Bergen (singer)

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Bergen (born Belgin Sarılmışer; 15 July 1958 – 14 August 1989) was a Turkish singer. She was one of the most prominent Arabesque music stars of Turkey in the 1980s, breaking sales records with her fourth studio album, Acıların Kadını ("Woman of Pains"). She has become a symbol and face of violence against women in Turkey with her life and death. Her husband, Halis Serbest, threw nitric acid on her face, blinding her right eye. She continued singing and covered her blind eye with her long hair. She was murdered by Serbest, whom she had divorced after releasing several successful albums. Bergen, a biographical film based on her life, premiered in 2022.

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