Fatma Sezen Yıldırım (born on July 13, 1954 in Sarayköy, Turkey) (known as Sezen
Aksu) is a Turkish singer, songwriter and producer. Growing up in the region of
Izmir, Aksu’s family discouraged her musical ambitions, and upon graduating high
school, Aksu studied agricultural science at a local college, before leaving to
follow her passion for music. She laid the foundations of Turkish pop music
during the 1970s, with her sound reaching Balkan countries and Greece, then over
time, the Europe and the United States. Aksu made her debut in 1977 with the
release of her first studio al...