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Ottoman classical music artists

12 published Ottoman classical music artists, led by Ferdi Tayfur, Zeki Müren and Orhan Gencebay.

At a glance

12 published Ottoman classical music artists; 102 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists0 tier 1 · 1 tier 2 · 11 tier 3
12
Release groups
563
Studio albums
221
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
102
Timeline events
246
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
45.3 years
Full biographies
1
Biography words
8,205

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1960s (3 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1930s1
1950s1
1960s3
1970s3
1990s2
2 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most Ottoman classical music artists. Turkey leads with 12.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with Ottoman classical music. The most shared is arabesque, with 2 artists in both.

Covers from Ottoman classical music

102 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Müzeyyen Senar has the most release groups (158); Müzeyyen Senar the longest career (95 years); Orhan Gencebay the most awards (2).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
Müzeyyen Senar158
Nesrin Sipahi131
Zeki Müren116
Orhan Gencebay51
Muazzez Abacı37

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
Müzeyyen Senar95
Zeki Müren74
Ferdi Tayfur58
Orhan Gencebay55
Nesrin Sipahi48

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
Orhan Gencebay2
Müzeyyen Senar2
Ferdi Tayfur1
Zeki Müren1
Muazzez Ersoy1

Most famous Ottoman classical music artists

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