Muazzez Ersoy

Muazzez Ersoy
Birth nameHatice Yıldız Levent
Also known asNostalgia Queen
Born (1958-08-09) 9 August 1958 (age 66)
Uzunköprü, Edirne, Turkey
GenresTurkish classical, Pop, Arabesque
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1982–present
LabelsElenor Müzik (1991–1992)
Raks Müzik (1993)
Levent Müzik Yapım (1994–2000)
DMC (2002, 2013–present)
Avrupa Müzik (2004–2006)
Öncü Müzik (2007–2010)
WebsiteMuazzezErsoy.net

Hatice Yıldız Levent, better known by her stage name Muazzez Ersoy, (born 9 August 1958) is a Turkish classical music singer. In 1998, with the suggestion of the 33rd government of Turkey's Ministry of Culture, she was chosen as a State Artist.[1][2] Due to singing nostalgic songs, she is also known with the title "Nostalgia Queen" inside Turkey.[3][4] In 2006, she was chosen as a goodwill ambassador for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.[5][6][7]

Ersoy spent her childhood and early adulthood in Kasımpaşa, Beyoğlu.[8] She became initially interested in music due to her mother's affinity for music. This passion of her mother influenced Ersoy during her youth, and after finishing secondary school, she decided to continue her studies by taking music lessons. She took lessons from music teachers such as İrfan Özbakır and Baki Duyarlar. She did a «clerkship»[9][10] and spent her savings on music lessons.

Ersoy, who achieved great sales with her nostalgia album series, recently rerecorded the pop songs that were released in the 90s. In the album titled “90’dan POP”, Ersoy performed the songs of Tarkan, Sezen Aksu, Serdar Ortaç, Yıldız Tilbe, Harun Kolçak, Eda and Metin Özülkü, and released the first music video of the album for Serdar Ortaç's song "Değmez".[11]

She also hosted the TV program "Yıldız Akşamı" on TRT Müzik.[12]

  1. ^ Evin Doğu (19 July 2000). "Sanatçılar ünvansız kaldı". NTV-MSNBC. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. ^ "T.C. Kultur Bakanligi / Ministry of Culture, Republic of Turkey" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
  3. ^ "Kredi alıp vergi ödüyorum". Hürriyet. 15 March 1999. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Nostalji kraliçesi taçlandı!". Magazinsortie.
  5. ^ Evin Doğu (31 May 2006). "Muazzez Ersoy, BM iyi niyet elçisi". NTV-MSNBC. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  6. ^ "İyi niyet Muazzez Ersoy'a kısmet!". Posta. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-09-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Müezzinden Tabut Cilacısına 49 Ünlünün İlk Meslekleri". Rota Haber. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  9. ^ Yunus Emre Erk (13 September 2013). "Müezzinden Tabut Cilacısına 49 Ünlünün İlk Meslekleri". Listelist. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Ünlülerin geçmişi". Vaybeee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  11. ^ "Nostalji Kraliçesi Pop Albümle Döndü".
  12. ^ "Yıldız Akşamı TRT Müzik resmi sitesi". Archived from the original on 2013-03-08. Retrieved 2018-09-29.