↑ Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, Richard Trillo World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East 1999-1858286352 Page 410 "Mirkelam is a foremost representative of the newer generation of Turkish pop stars (including Tarkan, Rafet el Roman, Mustafa Sandal, Izel). Album Mirkelam (Istanbul Plak, Turkey). Featuring the song that launched Mirkelam in 1995, "Her Gece", this CD illustrates all of the virtues and vices of contemporary Turkish pop. This is, effectively, turbo-charged arabesk, with a distinctly Turkish sound to the melodic line ."
