Emre Aydin
Encyclopedia
Emre Aydın is a Turkish
rock
singer-songwriter
. He has been referred to as emreaydın on his official site to establish a trademark. The singer won the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008
in the "Europe's Favourite Act" category. He is also the former lead singer for the Turkish rock band 6. Cadde
.
on 2 February 1981 as the first child of Şaban and Nermin Aydın, who are both pharmacists. He has a younger brother named Yiğit. In his early years the family moved to Antalya
. Emre began playing saz
at an early age and later opted for guitar. He graduated from Antalya Anadolu Lisesi (high school) and then studied economics
at Dokuz Eylül University
in İzmir
, upon his parents' wish. In a 2009 interview Emre admitted that he never attended a musical conservatory, because he did not want to have his musical experience transformed into school lessons and exam sessions, which he thought would make him lose interest in music.
. The jury included well-known Turkish rock singer Koray Candemir
. With a friend, Onur Ela, they decided to apply with Emre's own song, Dönersen (If you come back), and out of 1500 applicants, they won the competition. The song was selected by Universal Music into a selection album and their band, named 6. Cadde
was offered a contract with Universal Music Turkey.
in 1999, by Emre Aydin and fellow students from the same university and published demo recordings for two songs, Rüyamdaki Aptal Kadın (Foolish Woman in my Dream) and Tesadüfen (By Chance) on the internet. The group went through major transforming during the years, with changing band members, the final set-up with Onur Ela applied for the musical competition Sing Your Song, which they won. This made them possible to record their first professional album, produced by Haluk Kurosman
and published by Universal Music Turkey in 2003. The recording was done in Istanbul
in a month's time, while all-round production of the album took 2,5 months. The first single from the album was Sabuha, previously sang by such arabesk performers like Ibrahim Tatlises
. Sabuha came to life by one of the tasks the jury of Sing Your Song assigned to the participants, namely that each band had to cover a song outside of their own musical genre. The song was refurbished by 6. Cadde from a different musical approach, changing its style and arrangements, in less than 15 minutes, as they had forgotten about the task and hurriedly recorded Sabuha for next day's competition shooting. Later the song was re-recorded for the album. In an interview Kurosman gave away that the 6. Cadde album was the rough mix of studio recordings, previously prepared for radio promotion, because his computer's hard disk became damaged, all the records vanished, and they did not have time to record them all over again. Soon after the first stocks arrived to the shops, Universal Music Turkey closed down, Onur Ela decided to leave the band, and Emre opted for a solo career.
After 6. Cadde
broke up, Emre returned to Izmir, where he went through a difficult phase of his life. He had difficulties at the university, in finding a new rent, and other personal problems that made him write most of the songs of his first solo album, "Afili Yalnızlık
" (Ostentatious Loneliness), released by Sony BMG in 2006, after he was signed by former 6. Cadde producer Haluk Kurosman
and talent manager Hadi Elazzi
's own company, GRGDN
. The album was recorded in the GRGDN studio in the Ulus district of Istanbul
. Emre was assisted by renown Turkish musicians, bass guitar was played by Cem Bahtiyar of maNga
, drums by İllker Baliç of Gripin
, electric guitar by Tuğrul Akyüz of Vega
and Kurosman himself also contributed as a musician. His first videoclip was shot for the title song, "Afili Yalnızlık", directed by cinematographer Yon Thomas, who has previously worked with, among others, Norah Jones
and Slipknot
. The storyline was also written by Thomas, who excluded the singer from the scenario of a narcissistic woman, played by Turkish actress Şebnem Dönmez
. The story of the first video was extended to the following two videos, shot for "Kim Dokunduysa Sana" (Whoever Touched You) and "Git" (Go), the latter was also directed by Yon Thomas. Three more videos were shot, for "Belki Bir Gün Özlersin" (Maybe One Day You'll Miss), "Bu Kez Anladım" (I Understood It This Time) and "Dayan Yalnızlığım" (Endure, My Loneliness).
Emre's album quickly became a smash hit in Turkey, having won several awards, including Blue Jean Magazine's awards for Best Song, Best Newcomer, Best Music Video and his producer, Haluk Kurosman
was named Best Producer.
Emre also won the prestigious Powertürk Music Award as Best Newcomer in 2007 and a year later was awarded for the Best song and Best duet at the same gala (see Awards section for a full list of awards). The album received mostly positive criticism, according to Burhan Ayeri columnist, "Emre Aydın's performance at 2 Renk [a television programme] was extraordinary. With a good manager, he will sweep away Tarkan. As Özcan Deniz said, 'this is the first time we see all songs of an album being top hits'."
The singer is among the most frequently touring Turkish singers, in 2007 he gave 130 live concerts until August. Emre also completed his first European tour in 2008, composed of concerts in Bochum
, Cologne
and Rotterdam
and performed in the Carling Academy, London
on 11 May 2008.
On November 6, 2008 he won the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008
as Europe's Favourite Act. Upon this success, the singer decided to release an English single, planned for March 2009, which will be followed by his second Turkish album, ought to be released in May 2009.
The singer's popularity is effectively shown at his official forum, which had 79,000 registered members as of October 2007 and more than 150,000 as of October 2009.
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
. He has been referred to as emreaydın on his official site to establish a trademark. The singer won the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008
MTV Europe Music Awards 2008
The MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 took place on November 6, 2008 in Liverpool, United Kingdom at the Echo Arena. Nominations were officially announced on September 29, 2008. The hosts of the awards were Katy Perry with Jared Leto, Shannon Leto and Tomo Miličević of 30 Seconds to Mars hosting the...
in the "Europe's Favourite Act" category. He is also the former lead singer for the Turkish rock band 6. Cadde
6. Cadde
6. Cadde was a former Turkish alternative rock group formed by MTV EMA winner Emre Aydın and Onur Ela in 2002 in Izmir....
.
Biography
Emre Aydın was born in IspartaIsparta
Isparta is a city in western Turkey and the provincial capital of the Isparta Province. The city's population is 222,556 and elevation from sea level is 1035 m. Another name of the city is "City of Roses"....
on 2 February 1981 as the first child of Şaban and Nermin Aydın, who are both pharmacists. He has a younger brother named Yiğit. In his early years the family moved to Antalya
Antalya
Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...
. Emre began playing saz
Baglama
thumb|180px|Cura and bağlamaThe bağlama is a stringed musical instrument shared by various cultures in the Eastern Mediterranean, Near East, and Central Asia....
at an early age and later opted for guitar. He graduated from Antalya Anadolu Lisesi (high school) and then studied economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
at Dokuz Eylül University
Dokuz Eylül University
Dokuz Eylül University is one of the preeminent universities in Turkey. It is located in İzmir, Turkey. It was founded in 1982 and is organized in 10 schools...
in İzmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
, upon his parents' wish. In a 2009 interview Emre admitted that he never attended a musical conservatory, because he did not want to have his musical experience transformed into school lessons and exam sessions, which he thought would make him lose interest in music.
Sing Your Song competition
In 2002, while at Dokuz Eylül University, Emre saw the advertisement of a musical competition, Sing Your Song, aired by a domestic television channel, Show TVShow TV
SHOW TV is a nation-wide television channel in Turkey owned by Çukurova Holding. The channel was established by the Turkish businessmen Erol Aksoy and Haldun Simavi on March 1, 1992. During the last years, Show TV extended its range of viewers by adding more channels like Show Plus, Show Max and...
. The jury included well-known Turkish rock singer Koray Candemir
Koray Candemir
Koray Candemir , is a Turkish musician, songwriter and record producer. He used to be the lead singer of the Turkish rock band Kargo. Towards the end of 2008, Koray Candemir and Serkan Celikoz, has decided to end their involvement with Kargo, due to vision and opinion differences with the other...
. With a friend, Onur Ela, they decided to apply with Emre's own song, Dönersen (If you come back), and out of 1500 applicants, they won the competition. The song was selected by Universal Music into a selection album and their band, named 6. Cadde
6. Cadde
6. Cadde was a former Turkish alternative rock group formed by MTV EMA winner Emre Aydın and Onur Ela in 2002 in Izmir....
was offered a contract with Universal Music Turkey.
6. Cadde
6. Cadde (previously named EQ) was established in IzmirIzmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
in 1999, by Emre Aydin and fellow students from the same university and published demo recordings for two songs, Rüyamdaki Aptal Kadın (Foolish Woman in my Dream) and Tesadüfen (By Chance) on the internet. The group went through major transforming during the years, with changing band members, the final set-up with Onur Ela applied for the musical competition Sing Your Song, which they won. This made them possible to record their first professional album, produced by Haluk Kurosman
Haluk Kurosman
Haluk Kurosman is a successful Turkish music producer and co-founder of GRGDN, a music production - management company and record label; producing, mixing and mastering the albums of successful young Turkish artists. Kurosman started to play the guitar at the age of 15 and had his own band,...
and published by Universal Music Turkey in 2003. The recording was done in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
in a month's time, while all-round production of the album took 2,5 months. The first single from the album was Sabuha, previously sang by such arabesk performers like Ibrahim Tatlises
Ibrahim Tatlises
-References:...
. Sabuha came to life by one of the tasks the jury of Sing Your Song assigned to the participants, namely that each band had to cover a song outside of their own musical genre. The song was refurbished by 6. Cadde from a different musical approach, changing its style and arrangements, in less than 15 minutes, as they had forgotten about the task and hurriedly recorded Sabuha for next day's competition shooting. Later the song was re-recorded for the album. In an interview Kurosman gave away that the 6. Cadde album was the rough mix of studio recordings, previously prepared for radio promotion, because his computer's hard disk became damaged, all the records vanished, and they did not have time to record them all over again. Soon after the first stocks arrived to the shops, Universal Music Turkey closed down, Onur Ela decided to leave the band, and Emre opted for a solo career.
Solo career
6. Cadde
6. Cadde was a former Turkish alternative rock group formed by MTV EMA winner Emre Aydın and Onur Ela in 2002 in Izmir....
broke up, Emre returned to Izmir, where he went through a difficult phase of his life. He had difficulties at the university, in finding a new rent, and other personal problems that made him write most of the songs of his first solo album, "Afili Yalnızlık
Afili Yalnizlik
Afili Yalnızlık is the first solo album of Turkish alternative rock musician Emre Aydın, released by Sony Music/GRGDN. The album has received wide attention and several awardsin Turkey. The entire album is built around the concept of loneliness, concerning both the lyrics and the melancholic music...
" (Ostentatious Loneliness), released by Sony BMG in 2006, after he was signed by former 6. Cadde producer Haluk Kurosman
Haluk Kurosman
Haluk Kurosman is a successful Turkish music producer and co-founder of GRGDN, a music production - management company and record label; producing, mixing and mastering the albums of successful young Turkish artists. Kurosman started to play the guitar at the age of 15 and had his own band,...
and talent manager Hadi Elazzi
Hadi Elazzi
Hadi Nabil Elazzi is one of the founders of Turkish music production - management company and record label GRGDN. He is the manager of several renown Turkish artists like maNga, Gripin, Göksel, emreaydın and Vega....
's own company, GRGDN
GRGDN
GRGDN is a Turkish music production and artist management company as well as a record label based in Istanbul. The name of the company originates from the Turkish word gergedan which means rhinoceros....
. The album was recorded in the GRGDN studio in the Ulus district of Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
. Emre was assisted by renown Turkish musicians, bass guitar was played by Cem Bahtiyar of maNga
MaNga
Manga is a Turkish nu metal band whose music is mainly a fusion of Anatolian melodies with electronic elements. In 2009, they won both the Best Turkish Act award from MTV Turkey and consequently the Best European Act award from MTV Networks Europe in MTV Europe Music Awards 2009...
, drums by İllker Baliç of Gripin
Gripin
Gripin is a rock band based in Istanbul, Turkey. Also Gripin is a medicine name for flu. The members are Birol , Murat , Evren , Ilker and Arda .- The beginning :...
, electric guitar by Tuğrul Akyüz of Vega
Vega (band)
Vega is a Turkish alternative rock band, founded by keyboardist Gökhan Mert Koral , vocalist Deniz Özbey, and guitarist Esat Tuğrul Akyüz in 1996. Gökhan Mert Koral left the group in early 2003. They played in many Turkish festivals like Rock 'n Coke...
and Kurosman himself also contributed as a musician. His first videoclip was shot for the title song, "Afili Yalnızlık", directed by cinematographer Yon Thomas, who has previously worked with, among others, Norah Jones
Norah Jones
Norah Jones is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actress.In 2002, she launched her solo music career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album Come Away With Me, which was certified a diamond album in 2002, selling over 20 million copies...
and Slipknot
Slipknot (band)
Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. Formed in 1995, the group was founded by percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray...
. The storyline was also written by Thomas, who excluded the singer from the scenario of a narcissistic woman, played by Turkish actress Şebnem Dönmez
Sebnem Dönmez
Şebnem Dönmez is a Turkish movie, television series actress and host of television shows.Originally a model, she debutted in 1992 at the television scene taking part in a motorsports show of TRT, at that time Turkey's only channel...
. The story of the first video was extended to the following two videos, shot for "Kim Dokunduysa Sana" (Whoever Touched You) and "Git" (Go), the latter was also directed by Yon Thomas. Three more videos were shot, for "Belki Bir Gün Özlersin" (Maybe One Day You'll Miss), "Bu Kez Anladım" (I Understood It This Time) and "Dayan Yalnızlığım" (Endure, My Loneliness).
Emre's album quickly became a smash hit in Turkey, having won several awards, including Blue Jean Magazine's awards for Best Song, Best Newcomer, Best Music Video and his producer, Haluk Kurosman
Haluk Kurosman
Haluk Kurosman is a successful Turkish music producer and co-founder of GRGDN, a music production - management company and record label; producing, mixing and mastering the albums of successful young Turkish artists. Kurosman started to play the guitar at the age of 15 and had his own band,...
was named Best Producer.
Emre also won the prestigious Powertürk Music Award as Best Newcomer in 2007 and a year later was awarded for the Best song and Best duet at the same gala (see Awards section for a full list of awards). The album received mostly positive criticism, according to Burhan Ayeri columnist, "Emre Aydın's performance at 2 Renk [a television programme] was extraordinary. With a good manager, he will sweep away Tarkan. As Özcan Deniz said, 'this is the first time we see all songs of an album being top hits'."
The singer is among the most frequently touring Turkish singers, in 2007 he gave 130 live concerts until August. Emre also completed his first European tour in 2008, composed of concerts in Bochum
Bochum
Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...
, Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
and Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
and performed in the Carling Academy, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
on 11 May 2008.
On November 6, 2008 he won the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008
MTV Europe Music Awards 2008
The MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 took place on November 6, 2008 in Liverpool, United Kingdom at the Echo Arena. Nominations were officially announced on September 29, 2008. The hosts of the awards were Katy Perry with Jared Leto, Shannon Leto and Tomo Miličević of 30 Seconds to Mars hosting the...
as Europe's Favourite Act. Upon this success, the singer decided to release an English single, planned for March 2009, which will be followed by his second Turkish album, ought to be released in May 2009.
The singer's popularity is effectively shown at his official forum, which had 79,000 registered members as of October 2007 and more than 150,000 as of October 2009.
Discography
With 6. Cadde
| Year | Band/Title |
| 2003 | 6. Cadde 6. Cadde 6. Cadde was a former Turkish alternative rock group formed by MTV EMA winner Emre Aydın and Onur Ela in 2002 in Izmir.... (Sixth Avenue) |
Solo albums
| Year | Title | Sales |
| 2006 | Afili Yalnızlık Afili Yalnizlik Afili Yalnızlık is the first solo album of Turkish alternative rock musician Emre Aydın, released by Sony Music/GRGDN. The album has received wide attention and several awardsin Turkey. The entire album is built around the concept of loneliness, concerning both the lyrics and the melancholic music... (Ostentatious Loneliness) |
120 000 |
| 2010 | Kağıt Evler (Paper Houses) |
65 000 |
Guest appearances
| Year | Title/Artist |
| 2008 | Söz Müzik Teoman/Teoman Sürpriz |
Singles
| Year | Title |
| 2010 | Falling Down Sony Music Producer: Mats Valentin |
Chart positions
| | Album | | Single | | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Turkish Top 20 Chart Turkish airplay chart is the official airplay singles chart in Turkey issued by Nielsen Music Control. The charts are announced from the Nielsen's web site weekly... |
Turkey Rock | ||
| Afili Yalnızlık | "Afili Yalnızlık" | 1 | 1 |
| "Kim Dokunduysa Sana Ona Git" | 1 | 1 | |
| "Git" | 4 | 1 | |
| "Belki Bir Gün Özlersin" | 6 | 1 | |
| "Bu Kez Anladım" | 11 | 1 | |
| "Dayan Yalnızlığım" | 12 | 1 | |
| Kağıt Evler | "Bu Yağmurlar" | 1 | 1 |
Videos
- Afili Yalnızlık (Ostentatious Loneliness) (directed by Yon Thomas)
- Kim Dokunduysa Sana Ona Git (Whoever Touched You) (Emre Can)
- Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım (I Loathe Istanbul Without You) - duet with GripinGripinGripin is a rock band based in Istanbul, Turkey. Also Gripin is a medicine name for flu. The members are Birol , Murat , Evren , Ilker and Arda .- The beginning :...
(directed by Gürcan Keltek) - Git (Go) (Yon Thomas, Mike Norman)
- Belki Bir Gün Özlersin (Maybe One Day You'll Miss) (directed by Gürcan Keltek)
- Bu Kez Anladım (This Time I Understood)
- Dayan Yalnızlığım (Hold On My Loneliness)
- Bu Yağmurlar (These Rains)
- Hoşçakal (Good Bye)
- Son Defa (Last Time)
- Tam Dört Yıl Olmuş Dün (It's Been Exactly Four Years Ago From Yesterday)
- Dipteyim Sondayım Depresyondayım (I am at the bottom, at the end, in depression)
Awards
Emre Aydin's awards listed in timely order, international awards in bold:- 10. Istanbul FM Gold Awards: Best Newcomer (En iyi çıkış)
- Blue Jean Magazin Best of 2006 Awards:
- Best Song
- Best Video (for Afili Yalızlık)
- Best Newcomer
- Best Producer (Haluk KurosmanHaluk KurosmanHaluk Kurosman is a successful Turkish music producer and co-founder of GRGDN, a music production - management company and record label; producing, mixing and mastering the albums of successful young Turkish artists. Kurosman started to play the guitar at the age of 15 and had his own band,...
)
- Dream Magazine Best of 2006 Awards:
- Best Turkish Male Singer
- Best Turkish New Singer
- Best Turkish Album
- Best Turkish Song
- Best Turkish Video (for Afili Yalnızlık)
- Powertürk Music Awards
- Best Newcomer (En İyi Çıkış Yapan Sanatçı)
- 34. HürriyetHürriyet-External links:* * ** * *...
Altın Kelebek Ödülleri (34th Golden Butterfly Awards)- Best Newcomer (En iyi çıkış yapan solist)
- 14. Altın Objektif Ödülleri 2006 (14. Golden Objective Awards 2006)
- Yılın En İyi Çıkış Yapan Yorumcusu (The Best Newcoming Singer of the Year)
- 11. Istanbul FM Gold Awards 2007
- Best rock male singer
- Best song with best lyrics & music (together with GripinGripinGripin is a rock band based in Istanbul, Turkey. Also Gripin is a medicine name for flu. The members are Birol , Murat , Evren , Ilker and Arda .- The beginning :...
for the song Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım)
- Dream Magazine 2007 Awards
- En İyi Erkek Sanatçı (Best male singer)
- Yılın Yerli Şarkısı (Domestic Song of the Year): Git
- Yılın Yerli Müzik Olayı (Domestic Music Event of the Year): GripinGripinGripin is a rock band based in Istanbul, Turkey. Also Gripin is a medicine name for flu. The members are Birol , Murat , Evren , Ilker and Arda .- The beginning :...
-emreaydın: Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım duet
- Dream TV 2007 Top 50 Songs
- 3rd place: GripinGripinGripin is a rock band based in Istanbul, Turkey. Also Gripin is a medicine name for flu. The members are Birol , Murat , Evren , Ilker and Arda .- The beginning :...
-emreaydın: Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım (first among Turkish songs) - 38th place: Kim Dokunduysa Sana
- 3rd place: Gripin
- Powertürk Music Awards 2008
- Best song: Gripin& emreaydın: Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım
- Best duet: Gripin& emreaydın: Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım
- 14. Kral TV Video Müzik Ödülleri
- Best Rock Singer
- 35. Altın Kelebek Tv Yıldızları Ödülleri
- Best Video: Belki Bir Gün Özlersin
- MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
Türkiye 2008- Best Turkish Act
- MTV Europe Music Awards 2008MTV Europe Music Awards 2008The MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 took place on November 6, 2008 in Liverpool, United Kingdom at the Echo Arena. Nominations were officially announced on September 29, 2008. The hosts of the awards were Katy Perry with Jared Leto, Shannon Leto and Tomo Miličević of 30 Seconds to Mars hosting the...
- Best European Act
- Blue Jean Magazine: The Best of 2008
- Best male singer
Source
- Emre Aydın Official Site >> Web Site (English)
- Emre Aydin Official Site >> Özgeçmiş (biography)