Selami Şahin

Selami Sahin (born 15 August 1948) is a Turkish musician, singer, and songwriter.

Life and career

Şahin's works have been performed in different languages by artists from European and Middle Eastern countries. He was born to a mother of Egyptian descent settled in Hatay and a Turkish father. He knows not only Turkish but also Egyptian Arabic as mother tongues. Owing to his mother, he speaks in Egyptian Arabic. Since Egyptian Arabic is his mother tongue, he has also participated in joint projects with many famous figures such as Ghada Ragab and Enrico Macias. As a commentator, composer and songwriter, he continued his musical life and later he started art directing and vocal coaching.

In 1980 he founded the music production company Lider Müzik.

In 2011, when he celebrated his 45th year of career, and his works, which were previously covered by many artists, were put with acoustic and new arrangements and in his album Mahzen .

Besides his music career, he has also had an acting career and starred in several feature films. One of the most prominent movies that he starred in was Runaway Mummy (2002), which was co-produced by Turkey and Egypt and released in 22 countries. It was also the first Turkish film to be included at the 6th Hollywood Film Festival, and Şahin's performance received positive reception.

In 2012, he appeared in a commercial for Akbank and performed his song "Sensiz Olmuyor".

Discography Year Album title Label 1966–1976 45`likler 1975 Yıllar Sonra Yine Taç Plak 1976 Unutulmayan Eserler 1981 Bağrımdaki Ateş Lider Müzik 1982 Tapılacak Kadınsın 1983 Seninle Başım Dertte 1985 Hastayım Sana 1987 İyi Düşün Sevgilim 1988 Seni Çok Seviyorum 1989 İşim Gücüm Seni Sevmek 1990 Başımın Tatlı Belası 1992 Şaşırttın Beni 1994 Özledim Her Şeyini 1995 İlle de Sen 1997 Şarkılarım ve Ben (Nostalji) 1999 2000`e Merhaba 2004 İyi ki Varsın 2009 Dayman (Daima) 2010 Ben Bir Tek Kadın Sevdim 2011 Mahzen 2018 ‘’mansetaksh leh’’

Awards Year Category Song Award 1975 Song of the Year Sen Mevsimler Gibisin 4th Golden Butterfly Awards Won 1977 Golden Pencil Award Dostlarım (İçkim & Sigaram) - Won 1978 The Year’s 10 Most Popular Songs Sensiz Olmuyor Milliyet Newspaper Awards Won 1979 The Year’s 10 Most Popular Songs Özlem Rıhtımı Milliyet Newspaper Awards Won 1980 The Year’s 10 Most Popular Songs Rüzgar Milliyet Newspaper Awards Won 1994 Gold Composition Award Özledim İstanbul FM Radio Gold Awards (İFA) Won 1995 The Year’s 10 Most Popular Songs Özledim Milliyet Newspaper Awards Won 2012 Honorary Award - 39th Golden Butterfly Awards Won

Filmography Year Film 1970 Köyün Beş Güzeli 1981 Bağrımdaki Ateş 1985 Kaderi Zorlama 2002 Mumya Firarda 2010 El Dealer