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Dario Moreno Street
Darío Moreno (3 April 1921 1 December 1968) was a Turkish polyglot singer, as well as an accomplished composer, lyricist and guitarist who attained fame and made a remarkable career centered in France which also included films, during the 1950s and the 1960s. He became famous with his song Brigitte Bardot in 1961.
His real name was David Arugete and he was born to a large Jewish family. He started singing in the Bar Mitzva feasts as a secondary occupation. In his early twenties, he had already become a well-known singer in Izmir, and particularly among the Jewish community. During his military service in the Turkish Army, he was employed as a singer in officers' quarters in various garrisons and became more focused on music.
Asansör street is named Dario Moreno Street today in his memory. Darío Moreno died of a heart attack in a taxi while going to the airport in Istanbul on 1 December 1968. He was only 47. He was buried in Holon, Israel, by his mother Madam Roza.