Semicenk
Semicenk, real name Cenk Baş, is a Turkish singer, songwriter and composer who has had a major breakthrough in recent years in Turkish pop and arabesque-pop. Born in Boyabat, Sinop in 1998 (originally from Ordu), he graduated from Ordu University's Music and Performing Arts department and first gained wide recognition in 2019, reaching the semifinals on Hadise's team on O Ses Türkiye (The Voice Turkey). His real breakout came in 2021 with "Düşer Aklıma," a track he wrote and composed himself that reached millions of streams online, and by 2023 he was Turkey's most-streamed artist according to Spotify data, also winning "Best Breakthrough Singer" at the Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards that year. Alongside duets like "Yana Yana" with Reynmen and "Al Sevgilim" with Funda Arar, he has delivered solo hits including "Canın Sağ Olsun" and "Tek Başıma," releasing the albums "Aşırı Doz" (2022) and "Karışık Kaset" (2023); he has said the "Semi" in his stage name is an Arabic-derived word meaning "one who hears," chosen by his mother.
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Who is Semicenk? ▾
Semicenk, real name Cenk Baş, is a Turkish singer, songwriter and composer who has had a major breakthrough in recent years in Turkish pop and arabesque-pop. Born in Boyabat, Sinop in 1998 (originally from Ordu), he graduated from Ordu University's Music and Performing Arts department and first gained wide recognition in 2019, reaching the semifinals on Hadise's team on O Ses Türkiye (The Voice Turkey). His real breakout came in 2021 with "Düşer Aklıma," a track he wrote and composed himself that reached millions of streams online, and by 2023 he was Turkey's most-streamed artist according to Spotify data, also winning "Best Breakthrough Singer" at the Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards that year. Alongside duets like "Yana Yana" with Reynmen and "Al Sevgilim" with Funda Arar, he has delivered solo hits including "Canın Sağ Olsun" and "Tek Başıma," releasing the albums "Aşırı Doz" (2022) and "Karışık Kaset" (2023); he has said the "Semi" in his stage name is an Arabic-derived word meaning "one who hears," chosen by his mother.
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