Gece (band)

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Gece
Origin Ankara, Turkey
Genres Alternative rock, indie rock
Years active2000 present
LabelsSony Music
MembersCan Baydar
Eren Çilalioğlu
Gökçe Balaban
Erdem Başer
Website official site

Gece (English: Night)is a Turkish alternative/indie rock band.

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Band history

Can Baydar and Eren Çilalioğlu had been playing together since their high school days and they joined with Gökçe Balaban to form the band Gece (meaning "night") in 2000. Their lineup was completed when Erdem Başer joined them in 2004. [1]

Gece began playing in various bars in Ankara such as Saklıkent, Limon, Manhattan and If. as well as universities and schools. In 2005 they reached the final of the Roxy Music Days Archived 2019-08-24 at the Wayback Machine contest. [2] In 2008, they went into the studio and recorded their first album İçinde Saklı which was produced by Koray Candemir. The band continued performing and made appearances in festivals such as Masstival and Rock'n Coke. In 2010 they signed with Sony Music and released the song Gamsız as a single. After two months, they released their second album (a self-titled album) and the song Ben Öldüm on it as a video clip. [1]

Discography

Video clips

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sony Music Turkey: Gece". sonymusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-25.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Roxy Müzik Günleri'ne 16 grup". ntvmsnbc.com. Retrieved 2011-06-25.