Manifest (band)
Manifest | |
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| Origin | Istanbul, Türkiye |
| Genres | Pop, Dance, R&B |
| Years active | 2025–present |
| Labels | Hypers New Media |
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Manifest is a Turkish girl group formed by Hypers New Media in 2025, performing in the genres of pop, dance, and R&B.[1]
History
[edit]Jury member Gülçin Ergül was in girl band Hepsi in 2000s. The six members were selected via the YouTube reality show Big5 Türkiye, organized by Hypers Media which started in September 2024. Lidya Pınar was child actor. Lidya Pınar's father is actor and gun trainer "Ahmet Pınar". Hilal Yelekçi was solo singer "Pinkeu". Mina Solak and Zeynep Sude Oktay played as dancers in Pinkeu's music videos.[2][3][4][5]
Their debut single, Zamansızdık, was released on 7 February 2025 and accumulated over 12 million streams within a few months.[6] They held their debut concert on 16 February 2025 at the Jolly Joker Arena in Istanbul. The group then performed live on the TV8 show İşte Benim Stilim,[7] appeared on the 13 March 2025 cover of Cosmopolitan Türkiye,[8] and participated in an interview with Rolling Stone.[6] Their second single, "Arıyo", came out on 11 April 2025; this was followed by "KTS (Kalbimin Tek Sahibi)" on 16 May and "Snap" on 30 May 2025.
On 18 April 2025, they announced their debut album Manifestival, accompanied by the release of its trailer titled "Bi' Hayal İşte" on YouTube. The album launched on 13 June 2025 and debuted at number one on the charts in both Turkey and Azerbaijan. The part of song "Yaşanacaksa" was covered song "Yaşanakcaksa Yaşanacak" of 1990s girl band Çıtır Kızlar.[9] To support the release, they hosted a two‑day festival in Istanbul on 28–29 June 2025, selling approximately 25,000 tickets.[1][10]
Members
[edit]- Mina Solak
- Lidya Pınar
- Esin Bahat
- Hilal Yelekçi
- Zeynep Sude Oktay
- Sueda Uluca
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- 2025 – "Manifestival"
Singles
[edit]- 7 February 2025 – "Zamansızdık"
- 11 April 2025 – "Arıyo"
- 16 May 2025 – "KTS (Kalbimin Tek Sahibi)"
- 30 May 2025 – "Snap"
References
[edit]- ^ a b Writer, Staff (2025-06-27). "Manifest's Manifestival: A Daring Global Debut for Türkiye's Girl Group Phenomenon • LOCK". LOCK. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "TÜRKİYE'NİN YENİ MÜZİK GRUBU MANİFEST LANSMAN KONSERİNİ GERÇEKLEŞTİRDİ". www.a24.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ https://www.haberler.com/haberler/lidya-pinar-kimdir-manifest-grubu-uyesi-lidya-18384805-haberi/
- ^ https://www.iscihaber.net/magazin/manifest-grup-uyeleri-kimler-kac-yasindalar-manifest-grubu-ne-zaman-cikti/151233
- ^ https://www.beyazperde.com/filmler/film-232893/oyuncular/
- ^ a b Uysen, Eda (2025-05-16). "How Turkey Manifested Its First Girl Group In a Generation". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "MANİFEST GRUBU üyeleri kimler, kaç yaşındalar? Manifest grubu ne zaman çıktı?". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2025-04-04. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ Örs, Berfin. "Manifest ile Kız Gruplarının Parlak Yıldızları". Cosmopolitan Türkiye (in Turkish). Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ Staff (2025-06-17). "Alla scoperta delle Manifest, la nuova girl band turca che sta già sbancando le charts". Euromusica (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Manifestival: İki Günlük Müziğe ve Ritme Yolculuk | Alem". Alem.com (in Turkish). 2025-06-30. Retrieved 2025-07-04.