Selda Bağcan was born in Turkey and grew up in the world.

Starting her music career as an amateur, in 1971 while she was a student at Physical Science Engineering in fourth Grade at Ankara Üniversity, Facuity of Science, the sales boost which she received from her 45 RPM record that she made, a million records enforcing the maximum sales figures at the time, she incidentally turned to be a professional artist. From then on, she gave numerous concerts within the country and abroad, and in 1972 she was given mission from the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to represent Turkey in Bulgaria at Golden Orfeus Festival. in 1973 she went to her first tour to West Europe, while making seventeen different 45 RPM records at the same time. in 70s she went all around Anatolia giving various concerts in various cities. At that time, Selda being the one and only woman artist became the strongest representative of her style which is Anatolian Folk Rock type of music that later became considered as a legend in the world.

She describes herself as the sour voice of the Turkish people, also in an American web site was described “with her powerful and sensitive voice she is known as the sour sound of the Turkish people.”

With her voice she presents life, the suffering and rebellions in a completely different meaning, continues to produce new albumes and give concerts all over the world.