Süperstar '83
Süperstar '83 is the ninth studio album by Turkish singer Ajda Pekkan. It was released on 19 March 1983 by Balet Plak. With the release of the albums "Süperstar" (1977) and "Süperstar 2" (1979) in the decade before, Pekkan succeeded in getting critical acclaim, however, following her poor results on the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 she stayed away from the music market for a while. Meanwhile, she released two records under the Yaşar Kekeva Plak label, but experienced various problems with the company. While Pekkan's disagreements with the company continued, in August 1982 she joined the musical "Büyük Kabare" with Metin Akpınar and Zeki Alasya. Some of the songs from this show, which were written by Fikret Şeneş, appeared in the third installment of the "Süperstar" album series.

"Süperstar '83", which is almost entirely composed of cover songs, is a pop record in general, but it has jazz, disco and occasional oriental effects. The songs of American singers Amii Stewart and Donna Summer, and Italian singers Mia Martini and Mina, were included in the album with new arrangements, and some of these artists also influenced Pekkan's musical style. Şeneş, who wrote all the lyrics alone, worked on the theme of love by drawing a strong female figure and combining it with emotions such as deceit, impossibility and arrogance. Eight of the tracks were performed by Pekkan for the first time in this album, while the other two were songs performed by other Turkish singers in different albums in the previous years.

Instead of preparing a typical black phonograph record, the album was released on translucent phonograph records, becoming the first of its own in Turkey. As a result, the popularity of this type of phonograph records increased at the Unkapanı Recorders Market. The main part of the album's promotions occurred through the musical "Süperstar Ajda '83". Additionally, Pekkan further promoted the songs by appearing on various programs on TRT and organizing concerts in different cities across Turkey. Aside from the popular songs "Uykusuz Her Gece" and "Bir Günah Gibi", the music videos made for the songs "Son Yolcu" and "Düşünme Hiç" were broadcast on television. These pieces continued to be popular for decades and became among the most famous works of Pekkan.

Music critics praised this album, which was described as one of the best among Pekkan's releases, and her decision to make an album consisting of famous cover songs after a period of depression in her career was welcomed by most commentators. At the 1983 Music Oscars award ceremony organized by "Hey" magazine, Pekkan was awarded as the Female Singer of the Year, while the album received the Light Music LP of the Year award. The magazine also chose "Uykusuz Her Gece" and "Bir Günah Gibi" as the second and third best songs of the year respectively. At the 1984 Golden Butterfly Awards, Pekkan won the Light Music Artist of the Year award. In 2010s, "Hürriyet" ranked the album 27th on its list of the best Turkish albums of all time.
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