Mehmet Barış Manço is a Turkish artist, arranger, singer, composer, songwriter, television program producer and presenter, columnist, and cultural ambassador. He is considered one of the pioneers of rock music in Turkey and among the founders of the Anatolian rock genre.
Birth: January 2, 1943, Üsküdar, Istanbul Date and place of death: 1 February 1999, Kadıköy, Istanbul Children: Doğukan Manço, Batıkan Manço Spouse: Lale Manço Ahıskalı (m. 1978–1999), Marie Claude Vandewalle (m. 1970–1970) Siblings: Savaş Manço, İnci Manço, Oktay Manço
