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Istanbul, Turkey
Barış Manço (January 2, 1943 – February 1, 1999) was an influential Turkish musician, composer, television personality, and cultural ambassador, widely recognized as a pioneer of modern Turkish music and a key founder of the Anatolian Rock genre. Over his career, Manço composed more than 200 songs, earning twelve gold and one platinum record certification. His signature sound—blending…
Known for
- Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri — Winner1995
- Siyaset Meydanı1994
- Laf Lafı Açıyor1991
- Dad, Make Me Marry — Mahir1975
- Golden Butterfly Awards — Self - Winner1973
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Key facts
- Born
- Tosun Yusuf Mehmet Barış Manço , ( 1943-01-02 ) 2 January 1943, Üsküdar , Istanbul , Turkey
- Died
- 1 February 1999 (1999-02-01) (aged 56), Moda, Kadıköy , Istanbul, Turkey
- Occupations
- Musician singer composer actor television producer show host
- Years active
- 1958–1999
- Spouse s
- Marie Claude, (m. January – July 1970) , Lale Manço (Çağlar), (m. 1978 – 1999)
- Genres
- Anatolian rock alternative rock folk rock progressive rock psychedelic folk
- Instruments
- Vocals bass guitar electric guitar fretless guitar piano
- Labels
- Sayan, Yavuz Plak, CBS Disques / Grammofoonplaten SABV, Türküola, Emre Plak
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Turkey
- Place of birth
- Istanbul
- Place of death
- Kadıköy
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Galatasaray High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Turkish
- Religion
- Islam
- Field of work
- performing arts
- Genre
- folk rock
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Barış Manço cropped.JPG
- Number of children
- 2
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- member of
- Moğollar
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1943-01-02
- date of death
- 1999-02-01
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Barış Manço
- name in native language
- Barış Manço
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- P12674
- Luzius Wildhaber
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Encyclopedic overview
Mehmet Barış Manço (born Tosun Yusuf Mehmet Barış Manço; 2 January 1943 – 1 February 1999), better known by his stage name Barış Manço, was a Turkish rock musician, singer, composer, actor, television producer and show host. Beginning his musical career while attending Galatasaray High School, he was a pioneer of rock music in Turkey and one of the founders of the Anatolian rock genre, which is still relevant till this day. Manço composed around 200 songs and is among the best-selling Turkish artists to date and the winner of the most awards. Many of his songs were translated into other languages including English, French, Japanese, Greek, Italian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Persian, Hebrew, Urdu, Arabic, and German. Through his TV programme, 7'den 77'ye (From 7 to 77), Manço travelled the world and visited many countries. He remains one of Türkiye's most popular public figures long after his death.
Early life and career
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Barış Manço” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.