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Servet Kocakaya
Background information
Birth nameServet Kocakaya
Born (1973-05-19) May 19, 1973 (age 51)
Solhan, Bingöl Province, Turkey[1]
OriginKurdish
GenresContemporary folk music
Years active1999–
LabelsPrestij Müzik & Gam Müzik
Websiteservetkocakaya.com

Servet Kocakaya (born 19 May 1973) is a ZazaKurdish singer-songwriter. He sings mostly in Turkish but also has songs in Kurmancî and Zazakî.

Personal life

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Servet Kocakaya was born in 1973 in the town of Solhan in the Bingöl Province. His mother was from Solhan while his father was from Diyarbakir. The family moved shortly to Antakya, Mersin and Cukurova.[1] Later on he studied at the Hacettepe University in Ankara. In Ankara, he began his music career and Kocakaya released his first album, Keke in 1999.

Discography

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  • Keke (1999)[2]
  • Ki Zava (2001)[2]
  • Duvar Şarkıları (2002)[2]
  • Pencere (2005)[2]
  • İki Dil Bir Heves (2011)[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Servet Kocakaya Sanatçı" (in Turkish). Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Servet Kocakaya Discography". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 14 September 2013.