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 (Roads), was released, of which the first single, "Sabır" (Patience), became a hit.
She released her second album, Körebe (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 (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 (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).Sony Music Türkiye: Sinav Orijinal Soundtrack
Göksel's fifth album, entitled Ay'da Yürüdüm (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.Taş bebek olma akıllı ol (Don't be a doll, be wise)- Hürriyet"Şarkı yapmak için yaralı olmak lazım" (You have to be hurt to write a song) - Milliyet
She released her sixth studio album Mektubumu Buldun mu? (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" (). 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" (The world is stopping).
Discography Albums Year Released Title Label 1997 3 September 1997 Yollar (Roads)Karma Müzik Yapım 2001 4 October 2001 Körebe (Blind Man's Bluff)Sony Music 2003 29 May 2003 Söz ver (Promise)Sony Music 2005 17 March 2005 Arka Bahçem (My Backyard) Sony Music 2007 15 April 2007 Ay'da Yürüdüm (I Walked on the Moon) Sony Music 2009 May 2009 Mektubumu Buldun mu? (Did You Find my Letter?) Avrupa Müzik 2009 17 September 2009 The Best of Göksel Sony Music 2010 26 April 2010 Hayat Rüya Gibi (Life is Like a Dream) Avrupa Müzik 2012 18 January 2012 Bende Bi' Aşk Var (I Have a Love) Avrupa Müzik2015 14 January 2015 Sen Orda Yoksun (You're not There) Avrupa Müzik2024 10 May 2024 B'Aşka Şarkılar (Different Songs) Soles Music2026 15 May 2026 Rüyaların İşi (Dreams' Work) Soles Music
Singles Year Title2017"Tam da Şu An"2019"Bu da Geçecek"2019"Hiç Yok"2020"Ben Fena Aşığım""Lütufsuz Yaz"2021"Çölde Bi' Vaha"2022"Haklıydın""Canım""Sen Varsın"2023"Burda Kalayım""Başkası"2024"Bıçak""Boş Vere Boş Vere""Bir Günah Gibi"2025"Pardon""Olmaz mı?"2026"Peki Öyle Olsun""Alev Alev"
Charts + List of singles, release date and album name Single Year Peak Album TRThe songs on Türkçe Top 20: "Yarabbi Şükür": "Yabani Otlar": "Dudaklarında Arzu": "Acıyor": "Uzaktan": "Yalnız Kuş": "Sen Orda Yoksun": "Denize Bıraksam": "Bu da Geçecek": "Hiç Yok": "Yarabbi Şükür" 2007 3 Ay'da Yürüdüm "Taş Bebek" — "Yabani Otlar" 2008 10 "Dudaklarında Arzu" 2009 17 Mektubumu Buldun mu? "Ağlamak Güzeldir" 2010 — "Senden Başka" — "Sevil Neşelen" — Hayat Rüya Gibi "Acıyor" 2012 3 Bende Bi' Aşk Var "Uzaktan" 2 "Yalnız Kuş" 2 "Aşkın Yalanmış" 2013 — "Sen Orda Yoksun" 2015 5 Sen Orda Yoksun "Denize Bıraksam" 4 "Gittiğinde" — "Bu da Geçecek" 2019 1 Non-album single "Hiç Yok" 1 "—" indicates that the songs were not included in the lists or the results were not disclosed.
Music videos Year Song Album Director 1997 "Sabır" Yollar "Uzun Uzun Yollar" Cansu Akbel http://www.sebnemferah.info/fans/viewtopic.php?t=1450&sid=6da8d96e23309a4dc0664162417be8d1 2001 "Depresyondayım" Körebe Murad Küçük "Bir İhtimal" "Günün Birinde" 2003 "Hastasıyım" Söz Ver "Allı Pullu" Mahir Akyol "Firar" "Karşı Kıyıya" Atmosfera 2004 "Dursun Zaman" MaNga Onur Uysal hurriyet.com.tr 2005 "Arka Bahçemde" Arka Bahçem Devrin Usta "Bi Seni Konuşurum" "Benden Geçti Aşk" "Karar Verdim" Murad Küçük 2007 "Yarabbi Şükür" Ay'da Yürüdüm Murad Küçük "Taş Bebek" Murad Küçük 2008 "Yabani Otlar" Mike Norman, Yon Thomas 2009 "Dudaklarında Arzu" Mektubumu Buldun mu? Kemal Başbuğ 2010 "Ağlamak Güzeldir" Gürcan Keltek "Senden Başka" Walky Talky "Sevil Neşelen" Hayat Rüya Gibi Kemal Başbuğ 2012 "Acıyor" Bende Bi Aşk Var Murat Onbul "Uzaktan" "Yalnız Kuş" 2013 "Aşkın Yalanmış" 2015 "Sen Orda Yoksun" Sen Orda Yoksun "Denize Bıraksam" Charles Richards "Gittiğinde" Bora Tarhan 2016 "Isırgan" Murat Joker 2017 "Tam da Şu An" Tam da Şu An Bedran Güzel "Unutulmaz" Mirkelam Şarkıları Gürcak Keltek 2019 "Bu da Geçecek" Bu da Geçecek Murat Onbul "Hiç Yok" Hiç Yok Koray Birand 2020 "Ben Fena Aşığım" Ben Fena Aşığım "Lütufsuz Yaz" Lütufsuz Yaz Eran Hakim, Evren Topaloğlu 2021 "Çölde Bi' Vaha" Çölde Bi' Vaha Aytekin Yalçın 2022 "Canım" Canım Elif Demiralp "Sen Varsın" Sen Varsın Aytekin Yalçın 2023 "Burda Kalayım" Burda Kalayım 2024 "Bıçak" Bıçak 2025 "Pardon" Pardon Abdullah Yazıc "Olmaz mı?" Olmaz mı? 2026 "Peki Öyle Olsun" Rüyaların İşi Aytekin Yalçın "Alev Alev" "Be Oğlum"
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2012 Yalan Dünya Herself Guest appearance 2012 Yol Ayrımı Seyyan Guest appearance 2020 Kalk Gidelim Herself Guest appearance
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External links Göksel's official website