Loving to be loved, she immediately discovered ways of safeguarding herself against the crushing weight of mounting fame. Her private life was her own, as almost everyone acknowledged. But hers was a restless soul, and her marriages, loves and liaisons would be neverending as she went on recreating life without cessation. Sezen Aksu gradually became our common denominator and our confidant on life's long and difficult road. She made even those who turned up their noses at pop music sit up and listen to her and her songs.

BEWITCHING US WITH HER SONGS
Sezen Aksu was born in Denizli on 13 July 1954 to parents who were both teachers. She grew up in Izmir. According to Aksu's close friends, her singing was always spellbinding. But her true gift was hard to discern among her many passions at the time. Most likely she was unaware that she burned with a fire all the harder to control when one is young. Not realizing that what she needed was to be creative, she plunged headlong into a series of activities that included, besides dancing,