Gaye Su Akyol Explained

Gaye Su Akyol (born 30 January 1985) is a Turkish singer, painter and anthropologist.

Biography

Akyol's father is the painter Muzaffer Akyol; her mother was a civil servant, but she died in 2014. She graduated from the anthropology department of Yeditepe University in 2007.^[1] After that she built her career as a painter with exhibitions both in Turkey and abroad. Before her solo career, she also performed in music bands Mai, Toz ve Toz and Seni Görmem İmkansız alongside Tuğçe Şenoğul.^{[2] [3]}

In 2017, she composed a few songs for the soundtrack of Red Istanbul a film directed by Ferzan Özpetek.^[4] In November 2023 she recorded her first performance for the Seattle radio station KEXP.^[5]

Inspirations include singer-songwriter Selda Bağcan and the grunge band Nirvana.^[6]

Band members

The lineup on Istikrarlı Hayal Hakikattir:

• Gaye Su Akyol – vocals, percussion, electronics
• Ali Güçlü Şimşek – electric and acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Görkem Karabudak – bass and acoustic guitar, keyboard, electronics, backing vocals
• Ediz Hafızoğlu – drums

Guest musicians:

• İlhan Erşahin – saxophone
• Barlas Tan Özemek – classical guitar (şahmeran)
• Ahmet Ayzit – violin, ud, electro saz, cümbüş
• Ismail Darıcı – percussion
• Oğuz Can Bilgin – trumpet

Discography

Studio albums

• Develerle Yaşıyorum (2014) ("I Live With Camels")
• Hologram İmparatorluğu (2016) ("Hologram Empire")
• İstikrarlı Hayal Hakikattir (2018) ("Consistent Fantasy is Reality")
• Anadolu Ejderi (2022) ("Anatolian Dragon")

EPs

• Yort Savul: İSYAN MANİFESTOSU! (2020)

Awards and recognition

Gaye Su Akyol received Best Artist award at Songlines Music Awards 2019.^[7] Gaye Su Akyol is also considered as an important figure for the LGBTQI+ community and featured on the cover of Gzone Magazine.^[8] In 2020, she appeared in trans biographical documentary film called İris, directed by Volkan Güleryüz.^[9]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gaye Su Akyol, sanat atölyesi. Armaggan Gallery. 2 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170303051059/https://www.armaggangallery.com/tr/biyografi/armaggan-genc-uretim/gaye-su-akyol-7.html. 3 March 2017.
2. Web site: Röportajlar. Gaye Su Akyol. 19 April 2023. zeroistanbul.com. tr.
3. Web site: Müzikte yılın bombası: Gaye Su Akyol. Muhsin Akgün. 20 August 2014. Radikal. https://web.archive.org/web/20170303045430/http://www.radikal.com.tr/hayat/muzikte-yilin-bombasi-gaye-su-akyol-1207745/. 3 March 2017.
4. Web site: Gaye Su Akyol'un "İstanbul Kırmızısı" filmi için bestelediği şarkı yayınlandı. 23 February 2017. bantmag. 2 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170309120825/http://bantmag.com/gaye-su-akyolun-istanbul-kirmizisi-filmi-icin-besteledigi-sarki-yayinlandi/. 9 March 2017. live.
5. Web site: KEXP Events . KEXP 90.3 FM . 2023-11-21 . 2023-11-27.
6. >Web site: Artist Profiles: Gaye Su Akyol. World Music Central.
7. Web site: Songlines Music Awards 2019. Songlines. en. 9 March 2020.
8. Web site: GZONE ÖZEL RÖPORTAJ: MÜZİĞİN ÖZGÜRLÜK SAVAŞÇISI GAYE SU AKYOL. Magazine. Gzone. 5 September 2019. GZONE. tr. 9 March 2020.
9. Web site: Iris (Short 2020) - IMDb. IMDb.