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Singer and composer. Born in Nicosia in 1958, Acar Akalin first started
music at a young age. After finishing his secondary education, he went
to Ankara, Turkey for his higher education. He later went to London,
where he formally started his music career when he founded, together with
three other Turkish-Cypriot musicians, the Kibris Dortlusu (the Cypriot
Quartet).
The music of the group was more a popular music with a sythesis of Cypriot
and Mediterranean melodies. During this time Akalin composed his first music,
"Hereyin yalan" which became an instant success in North Cyprus. After
the groups success, Kibris Dortlusu released their first LP, which contained
among others, Akalin's "Herseyin Yalan", and "Hayalin".
Upon returning to the island, Akalin met and started working with lyricist
and musician Ahmet Okan whose many poems Akalin composed. But by this time
the group Kibris Dortlusu disintegrated, and Acar Akalin concentrated on
working as a solo artist. With Ahmet Okan, he made "A Dostlar", "Guzel
Gunler" and "Adali" which became hits in North Cyprus.
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Akalin performing together at a concert with Ahmet Okan |
During 1984-1985, Acar Akalin headed the Association of Contemporary Musicians.
In 1988, he released his first casette "Yediveren Dusleri..." with Ahmet
Okan. This new casette included the songs: "Guzel Gunler", "Neden Amcalar?",
"Merdiven", "Sarkilarin Yerinde", "Tutmusum Ellerini", "Bilgisayar Sevgilim",
"Kenar Mahallelerde", "Yapayalnizdik", "Maria Luisa" and "Olumu Hatirlatma
Partisi".
In 1989, he released his second and most successful solo casette "Adali".
For "Adali" he worked with professional musicians in Turkey, such as Oguz
Abadan, Uzay Hepari, Okay Temiz and Erdem Sokmen. In this new casette, Akalin
inculded compositions of Ahmet Okan's most famous poems "Adaliyiz Maviye"
and "Masmavi". The other songs were: "Olur mu boyle?", "Nerede O Eski
Taverna?", "Ben Anlamam", "Damla Damla", "Goz Cicegi", "Fotograflar" as well as
one of his earlier hits "A Dostlar".
Acar Akalin's latest release came in October 1990 with the casette "Cilingir
Sofrasi" which included his songs: "Tasi Beni", "Raki Sisesindeki Balik",
"Cilgin Gun", "Fena Cocuk", "Say Demeyin", "Sen Yoksun", "Cilingir Sofrasi",
"Yalnizlik", "Bidanem I", "Bidanem II", "Olmaz" and "Hatam misin?".
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