- Birth nameSongül Sultan Aktürk
- Nickname
- Çerkez Kizi
- Born and raised in Turkey where she is the leading hiphop artist, Sultana brings a new flavor and dimension to music by lacing hiphop beats with ethnic influences and a hypnotizing sound.
Sometimes humorous, sometimes political, passionate and sensitive, Sultana holds her mirror to social issues, women's issues and her life as a young artist living both in Turkey and the US. Musical influences vary from old and new school hiphop to a wide variety of both Eastern and Western music. Her debut album Cerkez Kizi, was released in June 2000 by Doublemoon Records, and Sultana became an overnight success when her video clip for "Kusu Kalkmaz" was censored because of its controversial content. Ever since, she continues to gain popularity throughout Europe.
Sultana performed throughout the Midwest in eight different cities during the 2001 Mideastwest Fest. Sultana was invited to perform with Jamaaladeen Tacuma and Burhan Ocal at the International Parliament Jazz Festival in Izmir, Turkey, in 1998 and featured in the recording of their album Groove alla Turca. She toured with Groove alla Turca in France, Switzerland and Turkey. Sultana joined Groove alla Turca on stage in the main event of the Montreal Jazz Festival, summer 2001. Her songs have appeared on compilations and a new album is in the works for 2003.- IMDb Mini Biography By: princess lil miss - Sultana, songwriter, rapper, singer, producer, performer.
Born in Kayseri (Turkey), Sultana, then known as Songul Akturk, is the youngest of eight siblings. Sultana began questioning certain cultural attributes at an early age: as a child she objected when she was told she could not have a bicycle because girls were not supposed to ride. After graduating from Hacettepe University, Ankara (Turkey), with a Fine Arts degree BA in Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Sultana ventured to the West, living first in Rome (Italy) and then in San Francisco (USA). Working in the field of architecture, she unleashed her creativity in writing lyrics. This led her to move to New York (USA) where her writing and singing led to the production of her debut album, Cerkez Kizi (Circassian Girl). The success of this album was due to the way that Sultana combined her native traditions with the ways of the West. This was reflected in an artistic mix that gave a unique appeal to her music as quoted by Ahmet Ertegün of Atlantic Records, "Sultana is both a poet, a wit, a rapper, and a terrific Singer, as well as being a beautiful young lady. This fine recording is in many ways a first time ever". Celebrated for challenging convention and preconceived notions within Turkish society and described by the Sunday Times (London) as a symbol of her city's modern movement, Sultana continues her work in Istanbul (Turkey).- IMDb Mini Biography By: lilmisschief
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