Barış Manço
Turkish singer
Died when: 56 years 30 days (672 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Mehmet Baris Manço (born Tosun Yusuf Mehmet Baris Manço; 2 January 1943 – 1 February 1999), better known by his stage name Baris Manço, was a Turkish rock musician, singer, composer, actor, television producer and show host.
Beginning his musical career while attending Galatasaray High School, he was a pioneer of rock music in Turkey and one of the founders of the Anatolian rock genre.
Manço composed around 200 songs and is among the best-selling and most awarded Turkish artists to date.Many of his songs were translated into a variety of languages including English, French, Japanese, Greek, Italian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Persian, Hebrew, Urdu, Arabic, and German, among others.
Through his TV program, 7'den 77'ye ("From 7 to 77"), Manço traveled the world and visited many countries on the globe.
He remains one of the most popular public figures of Turkey.
