Gökhan Birben

Gökhan Birben is a Turkish singer and artist of Hamsheni descent. Birben attended school in Rize until graduating from high school. After graduating at the age of 17, he ended up in Istanbul where he attended the Istanbul University State Conservatory. Upon joining the Kadıköy Moda Musical Association, he began training in Turkish classical music, but Birben is yet to adapt this style of music. He became interested in football and played for two years as a member of the Fenerbahçe youth team. He has also worked as a radio reporter. Birben released his first album in 2003, Hey Gidi Karadeniz. The language of the songs are Homshetsi and Laz. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gökhan_...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)