benim Şarkım5:20 (Roads), was released, of which the first single, "Sabır" (Patience), became a hit.
She released her second album, Körebe×Körebe8 October 2001 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Günün Birinde3:592Depresyondayım4:053Bir İhtimal3:534Körebe4:255Gülümse5:016Parıl Parıl4:067Uzatmalarda4:318Hak Yerini Buldu3:169Niyet4:0710Kız Gibi4:1111Bu Kadar2:34 (Blind Man's Bluff), in October 2001 under a Sony Music label. Its most successful single was "Depresyondayım" (I'm depressed).
Her third album came out in May 2003 under the title Söz Ver×Söz Ver5 June 2003 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Ayrılık Günü2Hastasıyım3Allı Pullu4Söz Ver5Duman Duman6İnsafsız7Acıtmaz Beni8Firar9Aşk Zor10Bitti11Sadece İnsanım (Promise). That year Göksel gave a successful concert in Babylon with the Greek band, Omega Vibes.
In March 2005, Göksel published her latest album, Arka Bahçem×Arka Bahçem17 March 2005 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Karar Verdim3:322Arka Bahçemde4:153Bi' Seni Konuşurum3:524Benden Geçti Aşk4:135Saadet Şerbeti3:306Aşıklar Cenneti3:437Dönme4:578Kalbim Rehin3:529Dünya3:5310Bilirim Sonunu4:1211Kim Bilir4:04 (My Backyard). The album's biggest hit was "Bi seni konuşurum" (I'm only talking about you).
Göksel is also featured in the album of Turkish rock band maNga; their duet called "Dursun zaman" (Time should stop) is popular with radio stations and appears on the soundtrack of the film Sınav (starring Jean-Claude Van Damme).
Göksel's fifth album, entitled Ay'da Yürüdüm×Ay'da Yürüdüm25 April 2007 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Yarabbi Şükür4:142Kaybettim Seni3:333Taş Bebek3:334Yabani Otlar4:365Çok Kötü Şeyler4:256Sabrettim3:437Bekleme Dönmem3:188Adım Adım3:599Ay’da Yürüdüm3:5510Kardan Adamlar4:11 (I Walked on the Moon), was released on 13 April 2007. The first single is titled "Yarabbi Şükür" (Thanks God). The album features a duet with Ferman Akgül, the singer of maNga and renowned Turkish rock star Teoman. The song's title is "Taş Bebek" (Doll) and according to Göksel, the song was written (together with Akgül, Alper Erinç and Teoman) to show how much the women have to suffer to be always beautiful. Göksel states that women are designed to do much more useful things than just dolling themselves up for the sake of men, so she wrote this song to remind women that beauty lies inside and not in clothes or make-up.
She released her sixth studio album Mektubumu Buldun mu?×Mektubumu Buldun mu?14 April 2009 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1İnanmam3:022Çaresizim3:393Gülmek İçin Yaratılmış4:074Dudaklarında Arzu2:485Mektubumu Buldun mu?3:076Baksana Talihe3:457Ağlamak Güzeldir2:478Bilemedim3:309Senden Başka2:4710Güle Güle Sana3:2711Şimdi Sen Varsın2:2912Sen Bensiz Ben Sensiz5:04 (Did you find my letter?) in May 2009, in which she performed covers of popular Turkish songs. In September 2009, her previous company released a compilation best-of album, which allegedly released without artist's permission.
On 28 April 2010 Göksel released her second covers album, seventh over all, called "Hayat Rüya Gibi" (English: Life is like a dream). She did a cover of "Paroles Paroles" (Dalida) named "Palavra" (Lies) and a ballad with the name of "Tek Başına" (Alone).
In 2018, Göksel collaborated with electronic musician Hey Douglas to create a song called "Duruyor Dünya×Duruyor Dünya20 April 2018 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Duruyor Dünya4:42" (The world is stopping).