Barış Manço (January 2, 1943 - January 31, 1999) was a Turkish singer, composer, television producer and celebrity. Born in Istanbul, Turkey, he composed about 200 songs, most of which were translated into a variety of languages including Greek, Bulgarian, Romanian, Persian and Arabic. He started his music career in Belgium, where he went to study. Later on, he came back to Turkey in 1970s. Although he first became famous as the pioneer of Turkish ethnic rock in late 1950s, he constantly renewed his style and adopted his songs to the popular styles of his time throughout a career of more than 40 years. He was influenced by Anadolu Pop which was created by Murat Ses of early Moğollar. Influences may be heard on top hit songs such as "İşte Hendek İşte Deve", "Binboğa'nın Kızı" and the like where Murat Ses's organ playing shaped all-over sound. His well-known band, Kurtalan Ekspres, accompanied him in most of his stage performances. Earlier band, a legend by itself includes biggest names of the era. Members from Moğollar (Murat Ses, Engin Yörükoğlu), Ağrı Dağı Efsanesi (Murat Ses, Mustafa Sarışın), Nur Moray, Ohannes Kemer, Celal Güven gave this band its unique characteristics. During this era the group sounded like original Mogollar. The later band included numerous individuals e.g. Elif Turhan, Ahmet Güvenç, Bahadır Akkuzu, Cihangir Akkuzu and Eser Taskiran. January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Shows the Location of the Province Ä°stanbul Istanbul (Turkish: Ä°stanbul; a contraction of Greek εις την πολιν into the city, the former Constantinople, Κωνσταντινούπολις) is the largest city in Turkey, and arguably the most important. ... Persian (فارسی / پارسی), (local name in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan: ‘Fârsi’), ‘Pârsi’ (older local name, but still used by some speakers), Tajik (a Central Asian dialect) or Dari (another local name in Tajikistan and Afghanistan), is a language spoken in Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, western Pakistan, Bahrain, and elsewhere. ... Arabic (العربية al-arabiyyah, or less formally arabi) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the baby-boom from returning... Anadolu Pop is a musical style created by Murat Ses of Mogollar in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... Murat Ses is a keyboard player and composer with strong Eurasian electronic elements. ... Murat Ses is a keyboard player and composer with strong Eurasian electronic elements. ... Murat Ses is a keyboard player and composer with strong Eurasian electronic elements. ... Ahmet Güvenç was a Turkish rock bassist. ...

Manço died of a sudden heart attack.

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