Bergen

Bergen

Singer · died at 31

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Agedied at 31
Birth dateJuly 15, 1958
BirthplaceMersin
DiedAugust 14, 1989
ProfessionSinger, Recording-artist
Zodiac signCancer

Bergen — Biography

Bergen (born Belgin Sarılmışer; 15 July 1958 – 14 August 1989) was a Turkish singer. She was one of the most prominent Arabesque music stars of Turkey in the 1980s, breaking sales records with her fourth studio album, Acıların Kadını ("Woman of Pains").

She has become one of the symbols and faces of violence against women in Turkey with her life and death. Her husband, Halis Serbest, threw nitric acid on her face resulting in blindness in her right eye. After that, she continued singing and chose to cover her blind eye with her long hair. She was murdered by Serbest, whom she had divorced after releasing several successful albums.

Bergen, a biographical film based on her life, premiered in 2022.

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