Seyyal Taner

Seyyal Taner (born September 28, 1952) is a Turkish singer and actress.

Early life Taner was born in Şanlıurfa, Turkey, and later moved to Istanbul with her family. She graduated from the Amerikan Kız Lisesi. She received vocal training from Şerif Yüzbaşıoğlu in 1965 and started to sing as an amateur with the Kanat Gür Orkestrası.

Career In 1968, Los Bravos played in Istanbul, and having caught her act, offered Taner a role in a Spanish musical. Whilst promoting in Spain, she attracted the attention of Paramount Pictures and was offered a small part in Villa Rides. On returning to Turkey, Taner continued her acting career until she left for Germany and marriage to Peter Harold, Los Bravos's guitarist. The couple had a daughter; after divorcing, Taner returned to Turkey and began directing her career toward music.

Taner signed a record deal, with the 1 Numara Plakçılık, a label belonging to Ali Kocatepe. Her debut 45 rpm record "Tanrı Şahidimdir – Şimdi Sen Varsın" was released in 1974. The following year, her second single "Nene Hatun – Yalnızlığı Bir de Bana Sor" was released. Her first two records were not successful. She began an acting career. Later, she took to the stage as a group with Seyhan Karabay and Sedat Avcı. In 1976, she transferred to Yavuz Asöcal's record company and released her third single "Son Verdim Kalbimin İşine – Elveda" which was a success, as was her film Çizmeli Kedi that same year. Other 1970s singles include "Kalbimi Affettim", "Seni Çok Özledim" and "Gülme Komşuna". In 1980, she released her first album, Lider, and in 1986, her second, Leyla. In 1979, she appeared on TRT with Halil Ergün with a presentation of the first Turkish TV musical After the result, she took a break. She returned to music and recorded "Nanay". Her other 1980s singles include "Elalem Ne Der", "Naciye", "Leyla", "Nanay", and "Neler Oluyor".

In 1990, Taner moved to Bodrum. In 1991, she released the album Alladı Pulladı for which she contributed some lyrics and music. Her early 1990s singles include "Alladı Pulladı", "Şiirimin Dili", "Kırk Yılık Kani", and "La Havle Ya Settar". In 1993, she released "Geliyorum", after which she took a long break from music.

In 2002, Taner released her best-of album Seyyalname, En İyileriyle Seyyal Taner in 2005 and En İyileriyle Seyyal Taner 2 in 2007. In 2007, she duetted "Erkek Adamsın" with Zakkum in his first studio album. In March 2012, she released her maxi-single album, Ethnic Rock. and toured. In 2014, she sang "Canımsın Deme Bana" on the Wonderland album of İlhan Erşahin.

Taner has many gay fans and is considered a Turkish gay icon. According to the LGBT magazine, KAOS GL, she is their "greatest gay icon."

Discography

Studio albums Lider (1981) Leyla (1986) Nanay (1989) Alladı Pulladı (1991) Kalbimi Affettim (1993) Geliyorum (1993) Seyyalname (2002)

EPs Ethnic Rock (2012) 3'Lü (2014)

LP recordings Tanrı Şahidimdir – Şimdi Sen Varsın (Bir Numara, 1974) (writer(s), Ali Kocatepe) Nene Hatun – Yalnızlığı Bir de Bana Sor (Bir Numara, 1975) (writer (s), Ali Kocatepe, Doğan Canku, et al.) Gülme Komşuna Gelir Başına – Seni Çok Özledim (Yavuz, 1977) (writer (s) Çiğdem Talu and Melih Kibar) The Best of Seyyal Taner (Elenor, 2009)

Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 1968 Aslan Bey Süreyya 1968 Kara Güneş Zeynep 1968 Ölümsüz Adam The first feature film 1968 Villa Rides Guerrilla Girl 1972 Vur 1972 Vur Gardaş Vur Kemal's lover 1972 Vahşi Aşk Sultan 1972 Vahşetin Esirleri Esma 1972 Tehlikeli Görev Reyhan 1972 Suya Düşen Hayal Oyuncu Seher, Nevin 1972 Mahkum Lamia 1972 Karaoğlan Geliyor 1972 Kanun Adamı Rozita 1972 Kanlı Öç Berna 1972 Kalleşler Selma 1972 İlk Aşk 1972 Haydut Avcısı 1972 Hacı Murat'ın İntikamı 1972 Benimle Sevişir Misin Sibel 1972 Batıda Kan Vardı / Batıda Ölüm Var 1973 Yaralı 1973 Bu Toprağın Kızı 1973 Vahşet Ayşe 1973 Ömer Hayyam Semra Omar Khayyám's biography was discussed. 1973 Katran Bebek Seyyal 1973 Talihsizler 1973 Harman Son Elif 1973 Gönülden Yaralılar Gönül Sunar 1973 Gecelerin Hakimi Sema 1973 Felek Burcu 1973 Düşman Natasha 1973 Dağ Kanunu Meryem 1973 Çoban Sevda 1973 Cengiz Han'ın Fedaisi Chun-Li 1974 Televizyon Niyazi Yaprak 1974 Kısmet Seyyal Taner 1974 Kiralık Serseri Suna 1974 İmparator Okşan 1974 Gecelerin Ötesi / İster Darıl İster Sarıl Leyla 1974 Düşmanlarım Çatlasın 1974 Cafer'in Nargilesi Oyuncu 1974 Beş Tavuk Bir Horoz Okşan 1975 Şehvet Kurbanı Şevket Nuran 1976 Çizmeli Kedi Seyyal 2016 Bana Git De Leyal's mother Television SeriesYearTitleRoleNotes 1986–1988 Perihan Abla Gülsüm Percons Meriç 2002 Azad Deniz 2004 İstanbul Şahidimdir Aylin 2006 Maçolar Dilan Hala 2000–2006 Bizim Evin Halleri Pür Neşe 2012 Canımın İçi Seyyal Taner 2014 Güldür Güldür Seyyal Taner Guest player