# Leman Sam
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{{Short description|Turkish singer and songwriter}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Leman Sam
| image = Leman Sam Istanbul konser 8.jpg
| caption = Sam at concert in August 2011
| birth_name = Emine Leman Senkan[{{cite web | url = http://www.muyorbir.org.tr/files/uyeListesi.pdf | accessdate = 18 April 2017 | title = MÜYORBİR Asil Üye Listesi | publisher = muyorbir.org | date = | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170419101824/http://www.muyorbir.org.tr/files/uyeListesi.pdf | archivedate = 19 April 2017}}]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|2|22|df=yes}}[{{cite AV media |people=Çağlayan, Armağan (host) |date=August 31, 2021 |title=Dur Bi Dinle - Leman Sam |language=Turkish |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VoynZVKkoU |access-date=August 31, 2021 |time=06:30 |publisher=196Sekiz |via=YouTube}}]
| birth_place = [Üsküdar](/source/%C3%9Csk%C3%BCdar), [Istanbul](/source/Istanbul), [Turkey](/source/Turkey)
| genre = [Folk](/source/Turkish_folk_music), [pop](/source/Turkish_pop_music)
| occupation = Singer
| years_active = 1988–present
| website = http://www.lemansam.biz
}}
'''Leman Sam''' (born '''Emine Leman Senkan'''; 22 February 1951) is a Turkish singer and songwriter.[BBC, [http://www.bbc-now.co.uk/music/artists/9d3255d5-ea08-4aad-b488-81c39ca786c0 Leman Sam] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517195129/http://www.bbc-now.co.uk/music/artists/9d3255d5-ea08-4aad-b488-81c39ca786c0 |date=2014-05-17 }}, Access date: ''17 May 2014''] Her daughter [Şevval Sam](/source/%C5%9Eevval_Sam) and her grandson [Taro Emir Tekin](/source/Taro_Emir_Tekin) are both actors.
==Background==
Leman Sam's origins have been described as ''Rumeli''. She grew up in [Turkey](/source/Anatolia) and has received formal education in [theater](/source/Theatre), singing and [dance](/source/dance). She worked in an [opera](/source/opera) chorus for a time. She has recorded several [Azeri](/source/Azerbaijani_language) [türkü](/source/Turkish_folk_music)s.[{{Cite web| title = Leman Sam Haberleri| work = HÜRRİYET - ARAMA| accessdate = 2018-05-13| url = http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/haberleri/leman-sam}}]
== Career ==
In addition to her distinctive style, she has received appreciation for her [folk songs](/source/folk_songs). She is also famous as an artist who can sing in multiple languages including [Greek](/source/Greek_language), [French](/source/French_language), and [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language). Sam, who is not observed in the media platforms, has given concerts in many cities and countries including many diplomatic concerts.[{{cite news|url=http://www.interajans.nl/turkey-now-leman-sam-konseriyle-baslayacak/|title=Turkey Now, Leman Sam konseriyle başlayacak|publisher=İnter Ajans|date=13 December 2011|accessdate=22 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017040308/http://interajans.nl/turkey-now-leman-sam-konseriyle-baslayacak/|archive-date=17 October 2014|url-status=dead}}]
Sam, who is sensitive to the protection of natural life and [animal rights](/source/animal_rights), carries out activities that raise awareness for related community. The character Tuba in [Yılmaz Erdoğan](/source/Y%C4%B1lmaz_Erdo%C4%9Fan)'s movie ''[Vizontele Tuuba](/source/Vizontele_Tuuba)'' is in fact an imaginary depiction inspired by Sam's life.[{{cite news|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/2008/02/01/magazin/yazali.html|title=Vizontele'deki Tuuba meğer Leman Sam'mış!|publisher=Hürriyet|date=1 February 2008|accessdate=22 December 2012}}]
==Other activities==
Leman Sam is an [environmentalist](/source/environmentalist) and is known for her activities in favor of [human rights](/source/human_rights) and [animal rights](/source/animal_rights). In order to support the process of resolving the Kurdish problem, a [democratic initiative](/source/democratic_initiative) was held in 2009 which featured a program called the "Art for Peace Initiative" consisting of 282 artists including Sam.[{{cite web|url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/turkiye/282_sanatcidan_kurt_acilimina_destek-959525|title=282 sanatçıdan Kürt açılımına destek|date=16 October 2009|accessdate=18 May 2014|work=Radikal}}]
Sam participated in projects to raise awareness about [Chernobyl disaster](/source/Chernobyl_disaster)'s effects on [Turkey](/source/Turkey), and on its 23rd anniversary she gave a concert at the anti-nuclear rally in [Sinop, Turkey](/source/Sinop%2C_Turkey), under the motto "Don't Forget Chernobyl, Own the Future".[{{cite news|url=http://politeknik.org.tr/cernobili-unutma-gelecee-sahip-ck/|title=Çernobil'i Unutma Geleceğe Sahip Çık|date=27 April 2009|accessdate=18 May 2014|work=Politeknik}}] In 2013, on the decision of cutting of trees for construction of artillery barracks in [Taksim Gezi Park](/source/Taksim_Gezi_Park), she said on her Twitter account "If the nation do not give a lesson to these people in the elections and bring them back to power, the beautiful lands of Anatolia will see their end."[{{cite news|url=http://odatv.com/n.php?n=leman-sama-akpli-linci-2905131200|title=Leman Sam'a AKP'li linci|date=29 May 2013|accessdate=18 May 2014|work=ODATV}}] She dedicated the song "Ağıt" on her official Twitter account to of "All children murdered" at the protests, referring to [Berkin Elvan](/source/Berkin_Elvan), who died at the age of 15 after the police hit him in the head with a tear gas pod during the [Gezi Park protests](/source/Gezi_Park_protests).[Leman Sam resmi ''Twitter'' hesabı, [https://twitter.com/Leman_Sam/status/458959707177500672 Katledilen tüm çocuklara], 23 April 2014]
Sam criticized police officers, who attacked the protesters following the [Soma mine disaster](/source/Soma_mine_disaster), on her Twitter saying "Customize it, cover it up, cause deaths, attack those who protest with pepper gas, and as if it's not enough, beat and kill them!".[{{cite news|url=http://www.aydinlikgazete.com/guendem/40485-leman-samdan-ankara-saldirisi-tepkisi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516160557/http://www.aydinlikgazete.com/guendem/40485-leman-samdan-ankara-saldirisi-tepkisi.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 16, 2014|title=Leman Sam'dan Ankara saldırısı tepkisi|date=14 May 2014|accessdate=18 May 2014|work=Aydınlık Gazete}}] In the same year, on the [Eid al-Adha](/source/Eid_al-Adha) she addressed the issue of slaughtering animals by Muslims on her Twitter account in Turkey "For me what [ISIS](/source/ISIS) does [to people] is the same as what these people do by putting blades on an innocent animal's throat."[{{cite web | url = http://www.milliyet.com.tr/leman-sam-dan-skandal-kurban-tweeti-magazin-1950299/ | title = Leman Sam'dan skandal kurban tweeti | date = 4 October 2014 | publisher = Milliyet | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150513144133/http://www.milliyet.com.tr/leman-sam-dan-skandal-kurban-tweeti-magazin-1950299/ | archivedate = 13 May 2015}}]
==Discography==
===Albums===
*1988: ''Livaneli Şarkıları''
*1990: ''Çağrı''
*1992: ''Ayak Sesleri''
*1994: ''Eski Fotoğraflar''
*1998: ''İlla''
*2012: ''Nereye Kadar''
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080426182955/http://lemansam.biz/ Official website]}}
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Category:Turkish women pop singers
Category:1951 births
Category:Turkish folk singers
Category:Turkish pop singers
Category:Living people
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