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| Popular As | Orhan Gencebay |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Age | 80 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Born | August 4, 1944 (Turkey) |
| Birthday | August 4 |
| Town/City | Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkey |
Orhan Gencebay’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.
Orhan Gencebay was born in the Year of the Monkey. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Monkey thrive on having fun. They’re energetic, upbeat, and good at listening but lack self-control. They like being active and stimulated and enjoy pleasing self before pleasing others. They’re heart-breakers, not good at long-term relationships, morals are weak. Compatible with Rat or Dragon.
A singer, actor, and Composer as well as a virtuoso on a unique Asian stringed instrument called the baglama, he recorded close to forty singles; composed nearly a hundred film tracks; and starred in over thirty Turkish films.
He began his musical training when he was six years old, studying both the mandolin and the violin and concentrating on Turkish folk music. He later attended a music conservatory in his native country and began playing the tenor saxophone and the baglama.
Many of his recordings fuse elements of traditional Turkish music, psychedelic rock, jazz, classical music, and country music.
He was born and raised in Samsun, Turkey.
He and fellow Turkish singer Sibel Can collaborated on a 1993 album titled Hayat Devam Ediyor.
