Since her playful anthem “Padişah”—from 1997’s Bu Devirde—offered one of the decade’s greatest smashes, Sibel Can has claimed her rightful place in the pantheon of Turkish pop superstars. But the artist’s fluid, full-bodied vocals and charismatic interpretations shine across arabesque and fantezi melodies. Assisted by rhythmic electronics, she covers Orhan Gencebay’s heartbreaking ’80s love song “Bilmesin O Felek”. And in her 2020 album Hayat, she glides through hip-swaying, romantic musings against Istanbul’s evocative backdrop.