Manga (band)
maNga | |
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 maNga in Oslo | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Ankara, Turkey |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Poll Production, GRGDN, Sony Music Entertainment |
| Members | Ferman Akgül (lead singer) Yağmur Sarıgül (guitarist) Cem Bahtiyar (bassist) Özgür Can Öney (drummer) |
| Past members | Orçun Şekerusta (bassist, 2001-2002) Efe Yılmaz (DJ, 2001-2013) |
| Website | www.manga.web.tr |
Manga (stylised as maNga) is a Turkish rock band whose music is mainly a fusion of Anatolian melodies with electronic elements. In 2009, they won both the Best Turkish Act award from MTV Turkey and consequently the Best European Act award from MTV Networks Europe in MTV Europe Music Awards 2009. They represented Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "We Could Be the Same" and took second place.
History
maNga was formed in the year 2001. It was guitarist Yağmur Sarıgül's idea to name the band after Japanese comics.[4] Initially, they were mostly underground, playing covers of other rock and metal bands. The band made the music for Aşık Veysel's poem "Kara Toprak", and later used a different poem by Göksel for the song "Dursun Zaman". They came into the public spotlight after finishing as runner-up at the Sing Your Song music contest. This caught the attention of artist manager Hadi Elazzi (GRGDN), who immediately promoted the band to Sony Music, which resulted in their first, self-titled album being published in 2004, becoming a hit.[5] Following this, they performed at various music festivals and have worked with various famous Turkish singers as Koray Candemir (of Kargo fame), Vega and Göksel.
On 13 August 2006, maNga became the first Turkish rock band to take stage at the Sziget Festival, Budapest, Hungary. In 2006 they also had concerts in the Netherlands and Germany. Most of their songs are written by the group members. Sarıgül, the author of most of the songs, has described the band's genre as blending nu metal and hip hop with Anatolian melodies. maNga's duet with Göksel is included in one of the most successful (with almost a million viewers[6]) Turkish films, Sınav (featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme).[7][8] Their song Bir Kadın Çizeceksin was featured among the music of the FIFA 06 game. The band headlined several Turkish music festivals, including Saklıfest,[9] Patlıcan,[10] Rokofest[11] and Rock'n Coke. The band was to take stage in the Wembley Stadium in London, together with Tarkan, but maNga did not perform due to technical difficulties on 13 April 2008.[12] They also played in London's O2 Academy Islington on 4 December 2009. On 12 January 2010 the Turkish broadcaster TRT announced that maNga would be the Turkish representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010.[13] They came second with 170 points, behind Germany.[14]
Members
Current members
- Ferman Akgül - vocals (2001–present), keyboards (2013-present)
- Yağmur Sarıgül - guitar (2001–present)
- Cem Bahtiyar - bass guitar (2002–present)
- Özgür Can Öney - drums (2001–present)
Former members
- Orçun Şekerusta - bass guitar (2001-2002)
- Efe Yılmaz - DJ, electronics (2001–2013)
Chronology
Discography
Albums
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| Şehr-i Hüzün |
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| e-akustik |
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| Işıkları Söndürseler Bile |
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| Antroposen 001 |
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| Antroposen 002 |
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Extended plays
| Title | Details |
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| X |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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| TUR Rock [15] |
SWE [16] |
SWI [17] |
RUS [18] |
UK [19] | |||||||||
| "Dünyanın Sonuna Doğmuşum" | 2009 | 1 | — | — | 335 | — | Şehr-i Hüzün | ||||||
| "Beni Benimle Bırak" | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Cevapsız Sorular" | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "We Could Be the Same" | 2010 | 1 | 29 | 56 | — | 129 | E-akustik | ||||||
| "Fly to Stay Alive" | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Fazla Aşkı Olan Var Mı?" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | Işıkları Söndürseler Bile | ||||||
| "Parti" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Hint Kumaşı" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Işıkları Söndürseler Bile" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Kendi Yolundan Şaşma | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||
| "Yad Eller" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | X | ||||||
| "Süper Güçlerimiz Var" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||
| "Zor" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Bize Her Yer Stat" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Kırıla Kırıla" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Uzun İnce Bir Yoldayım" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Album(s) | Artist |
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| "Raptiye Rap Rap" | 2005 | Mutlaka Yavrum | Cem Karaca |
| "Dursun Zaman" | 2006 | Sınav Soundtrack | — |
| "Beni Unutma" | 2011 | İyilik&Güzellik Spor | Feridun Düzağaç |
| "Fly To Stay Alive" | Anadolu Kartalları Soundtrack | — | |
| "Tek Yön Seçtiğin Tüm Yollar" | |||
| "Yine Yeni Yeniden Sev" | 2015 | Hadi İnşallah Soundtrack | — |
| "Haykıracak Nefesim Kalmasa Bile" | 2019 | Fikret Şeneş Şarkıları | Fikret Şeneş |
| "Para Parra Parrra" | 2020 | Baba Parası Soundtrack | — |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2005 | POPSAV Ödülleri | Best rock band | Nominated | [20] | |
| Best video | Nominated | ||||
| Hürriyet Altın Kelebek Ödülleri (Golden Butterfly Awards) | Best Newcomer Band | Nominated | [21] | ||
| 2006 | MÜYAP Ödülleri | Gold Disc | maNga | Won | [22] |
| 2009 | MTV Turkey | Best Turkish Act | Nominated | [23] | |
| 2009 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Turkish Act | Won | [24] | |
| Best European Act | Won | ||||
| 2010 | Eurovision Song Contest | "We Could Be the Same" | 2nd | ||
| 2011 | Balkan Music Awards | Best Duet/Group In The Balkans | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Best Group In The Balkans | Nominated | |||
Participations in festivals
Important festivals maNga has participated so far:
- 7. METU Rock Festival, 2002, Turkey
- European Youth Festival, 2002, Turkey
- Tuborg Rock Festival, 2004, Turkey
- Rockistanbul festival, 2004, Turkey
- Eregli Festival 2005, Turkey
- Rock'n Coke 2005, Turkey
- Rock 'N Live, 2005 Turkey
- Mimar Sinan University, 2005, Turkey
- Saklifest Ankara 2006, Turkey
- Ankirockfest 2006, Turkey
- BİMFEST! 2006, Turkey
- Sziget, 2006, Hungary
- Eggplant, 2007, Turkey
- Rock 'n Coke, 2009 Turkey
- ITU Spring Festival of 2009, Turkey
- Cukurova University Fest., 2009, Turkey
- Gazi University Fest., 2009, Turkey
- Rock the Balkans 2009, Bulgaria
- Rock'n Coke 2009, Turkey
- Emerging talents in 2010 Bilkent University, Turkey
- Uludag University Spring Festival of 2010, Turkey
- AİBÜ, 2010 Spring Festival, Turkey
- Eurovision Song Contest 2010, Norway
- Fanta Youth Festival 2011, Turkey
- Spring Festival 2011 Marmara University, Istanbul / Turkey
- Fatih Dershaneleri Spring Festival in 2012, Turkey
- TED Ankara College of Traditional Dry Bean Day 2012, Turkey
- Istanbul Aydin University Spring Festival of 2012, Turkey
- METU College 2012-2013 Academic Year Opening Concert, September 30, 2012, Turkey
- Gordion Youth Festival Interview Signing Day and December 8, 2012, Ankara / Turkey
- Fest'13 Gediz Gediz University, Izmir / Turkey
- Rock'n Coke 2013, Istanbul / Turkey
- Altug, Mehmet Niyazi Anatolian High School, MNAFEST May 12, 2014 in Istanbul / Turkey
- The Vefa High School, vefafest'14, June 6, 2014, in Istanbul / Turkey
- Çankaya Municipality Anıtpark, April 19, 2015, Ankara / Turkey
- Olive Rock Festival, August 29, 2018, Balıkesir / Turkey
- milyonfest Istanbul, September 14, 2018, in Istanbul / Turkey
- Young Bi Festival, May 4, 2019, in Istanbul / Turkey
- METU Northern Cyprus Campus 12th Spring Festival, 12 May 2019, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
See also
References
- ^ "Rockers maNga unveil Eurovision song 'We Could Be the Same'". Today's Zaman. 5 March 2010. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ Eremenko, Alexey. "maNga – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ Eremenko, Alexey. "maNga – Sehr-i Hüzün". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "maNga biography". Manga.web.tr.
- ^ a b "MÜYAP: Gold receiving artists 2006". Mu-yap.org. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Tolga AKYILDIZ: Iyi filmin iyi şarkıları (Goods songs for a good film) - Hürriyet Newspaper
- ^ Kuyucu, Michael. "Müzik Habercisi". Muzikhabercisi.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Sony Music Türkiye: Sinav Orijinal Soundtrack Archived 2007-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Saklifest". Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Hürriyet - Haber, Son Dakika Haberler, Güncel Gazete Haberleri". Hürriyet. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Rokofest Archived 2008-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Absolute Events". 22 May 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-05-22. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Eurovision'a 'maNga' gidiyor" (in Turkish). HaberTürk. 2010-01-07. Archived from the original on 2010-02-26. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ^ "Turkish News - Latest News from Turkey". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Billboard Turkish Rock Top 20 Chart Archived 2009-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Discography maNga". swedishcharts.com.
- ^ "Discographie maNga". hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Russian Airplay Chart". tophit.ru.
- ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 12.06.2010 (wk22)". zobbel.de.
- ^ POPSAV ödülleri - Sabah
- ^ Altin kelebek 2005 Archived 2008-06-21 at the Wayback Machine - Hürriyet
- ^ Müzik Oscar'lari sahiplerini buldu Archived 2008-06-22 at the Wayback Machine - Hürriyet
- ^ "2020 MTV EMAs - MTV". Mtvema.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ MTV Europe Music Awards: MaNga nominated for Best Turkish Act"
External links
- maNga official website (in Turkish and English)
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