Vega

Deniz and Tuğrul Akyüz
Background information
Origin Turkey
Genres Rock
Years active 1996–present
Labels NR1 Müzik, Universal Music, Sony BMG, GRGDN
Members
Deniz Özbey
Esat Tuğrul Akyüz
Past members
Gökhan Mert Koral

Vega is a Turkish alternative rock band, founded by keyboardist Gökhan Mert Koral (also vocalist on some songs), vocalist Deniz Özbey, and guitarist Esat Tuğrul Akyüz in 1996. Gökhan Mert Koral left the group in early 2003. They played in many Turkish festivals like Rock 'n Coke. Their biggest hits were Bu Sabahların Bir Anlamı Olmalı, Serzenişte, Elimde Değil.

For their first album Tamam Sustum, the group collaborated with Turgay Gülaydın from Athena and Burak Karataş from Kargo.

[edit] Discography

Tamam Sustum (OK I Shut Up) (NR1 Müzik) (1999)

  1. (Tamam) Sustum! ((OK) I Shut Up!)
  2. Alışamadım Yokluğuna (I Couldn't Get Used To Your Absence)
  3. Anlatma (Don't Tell)
  4. Vakit Varken (While We Have Time)
  5. Oyun (Game)
  6. Blöf (Bluff)
  7. Tren (Train)
  8. Dokunsana (Come on Touch)
  9. Yalan (Lie)
  10. Bir Gün Mutlaka (Someday Definitely)
  11. Alışamadım Yokluğuna - Akustik

Tatlı Sert (Bittersweet) (Universal Music) (June 2002)

  1. Bu Sabahların Bir Anlamı Olmalı (There Must Be a Meaning of These Mornings)
  2. Bihaber (Unaware)
  3. Evet, Ne Var? (Yes, What?)
  4. İz Bırakanlar Unutulmaz (The Impressers Couldn't Be Forgetten)
  5. Aşk Başlar (Love Begins)
  6. Isınamazsın Ağlarken (You Can't Get Warm While You are Crying)
  7. Zat-ı Ali (Himself)
  8. Ninni (Lullaby)
  9. Desem de İnanma (Don't Believe Even If I Say)
  10. Çok Çektim (I Have Suffered a Lot)
  11. Normal Mi Sence? (Is It Normal For You?)
  12. Tadın Kaldı (There's Left Your Taste)
  13. Poh Poh Perisi (Flatter Fairy)

Anıl Çifter and Cenk Turanlı played bass guitar, Cengiz Baysal and Timur Kurşunoğlu played drums, İlgen Küçükseller played violin in this album. Singer Teoman was the producer of the album.

Hafif Müzik (Soft Music) (Sony BMG/ GRGDN) (2005)

  1. K9
  2. Elimde Değil (It's Not In My Hand)
  3. Serzenişte (In Reproof)
  4. Mendil (Hankie)
  5. Yalnızca Ben, Yüzlerce Sen (Only Me, Hundreds of You)
  6. Uçları Kırık (Their Tips Are Broken)
  7. Yok (Absend)
  8. Hafif Müzik (Soft Music)
  9. Yanıyor Zaman (The Time Is Burning)
  10. O Şarkı (That Song)
  11. Sokaklar Tekin Değil (The Streets Are Inauspicious)
  12. Ankara

[edit] External links

  • Vega, info on the band on the site of NR1 record company


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