It is not often that I get the chance to see and take pictures of the rich and famous stars of Turkey however last night, I was treated to front row seats at a concert by Hande Yener and had a fantastic opportunity to snap the photos included in this post. Hande Yener is a woman with status who oozes talent and captivates everyone that crosses her path.
Who is Hande Yener?
She is a famous Turkish Pop singer that is often compared to Madonna for two simple reasons. With every album that she releases, there is obvious experimentation with new styles, vibes and rhythms.
Her eagerness to explore and push the boundaries in the field of Turkish pop music has paid off, earning her an amazing 17 million sales of her records around the world. She has inspired fans around the world to enroll in vocal lessons at takelessons.com and many other institutions.
Along with the new music, comes a fresh look and style to her public image, hence the comparison to Madonna. Changing your image with every new album worked wonders for Madonna and this technique has also made Hande Yener, one of the top female Turkish pop stars.
Hande Yener has been credited with a number of awards and honors when it comes to the Turkish pop music scene so when I got the chance to attend one of her concerts, I was of course, delighted. She was appearing at the Venosa Beach Resort in Didim and listening to her in real life, only proves the certainty that she is a natural born entertainer.
Her looks, her style, her voice and the way that the camera instantly falls in love with her, explain why she has amassed a huge fan base of followers both young and old. I hope you like my favorite photos in black and white that I took at the concert last night. I think they show her amazing talent to perform to the masses.
If you want to hear the music of Hande Yener, , just press play on the You Tube video below. Many thanks to Venosa Beach Resort for the evening, it was absolutely wonderful.
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Natalie
I wasn’t a great fan of Turkish pop before but now we’ve moved to Bodrum it’s started to grow on me. I love the fact that Turkish music has maintained it’s unique sound.
Love Turkish music. Another one for the music library! Thanks.
@Jack – Turkish pop music grows on you over the years. I do have my favourites now.
@Jeff – Glad to help 🙂
I travel around Turkey last year and I found an Incredible female -songwriter- with many many fantastic songs power and sensibility like no other turkish singer : Nil
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KhsLve4d0E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3XdDikEtSs&ob=av2n
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49Y_X3kE2So&ob=av2n
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRzgV-g1dDE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZiXwx6x9SI&feature=relmfu
I like too Sezen Aksu of course (the real queen of turkish music)
and Atiye
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w60x7LOCEeg
Hi Quito. There is some fantastic songs there especially Atiye. Thanks for adding them.
Someone once told us not a lot happens in Didim. well that was wrong. Would LOVE to see Hande Yener live. She’s fab. Great photos too, Natalie!
Julia
I think that person was me Julia! LOL. Obviously Didim is waking up the latest century!
my taste in pop never developed beyond the early 80s – love these pics though; B/W really does something that colour can’t.
Thanks Alan – I got more vibes from the B and W photographs then I did from the colour ones. Strange really as we always believe colour to be everything.
Great action shots!
Cheers Alex. Got right up the front of the stage so was able to take close up shots
The music is interesting, and she is also extremely attractive…a common trait with Madonna!
Sid – She has a lot of similarities with Madonna. She is just the Turkish carbon copy!
Great photos! I love being able to experience and then come to enjoy the music of the foreign country. We once saw a Thai pop star be ordained as a monk, which was ultra cool!
I would have loved to see the Thai pop star as a monk Caz. Not a combination that I would put together normally.
That’s super cool!
I’m just going to put it out there though.. I love her dress! 😛
Awesome candid captures!
@Nicole – I hate her dress!!
@Nomadic Samuel – Thank you
I love collecting contemporary and traditional music from countries we visit. Sadly that Turkey component reaches solely to Sufi music and I have long wanted to explore contemporary music, so thanks for this Natalie. Hope you show more artists!
No Problem Jim – Pop stars seem to be appearing all over the region at the moment, There is an abundance of them!
It’s fresh to see a new entry about pop culture in Turkey. Thanks for posting and it seems that you were really lucky to get front row seats! Nice! 😀
Hi Ed, Normally pop and me do not mix so well but I enjoyed writing this post
Hande Yener? No!! Athena wins for me every time. I can’t get enough of it whatever their song is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaFM_DtoS5I
Kuday – Never heard of Athena before but that is a catchy song. Thanks for posting it