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1950s
1970s
· Debut release
Debut release: Benim Dünyam / Sen De Bizdensin
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1980s
1990s
2000s
Biography
Biography
Semiha Yankı (born 15 January 1958) is a Turkish pop music singer, presenter and film actress, best known for representing Turkey for the first time at the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song Seninle Bir Dakika.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 16 | 74.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 17 | 85.9th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 44 | 84.8th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (17 release groups · 4 studio albums)
Albums · 4
1981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 57:03
1Merak Etme Sen3:412Gönül Oyunu4:343Ayrılık Kolay Değil3:064Kim Arar Seni2:495Zor Dostum3:426Dertlerimi Zincir Yaptım3:477Gel Desem Bile2:398Tanımazsın Beni3:029Sabuha3:5310Aynalar3:4311Söyleyin Yıldızlar2:5612Buruk Acı3:3813Kederli Günlerimde2:4814Kemancı4:2215Kıskanırım4:2116Esmerim4:021987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 45:22
1Büyük Aşkımız4:582Ben O Ben Değilim4:103Köşe Kapmaca4:124Ben Aşkımın Yanındayım4:475Şarkılar Ağlıyor4:536Benim İçin Üzülme5:347Güldür Yüzümü4:308Bilmeden Geldim3:559Ümitlerim Bitince Gel3:2310Sevmek Ne Güzel5:001991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 39:36
1Dardayım3:122Hesabım Var5:223Böyle Ayrılık Olmaz3:574Gün Oldu1:105Gittin5:036Ona Buna Bakma1:247Seni Sevdim2:148Seviyorum1:219Karadut3:3110Yazık4:4311Korkmam2:1312Dilek Ağacı2:4313Eylülde İsyan Gibi2:432004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 37:29
1Seni Seviyorum3:582Hırsımdan Yaşıyorum3:513Ağla Gözlerim Ağla4:094Olmaz Olmaz3:345Seni Sevmeyen Ölsün5:016Sen Mutlu Ol Ne Olur4:467Sokağın Ardındayım4:248Adını Yollara Yazdım4:229Mavi Mavi3:24
Single · 12
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Benim Dünyam / Sen De BizdensinSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 9:311Benim Dünyam5:03 2Sen De Bizdensin4:28 | 17 February 1974 | ||
| 1975 | Seninle Bir DakikaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:40ASeninle Bir Dakika2:50 BLove Is The Name Of The Game2:50 | 1975 | ||
| 1975 | Kurtarma Beni / Tatlı CadıSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:001Kurtarma Beni3:07 2Tatlı Cadı2:53 | 14 August 1975 | ||
| 1976 | Yaz Deftere / Sizden BiriyimSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:221Yaz Deftere3:02 2Sizden Biriyim3:20 | 1976 | ||
| 1976 | Yanıyorum / Kara SevdaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:461Yanıyorum2:33 2Kara Sevda4:13 | 30 September 1976 | ||
| 1978 | Sıcak SımsıcaksınSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:321Sıcak Sımsıcaksın2:58 2Böcecik2:34 | 20 September 1978 | ||
| 1981 | Izdırap ÇemberiSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:331Izdırap Çemberi3:33 | 10 October 1981 | ||
| 1982 | İtirazım VarSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 6:261İtirazım Var6:26 | 15 May 1982 | ||
| 1982 | Yaşamak Bu DeğilSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:491Yaşamak Bu Değil4:49 | 18 July 1982 | ||
| 1982 | Bir Gün Sana GeleceğimSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:311Bir Gün Sana Geleceğim4:31 | 7 September 1982 | ||
| 1982 | Benim HayatımSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 5:581Benim Hayatım5:58 | 5 October 1982 | ||
| 2018 | TükendimSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:041Tükendim4:04 | 9 November 2018 |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Seninle Bir Dakika - Hayırlı Olsun (1975 - 2008)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 40:231Seninle Bir Dakika2:53 2Dinle Sevgilim3:54 3Bak Güzelim3:48 4Gidiyorum5:06 5Sevdalardayım3:57 6Allah Korusun3:47 7Bu Aşktan Hayır Yok5:54 8Artistlik Yapma2:33 9Kum Gibi5:27 10Hayırlı Olsun3:04 | Compilation | 11 December 2007 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Semiha Yankı head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 16 | 74.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 17 | 85.9th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 44 | 84.8th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d76c3f03-3f58-4d86-ba70-2a2c90aaa09bdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d76c3f03-3f58-4d86-ba70-2a2c90aaa09bcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q447679genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q447679seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiha_Yank%C4%B1biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiha_Yank%C4%B1
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Turkish musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: no portrait (not displayed: the licence credit is missing)
Wikidata: Q447679 · MusicBrainz: d76c3f03-3f58-4d86-ba70-2a2c90aaa09b
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