Emre Aydın

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Emre Aydın
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Background information
Born (1981-02-02) 2 February 1981 (age 43)
Origin Isparta, Turkey
Genres Pop rock, alternative rock
Occupation(s)Singer, song-writer, composer, director
Years active2002–present
Labels Sony Music (2006–2012)
565 (2012–2015)
DMC (2015–2018)
Hangar (2018–)

Emre Aydın (born 2 February 1981) is a Turkish rock singer-songwriter. The singer won the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 in the "Europe's Favourite Act" category. [1] He is also the former lead singer for the Turkish rock band 6. Cadde.

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Biography

Emre Aydın was born in Isparta on 2 February 1981 as the first child of Şaban and Nermin Aydın, who are both pharmacists. [2] 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. [2] He graduated from Antalya Anadolu Lisesi (high school) and then studied economics at Dokuz Eylül University in İzmir, upon his parents' wish. [3] 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. [3]

In 2016, the singer married his long time girlfriend, Eda Köksal, who is an interior architect. [4]

Career

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 TV. 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. [5] [6] 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.

6. Cadde

6. Cadde (previously named EQ) was established in İzmir 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. [7] 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+1⁄2 months. The first single from the album was Sabuha, previously sung by such arabesk performers as 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. [8] 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. [8] 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

Emre Aydin in Cologne, Germany, February 2008. Emre aydin cologne.JPG
Emre Aydın in Cologne, Germany, February 2008.

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, [9] 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 renowned 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. [9] 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. [10] The storyline was also written by Thomas, who excluded the singer from the scenario of a narcissistic woman, played by Turkish actress Şebnem Dönmez. [6] 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. [11] 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'." [12]

The singer is among the most frequently touring Turkish singers, in 2007 he gave 130 live concerts until August. [13] 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. [14]

On 6 November 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. [3]

The singer's popularity is effectively shown at his official forum, which had 79,000 registered members as of October 2007 [15] and more than 150,000 as of October 2009. [16]

Discography

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"Dayan Yalnızlığım" (2006)
The song gives a clear picture about the melancholic style of the Afili Yalnızlık album and the concept of loneliness it is built upon.
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Albums

With 6. Cadde

YearBand/Title
20036. Cadde
(Sixth Avenue)
2019Uyut Beni
(Make Me Sleep)

Solo albums

YearTitleSales
2006 Afili Yalnızlık
(Ostentatious Loneliness)		120,000 [17]
2010 Kağıt Evler
(Paper Houses)		117,000 [18] [19]
2013 Eylül Geldi Sonra
(September Arrived Afterwards)

Guest appearances

YearTitle/Artist
2008Söz Müzik Teoman/Teoman
Sürpriz
2012Orhan Gencebay İle Bir Ömür
Bir Teselli Ver
2013Nilüfer:13 Düet
Son Perde

Singles

YearTitle
2010Falling Down
Sony Music
Producer: Mats Valentin [20]
2012Beni Biraz Böyle Hatırla
DMC / 565 Yapım
2014Bir Pazar Kahvaltısı (featuring Model)
DMC / 565 Yapım / GNL Entertainment
2016Ölünmüyor [21]
DMC
2016Sen Beni Unutamazsın [22]
DMC
2017Beni Vurup Yerde Bırakma
DMC
2018Ölüm Kalım Meselesi (feat. Yaprak Çamlıca)
Wovie & DMC
2018I Don't Wanna Fall Down
Hangar
2018My Favourite Pain
Hangar
2018Çocuğum Belki
Hangar
2019Her Şey Biraz Hala Sen
Hangar
2019Güllerim Soldu
Hangar
2020Yalnızım Dostlarım
Hangar
2020Ve Gülümse Şimdi (Acoustic)
Hangar
2020Yani (Acoustic)
Hangar
2020Bu Sefer Sorun Bende
Collabel
2020Blame
Hangar
2021Chasing Cars
Wava Stockholm
2021Beni Anla
Hangar
2021Hırka
Wovie
2021Ratatan
Wava Stockholm
2022Kör Kuyu
DMC
2022Kırlangıç
Wovie
2022Yansın (feat. Çağan Şengül)
Sony
2022Kuytu Köşelerde (Live) (feat. Şanışer)
Collabel
2023Fırtınam
DMC
2023Hayaletler (feat. Vera)
Vera
2024Gidiyorum
DMC
2024Herkes Mi Terk Etmiş
Sony

Chart positions

AlbumSinglePeak position
Turkey
[23] 		Turkey Rock [24]
Afili Yalnızlık"Afili Yalnızlık"11
"Kim Dokunduysa Sana Ona Git"41
"Git"41
"Belki Bir Gün Özlersin"61
"Bu Kez Anladım"121
"Dayan Yalnızlığım"121
Kağıt Evler"Bu Yağmurlar"11
"Hoşçakal"11
"Son Defa"21
Beni Biraz Böyle Hatırla"Soğuk Odalar"11
"Beni Biraz Böyle Hatırla"11
Eylül Geldi Sonra"Eyvah"31
"Bitti Tebrikler"—1

Awards

Emre Aydin's awards listed in timely order, international awards in bold:

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References

  1. ↑ "MTV EMA Awards profile: Emre Aydin". Archived from the original on 5 June 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
  2. 1 2 Ailesi Emre Aydın'la gurur duyuyor
  3. 1 2 3 "Konservatuara gitmeyi hiç düşünmedim" Archived 15 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Emre Aydın evlendi… 1 nikah 3 ayrı düğün". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 22 August 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  5. ↑ Hürriyet: 6. Cadde'den son model Sabuha (The last model from 6. Cadde is "Sabuha") (in Turkish)
  6. 1 2 Emre Aydın ile Çok Özel Archived 4 February 2009 at archive.today
  7. ↑ "Anatolian Rock: 6. cadde". Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  8. 1 2 Haluk Kurosman interview Archived 1 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
  9. 1 2 Mutsuz değil melankoliğim Archived 13 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ "Yon Thomas Cinematographer". Archived from the original on 14 August 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  11. 1 2 Blue Jean Magazine 1/2007 Archived 8 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ "2 Renk'teki Emre Aydın'ın besteleri olağanüstü. İyi bir menajerle, Tarkan'ı silip süpürür. Özcan Deniz'in dediği gibi 'Bir albümdeki tüm parçaların zirve yaptığı çalışma'yı ilk defa yaşıyoruz". Burhan Ayeri, Aksam Gazetesi Archived 13 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ Konser fabrikasi Archived 13 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ Emre Aydin at Carling Academy flyer
  15. ↑ Screenshot of the forum statistics as of 25 October 2007 -
  16. ↑ Screenshot of , 13 October 2008 [ dead link ]
  17. ↑ KRAL TV interview, 26 March 2008
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  24. ↑ Turkish Rock Top 20 Archived 26 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  25. ↑ "Istanbul FM Awards". Archived from the original on 7 January 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
  26. ↑ Dream Magazine 1/2007 Archived 17 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  27. ↑ One of Turkey's biggest and most prestigious music television/radio channels
  28. ↑ Powerturk Music Awards website Archived 29 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  29. ↑ A short clip from the awards announcing Emre Aydin as winner
  30. ↑ News announcing the winners (in Turkish)
  31. ↑ 34. Hürriyet – Altın Kelebek Ödülleri sahiplerini buldu ("34. Golden Butterfly Awards was given out)" Archived 26 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine – myNet Haber
  32. ↑ 14. Altın Objektif Ödülleri 2006 Archived 1 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  33. ↑ 11. Istanbul FM Awards Archived 9 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
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  35. ↑ Dream TV 2007 Top 50 Archived 7 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  36. ↑ Powertürk müzik ödülleri 2008 Archived 29 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  37. ↑ Kral TV Video Müzik Ödülleri
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  39. ↑ MTV Turkey: Best Turkish Act 2008
  40. ↑ Blue Jean 2008 December, page 27 Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
Awards and achievements
New title Europe's Favourite Act in the MTV Europe Music Awards
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