Hayati celebrates 40 years as a performer!
He has, just been touring Sweden after four jubilee-shows at Nalen, Stockholms music-Mecca, recently released a CD "For all we know" and the single "Alltid undrar", both of them to critical acclaim, made three BigBand concerts and appeared on three TV-shows.
Hayati´s carreer started in Istanbul and 40 years later he is busier than ever.
1961 Hayati´s recording of "Secretamente" climbs to number two of the
Turkish "Top Ten" and stays there for 10 weeks.A Swedish manager visiting Istanbul discovers Hayati and offers him a three-month
tour of Sweden, a tour that lasts until today.1964 Hayati starts singing with Carl-Henrik Norin, the Swedish saxophone-legend, and his band.
1965 Hayati makes his first recording in Swedish. "When you wish upon a star" or
"Ser du stjärnan I det blå".1968 Hayati records a Swedish cover of Bobby Darin´s composition
"Things" or "Sån´t", that makes it up to number two on the "Svensktoppen"
hitlist and stays there for 11 weeks.1973 Returning home after a ten-week tour in England Hayati stars in a show at Berns and also records his
first LP "Ha det så kul".1974 A new chapter in Hayati´s life starts when he opens the night-club "Hayati´s Café". It becomes a success
overnight and a waterhole for Hayati´s showbusiness friends. The singer does of course perform on special
occasions.1980 Means another turning point. Hayati starts also working as a manager, among others for Cornelis Vreeswijk.
1983 Hayati hosts the TV-special "Kvällen är din". He records an LP
with Sandviken Big Band and appears on "Notknäckarna" the immensely popular
televisionshow.1988 Time for Hayati to go back to his songcarreer. He has since then been touring Scandinavia and Europe
working with big bands. He has been a soloist with the Danish Radio Big band, The Metropole
Orchestra, the Skymasters, RIAS Big Band and many many more.He has also cooperated with international stars such as Herb Geller, Lex Jasper, Jigs Wigham,
Chuck Findlay, Georgie Fame, Elaine Delmar, Jeanie Bryson and many others.1994 "The Crooner" Hayati´s CD with The Metropole Orchestra and NDR Big Band is released.
1995 Hayati is invited to Berlin to celebrate Frank Sinatra´s 80th birthday.
1997 A new CD is on the way and Hayati gives more than 40 "Sinatra" concerts
with big bands.
2000 The new CD "For all we know" is released. One critic calls it one of the best vocal jazzrecords of the year. Read Jazzreviews review here
Hayati appears at clubs and concerthalls with pianists Monica Dominique, Kjell Öhman, Jan Lundgren and Claes Crona and several Big Bands.2001-07-30
Hayati has recently released the single "Alltid undrar/ Beck´s theme".
The song is built on a theme from the two latest Beck movies "The price of revenge" and "The man without a face".Adam Nordén ( Hayati´s son) has composed both soundtracks and is currently working on Hayati´s next CD planned to be finished in the spring of 2002.
2002-03-262001-12-20
Hayati sings at the Tallinn Concerthouse on the 30 th December with theTallinn Philharmonic Orchestra and The Estonian Dream Big Band.Elaine Delmar from England and Lex Jasper, the famous Dutch arranger, participate too. Lex Jasper has written all the arrangements and will be conducting the orchstra.
Hayati, Elaine and Lex have cooperated on numerous occasions.
Hayati lands a small part in a French movie with an international cast.His only earlier movie appearance was in the roadmovie "Blackjack", a movie that has become a cultmovie for Swedish viewers.2002-09-20
A revival of Hayati´s nightclub " Hayatis Café " is being planned. Hayati has decided to give it a try after being pressured by former patrons and musicianfriends that miss the old waterhole.