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Turkish girl group Manifest hope UK arena debut will kick off global career

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Cooper-Fiske, C. (2026, October 16). Turkish girl group Manifest hope UK arena debut will kick off global career. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/turkish-wembley-arena-london-english-press-association-b1301001.html

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Turkish girl group Manifest will perform their UK arena debut at London's Ovo Arena Wembley, marking a significant step towards their global ambitions after winning the Turkish talent show Big5 in 2025. The group recently released their first English single, "Tralala," aiming to represent their culture while making fans sing in Turkish as part of their manifest goal. A six-part Netflix documentary is also in production following the band’s international journey.

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Turkish girl group Manifest is preparing for their debut performance at an arena in London, hoping it will launch their global career. The group released their first English-speaking single, "Tralala," with a music video filmed in London just days before. Formed on the Turkish talent show Big5 in 2025 after individual auditions, they won by expanding from five to six members as decided by the judges. During the competition, the members often used the word "manifest" to encourage themselves, leading them to choose it as their band name. Group member Yelekci acknowledges facing numerous obstacles and emphasizes trusting the process moving forward, while Uluca describes the group's diversity as a blend of unique individual contributions. They aspire for audiences worldwide to sing along in Turkish, similar to how Spanish artist Rosalía has influenced non-Spanish speakers.

Written for “Manifest's UK Arena Debut” on 2026-10-16, grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.

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🔮 During the competition the members would regularly “manifest” different things to encourage themselves, so when it came to choosing a name for the band they knew the word felt right.

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🔮 During the competition the members would regularly “manifest” different things to encourage themselves, so when it came to choosing a name for the band they knew the word felt right.

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🔮 Former editor-in-chief of British Vogue Edward Enninful has said he hopes Prime Minister Andy Burnham will “push the arts more” than his predecessors, similar to how Tony Blair’s New Labour had done in the 1990s.

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🔮 Tilbrook told the Press Association: “It’s going to be very different to Trixies, and I sense this will be the bookends of our career, from what could have been our first album (Trixies was written in 1974) to what may be our last.

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🔮 The 52-year-old will be given the title of Album Icon and see his 2000 studio album, Sing When You’re Winning, reissued on vinyl for the first time, for the event which takes place on October 17 and aims to celebrate and promote the art of the album.

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🔮 The 47-year-old said that during his time on the show between 2001 and 2002 he was able to sing any song he wanted to, and added that the show had allowed him to be himself when the rest of the music industry would not.

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🔮 After the gig, they were approached by the band’s singer Miles Hunt to ask if any of them could drive him to a hotel to help him disappear and avoid performing on the TV show.

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It comes days after the group released their first English-speaking single, Tralala, with an accompanying music video shot in London. asserted

group → come → London

“It’s a really good step for us to being a global (group) because we also want to represent our culture.” asserted

we → ’ → culture

The group was formed on the Turkish talent show Big5 in 2025, after each member auditioned separately. asserted

member → form → 2025

They won the series after the judges decided to expand the group from five to six members. asserted

judges → win → members

During the competition the members would regularly “manifest” different things to encourage themselves, so when it came to choosing a name for the band they knew the word felt right. asserted

word → manifest → band

Yelekci said: “There are always obstacles when you want to achieve something and we had a lot of them. asserted

we → say → them

Read More “We’re just figuring out what’s come next. asserted

what → read → More

We just trust the process.” asserted

We → trust → process

Uluca described the group as being like a “harmony of different colours” with each member adding something new and individual to the band. asserted

member → describe → band

She also hopes audiences will start to sing in Turkish despite not speaking the language, in a way similar to Spanish superstar Rosalia and her music. asserted

audiences → hop → Rosalia

“We would like to make people sing in Turkish. asserted

people → like → Turkish

So that’s one of our manifests.” asserted

that → ’ → manifests

Because of the different members’ influences, the music style is “vibrant” and “edgy” according to Pinar, who said they like to use different genres to create something different. uncertain

they → accord → something

Yelekci said: “We are very different from each other. asserted

We → say → other

“People can see us like different types of energy and woman power, and we can bring all the identities together.” asserted

we → see → identities

This summer, Manifest launched the second edition of their very own Manifestival – a music and arts festival curated by the band that they headlined and organised. asserted

they → launch → band

The group released their debut album Manifestival in 2025 which was accompanied by their own music and arts festival with the same name. asserted

which → release → name

The band launched the second edition of Manifestival this summer which they organised and headlined. asserted

they → launch → which

A six-part Netflix documentary is in production, following the group as they make their international arena headline debut at London’s Ovo Arena Wembley on Friday October. asserted

they → follow → October

Turkish girl group Manifest hope UK arena debut will kick off global career

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