Sibil Pektorosoglu is an Istanbul (Costantinople) born Turkish citizen of Armenian descent and heritage. She started singing with St. Vardanants choir.
In 2010 this singer released an album called “Sibil”, where some Armenian songs, including “Ter voghormya”, “Cilicia”, “Letter” are included.
"Letter" is a poem by renowned Armenian writer Hovhannes Shiraz. It was also released as a video (on Youtube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWEppINNUg and attracted thousands of Turkish and Armenian fans, Turkey’s leading private music TV channels as well as the country’s state-run TRT broadcaster have broken new ground in airing an Armenian music video on popular stations for the first time in Turkey’s modern history. “Namag” (Letter) by Pektorosoglu, has been gaining mainstream popularity and can now be heard echoing from shops along Istanbul's iconic Istiklal Avenue. The music video was produced by one of Turkey’s most famous directors in the field, Ozkan Aksular.
Sibil visited Armenia in 2001.
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Ethnic Code: Sibil, Armenian singer from Turkiye
It is not easy to be an Armenian in Turkiye, but she did not hide her Armenian roots and it was through the Armenian songs that she tried to find answers to the numerous “why” stemmed from her identity.
This was the key to the success of Sibil, a singer who “grew up with the smell of incense”.
The next guest of the new ” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Alpha News project “Ethnic code” is the talented singer of Armenian origin Sibil Pektorosoglu.
The producer and interviewer of the episode is Hasmik Arakelyan.
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Armenian Songstress Sibil Mesmerizes New Jersey Audience
MI2N www.mi2n.com Armenian singer Sibil performed to a sold out crowd in Hackensack NJ over the past weekend. Her angelic voice mesmerized the audience: An audience made of from the NY/NJ Tri-State area flocked to Bergen County Academy located on 200 Hackensack Ave, Hackensack New Jersey.
Sibil was accompanied by great musicians such as legendary Majak Tosikyan as her musical director who composed to many famous singers such as Ajda Pekkan, Sezen Aksu, Tanju Okan and Nilufer. He was awarded the Gomidas Medal of Honor by the Armenian government in recognition for his contributions to Armenian music. He was also the recipient of "Lifetime Achievement Award " by the International Fethiye Megahit Mediterranean Song Competition Committee.
Pianist Burak Bedikyan gave a phenomenal performance who has shared the stage with the likes of Vi