Pırlanta (Diamond) is the ninth studio album by Turkish singer Demet Akalın. It was released on 19 June 2015 by Doğan Music Company. It was Demet Akalın's first album to be released by this production company. Its lead single Ders Olsun ranked second on Turkey's official music chart,[1] and the album itself became the best-selling album in Turkey in 2015.[2]

Pırlanta
Studio album by
Released19 June 2015
RecordedJanuary 2015
GenrePop
Length53:13
LabelDoğan Music Company
ProducerSamsun Demir
Demet Akalın chronology
Rekor
(2014)
Pırlanta
(2015)
Rakipsiz
(2016)

Music videos

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The album's lead single "Ders Olsun" was written and composed by Sinan Akçıl and arranged by Volga Tamöz. Its music video was directed by Müjdat Küpşi. The second music video was prepared for the song "Gölge" under Müjdat Küpşi's direction and was shot in Bodrum over the course of three days.[3] In the music video for "Çalkala", which was also directed by Müjdat Kupşi, Akalın was accompanied by 8 dancers. The music video was first shown to the public on 17 October 2015 during Akalın's concert at the Bostancı Show Center.[4] The fourth music video was produced for the song "Beş Yıl", written and composed by Berkay and arranged by Çağrı Telkıvıran. It was directed by Sedat Doğan and shot over the course of two days in Garipçe, Istanbul.[5] It was followed by "Pırlanta", whose music video was directed by Tamer Aydoğdu.[6][7] The album's sixth music video was prepared and released for the song "Şerefime Namusuma".[8][9] The song was written and composed by Soner Sarıkabadayı and arranged by Erdem Kınay. In the music video, which was directed by Tamer Aydoğdu, Akalın appeared together with her husband Okan Kurt.[10] Demet Akalın later announced on her Twitter account that the last music video from Pırlanta would be made for the song "Özüme Döndüm",[11] but the plan was later cancelled.

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Ders Olsun"Sinan AkçılSinan AkçılVolga Tamöz3:23
2."Gölge"Elif Nun İçelliElif Nun İçelliErdem Kınay3:49
3."Şerefime Namusuma"Soner SarıkabadayıSoner SarıkabadayıErdem Kınay3:37
4."Özüme Döndüm"Gökhan ÖzenGökhan ÖzenErdem Kınay3:39
5."Beş Yıl"BerkayBerkayÇağrı Telkıvıran4:53
6."Bekleyemedin Mi"Sezen AksuSezen AksuMustafa Ceceli4:12
7."Seven Sever"Cansu KurtçuCansu Kurtçu, Fettah CanFettah Can3:04
8."Ya Sana Bir Şey Olursa"Ayla ÇelikAyla Çelik, Nezih ÜçlerErhan Bayrak4:24
9."Gidenlerin Kalanları"Ayla ÇelikAyla Çelik, Bertan AslanlıErhan Bayrak4:01
10."Günaydın Abla"Özhan JanÖzhan JanErdem Kınay3:34
11."Matmazel"AslızenAslızenBurak Berberoğlu3:10
12."Pırlanta"Gökhan Şahinİrfan ÖzataEnver Günen3:48
13."Çalkala"Aslızen, Elif Nun İçelliAslızen, Burak YeterBurak Yeter3:13
14."Ders Olsun (DJ Ufuk Akyıldız Remix)"Sinan AkçılSinan AkçılUfuk Akyıldız4:01
Total length:53:13

Personnel

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  • Supervisor: Demet Akalın
  • Producer: Samsun Demir
  • Photographs: Sedat Doğan
  • Hair: Nuri Şekerci
  • Make-up: Mutlu Genç
  • Graphic design: Ebru Aydemir | DS
  • Printing: GD Ofset

Sales

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Country Certification Sales
Turkey (MÜ-YAP) Gold[12][not 1] 105,000[14]

Notes

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  1. ^ The certification was not given by Turkey's official music producers association MÜ-YAP, but by the album's production company DMC. DMC only awards its own artists, while MÜ-YAP awards the best-selling artists in general.[13]

References

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  1. ^ @MusicTopTR (21 July 2015). "MusicTopTR Resmi Listesinde 28. haftanın ikincisi.. DERS OLSUN" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2016 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Müzik - Çok Satanlar". D&R. 9 May 2015. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Demet Akalın'dan 40 saatlik klip çekimi". Akşam. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Demet Akalın 'Çalkala' şarkısına klip çekti". Hthayat.haberturk.com. Habertürk. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  5. ^ http://www.magazinci.com/icerikler/muzik/demet-akalin-amp-berkay-dueti-kliplendi_51069.html
  6. ^ "Demet Akalın'dan Yine Bol Danslı Klip Pırlanta". Haber Ankara. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  7. ^ @demetakalin (6 May 2016). "19 mayisa klip yetisir😂😂💍💍💍Pirlanta" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 June 2019 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Demet Akalın'dan hayranlarına klip müjdesi!". Milliyet. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Klipte dövüşçü oldu". Milliyet. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  10. ^ "ÜNLÜ ŞARKICI DEMET AKALIN EŞİ OKAN KURT'LA BERABER KAMERA KARŞISINA GEÇECEK!." Uçankuş. 23 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  11. ^ @demetakalin (27 June 2016). "Kapanisi ozume dondum klibiyle yapicaz insalllh 😎yarin buyuk gun @GokhanOzenTeam studyoyaa kapanicaz😎" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 June 2019 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Demet Akalın, Pırlanta Albümüyle Altın Plak Ödülü Aldı". Hürriyet. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  13. ^ Bora, Özden (7 January 2016). "Tarkan'da her şey yerli yerinde". Posta. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  14. ^ Kuyucu, Michael (19 March 2016). "CD satışları tarih oluyor". Yeni Yüzyıl. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.