Erol Büyükburç
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Erol Büyükburç (left)
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| Background information | |
| Born | 22 March 1936 Adana, Turkey |
| Origin | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Died | 12 March 2015 (aged 78) Etiler, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Genres | Anatolian rock, rock 'n' roll, Turkish pop music, Ottoman classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, actor |
 Little Lucy (from 78 rpm)
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Erol Büyükburç (22 March 1936 – 12 March 2015) was a Turkish singer-songwriter, pop music composer, and actor.
Büyükburç was born on 22 March 1936 in Adana. After primary school in his hometown and commerce-high school in Istanbul, he briefly studied economy the İstanbul University. However, he abandoned the higher education after choosing a music career.
From his relationship with Türkan Türker, he had two daughters; Ajlan (born in 1970) and Jeyan (born in 1977). Ajlan, a talented singer, died at age 29 in a car accident on 22 July 1999. Büyükburç was hospitalized into the intensive care unit with heart problems after learning about the death of his daughter, whom he loved very much. He had adopted Ajlan in her later years while he did not recognize his other child Esra Elik, a daughter from his relationship with Seher Elik.
He had first married 24-year-old Emel in 1976. From this marriage, he became the father of daughter Evren in 1978. His wife Emel died from cancer on 22 September 2001. After Emel's death, he married Gönül Demirkol and had a daughter, Özlem. Erol and Gönül divorced after one and a half years. Later, he married a German citizen Ute User in 2004.
While studying in university, he entered Istanbul Municipal Conservatory. Later, he began singing in various jazz bands. During his compulsory military service in Urfa he served in the officers' clup as a singer. Upon returning to İstanbul, he was introduced to music producers by Leyla Sayar a well known actress whom he met in Urfa. In 1961, he composed his best known hit Little Lucy. He also wrote the lyrics of this melody. Before the 1960s, Turkish pop music was mostly covers of West European melodies. There were a few compositions in Turkish also. Little Lucy is considered as one of the milestones in Turkish popular music. Not only because it was one of the earliest popular music compositions, which the music enthusiasts warmly greeted, but also it was sung in English, quite unlike the earlier examples.Kiss me, Lovers Wish and Memories were also his English-lyrics compositions. In 1964, he founded his own band.
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