The Life of Esengul, Part I
I would like to write about one of my favourite singers 'beautiful' life, that ended 'tragically', as a II part series.
Here is part I.
Her real name was 'Esen Agan' and she was born on September 24, 1954, in Istanbul, Turkey.
She 'needlessly' passed away at the age of 24, on April 18, 1979, from a car accident, in the neighbourhood of Atakoy, Istanbul, Turkey.
She was one of the most popular singers of this country from the years of 1971 to 1979.
Her mother was 'Piraye Agan' and she was educated as a Consortium Musician and therefore Mrs Agan, thought her daughter about music and singer at a very young age.
After a lengthy education from her mother, Esen received formal music lessons from the following gentlemans of Mr Cavit Deringol, Irfan Ozbakir and Abdullah Nail.
It was Mr Abdullah Nail who gave her the nick-name "Esengül" at a very young age of 15. The name does not have a very clear translation to English, however I will elaborate on this further, to make readers understand how the beautiful name matches the voice and the personality.
'Esen' translates to mean 'Blowing' or Waving'.
While, 'Gul' translates to mean 'Flower'.
Therefore, the name roughly translates as 'Blowing-Flower'.
'Esengul' entered her first singing contest, and won it with overwhelming support. Afterwards, she released her first single titled 'Askimi Supurmusler', which translates to English to mean, 'my love is swept away'. I tried to attach a link of this song, unfortunately it does not exist on the World Wide Web, at this time.
After the 'hit' song, she became a popular singer at a very young age, and travelled to the large cities in Turkey.
She was a beautiful woman, I have always made the comparison that 'Esengul' had the aura of 'Marilyn Munroe', and I will go as far as to say, 'Esengul' was more talented then Miss Monroe.
Esengul, married Orhan Akcinar prior to becoming popular at a tender age of 17. However, this marriage only lasted for 3 months, and the conclusion was a divorce at 'Istanbul Law Courts'.
Afterwards, she married a popular singer from the 1970s named Adnan Senses. This relationship lasted longer then her first marriage, however it was not her 'forever love'. Therefore, these two separated after a year.
After her second breakup, Esengul started to get the attention and desire of the 'Mafia' bosses of Istanbul. She unfortunately, was not in the habit of using 'discretion' while dating these frightening and troubled men, and this caused friction and standoffs by the men, over the beautiful young woman.
From her 'relationships' with the 'Mafia' men, she began to be followed by Police of Istanbul to try and use her as an informative, for the mafia men. This all was unfolding while she was a 'Fan-Favorite', and kept creating number 1 singles in the mid to late 1970s.
I will continue with part II, another day.
Thank you.
