Emre Aydın

Turkish rock singer-songwriter

Emre Aydın

Background information
Born|  (1981-02-02) 2 February 1981 (age 44)
Origin| Isparta, Turkey
Genres| Pop rock, alternative rock
Occupation(s)| Singer, song-writer, composer, director
Years active| 2002–present
Labels| Sony Music (2006–2012)
565 (2012–2015)
DMC (2015–2018)
Hangar (2018–)

Musical artist

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.

## Biography

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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

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### Sing Your Song competition

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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

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Main article: 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

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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

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#### With 6. Cadde

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Year | Band/Title

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2003 | 6\. Cadde
(Sixth Avenue)
2019 | Uyut Beni
(Make Me Sleep)

#### Solo albums

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Year | Title | Sales

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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

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Year | Title/Artist

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2008 | Söz Müzik Teoman/Teoman
Sürpriz
2012 | Orhan Gencebay İle Bir Ömür
Bir Teselli Ver
2013 | Nilüfer:13 Düet
Son Perde
2025 | Sana Değmez
Feridun Hürel Albüm

### Singles

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Year | Title

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2010 | Falling Down
Sony Music
Producer: Mats Valentin[20]
2012  | Beni Biraz Böyle Hatırla
DMC / 565 Yapım
2014  | Bir Pazar Kahvaltısı (featuring Model)
DMC / 565 Yapım / GNL Entertainment
2016  | Ölünmüyor[21]
DMC
2016  | Sen Beni Unutamazsın[22]
DMC
2017  | Beni Vurup Yerde Bırakma
DMC
2018  | Ölüm Kalım Meselesi (feat. Yaprak Çamlıca)
Wovie & DMC
2018  | I Don't Wanna Fall Down
Hangar
2018  | My Favourite Pain
Hangar
2018  | Çocuğum Belki
Hangar
2019  | Her Şey Biraz Hala Sen
Hangar
2019  | Güllerim Soldu
Hangar
2020  | Yalnızım Dostlarım
Hangar
2020  | Ve Gülümse Şimdi (Acoustic)
Hangar
2020  | Yani (Acoustic)
Hangar
2020  | Bu Sefer Sorun Bende
Collabel
2020  | Blame
Hangar
2021  | Chasing Cars
Wava Stockholm
2021  | Beni Anla
Hangar
2021  | Hırka
Wovie
2021  | Ratatan
Wava Stockholm
2022  | Kör Kuyu
DMC
2022  | Kırlangıç
Wovie
2022  | Yansın (feat. Çağan Şengül)
Sony
2022  | Kuytu Köşelerde (Live) (feat. Şanışer)
Collabel
2023  | Fırtınam
DMC
2023  | Hayaletler (feat. Vera)
Vera
2024  | Gidiyorum
DMC
2024  | Herkes Mi Terk Etmiş
Sony
2025  | Bir Şişe Kırmızı
Sony
2025  | Son Yalancı
Sony

### Chart positions

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Album  | Single  | Peak position

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Turkey
[23] | Turkey Rock[24]
Afili Yalnızlık  | "Afili Yalnızlık"  | 1  | 1
"Kim Dokunduysa Sana Ona Git"  | 4  | 1
"Git"  | 4  | 1
"Belki Bir Gün Özlersin"  | 6  | 1
"Bu Kez Anladım"  | 12  | 1
"Dayan Yalnızlığım"  | 12  | 1
Kağıt Evler  | "Bu Yağmurlar"  | 1  | 1
"Hoşçakal"  | 1  | 1
"Son Defa"  | 2  | 1
Beni Biraz Böyle Hatırla  | "Soğuk Odalar"  | 1  | 1
"Beni Biraz Böyle Hatırla"  | 1  | 1
Eylül Geldi Sonra  | "Eyvah"  | 3  | 1
"Bitti Tebrikler"  | —  | 1

## Awards

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

* 10\. Istanbul FM Gold Awards: Best Newcomer (En iyi çıkış)[25]
* Blue Jean Magazin Best of 2006 Awards:[11]
* Best Song
* Best Video (for Afili Yalızlık)
* Best Newcomer
* Best Producer (Haluk Kurosman)
* Dream Magazine Best of 2006 Awards:[26]
* Best Turkish Male Singer
* Best Turkish New Singer
* Best Turkish Album
* Best Turkish Song
* Best Turkish Video (for Afili Yalnızlık)
* Powertürk[27] Music Awards[28]
* Best Newcomer (En İyi Çıkış Yapan Sanatçı)[29][30]
* 34\. Hürriyet Altın Kelebek Ödülleri (34th Golden Butterfly Awards)
* Best Newcomer (En iyi çıkış yapan solist)[31]
* 14\. Altın Objektif Ödülleri 2006 (14\. Golden Objective Awards 2006)
* Yılın En İyi Çıkış Yapan Yorumcusu (The Best Newcoming Singer of the Year)[32]
* 11\. Istanbul FM Gold Awards 2007[33]
* Best rock male singer
* Best song with best lyrics & music (together with Gripin for the song Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım)
* Dream Magazine 2007 Awards[34]
* 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): Gripin-emreaydın: Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım duet
* Dream TV 2007 Top 50 Songs[35]
* 3rd place: Gripin-emreaydın: Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım (first among Turkish songs)
* 38th place: Kim Dokunduysa Sana
* Powertürk Music Awards 2008[36]
* Best song: Gripin& emreaydın: Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım
* Best duet: Gripin& emreaydın: Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım
* 14\. Kral TV Video Müzik Ödülleri[37]
* Best Rock Singer
* 35\. Altın Kelebek TV Yıldızları Ödülleri[38]
* Best Video: Belki Bir Gün Özlersin
* MTV Türkiye 2008
* Best Turkish Act[39]
* MTV Europe Music Awards 2008
* Best European Act
* Blue Jean Magazine: The Best of 2008
* Best male singer[40]
* Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri  : Turkish Music Awards
* 2012 Year's Best Duet: Soğuk Odalar (Turkish Music Awards/ Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri)
* 2012 Year's Best Single: Beni Biraz Böyle Hatırla (Turkish Music Awards/ Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri)

## References

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1. ^ "MTV EMA Awards profile: Emre Aydin". Archived from the original on 5 June 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
2. ^ a b Ailesi Emre Aydın'la gurur duyuyor
3. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Haluk Kurosman interview Archived 1 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
9. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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
18. ^ "2010'da En Çok Tarkan Sattı, İkinci Sırada Serdar Ortaç Var". habershow. 8 January 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
19. ^ "2010'da en çok satan albümler". ntvmsnbc. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
20. ^ Official website > Discography Archived 4 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
21. ^ "Emre Aydın / Ölünmüyor". Esenshop. 5 February 2016. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
22. ^ Emre Aydın'dan yepyeni single – Milliyet
23. ^ Aydın's songs on Türkçe Top 20:
* "Afili Yalnızlık": "Nielsen Music Control - www.nielsenmusiccontrol.com". Nielsen Music Control. Archived from the original on 21 November 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
* "Kim Dokunduysa Sana Ona Git": "Nielsen Music Control - www.nielsenmusiccontrol.com". Nielsen Music Control. Archived from the original on 24 March 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
* "Git": "Nielsen Music Control - www.nielsenmusiccontrol.com". Nielsen Music Control. Archived from the original on 12 November 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
* "Belki Bir Gün Özlersin": "Billboard Listeler". Billboard Türkiye. Archived from the original on 30 March 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
* "Bu Kez Anladım": "Billboard Listeler". Billboard Türkiye. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
* "Dayan Yalnızlığım": "Billboard Listeler". Billboard Türkiye. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
* "Bu Yağmurlar": "Gerçek Pop – 12. Hafta (2010)". Nielsen Music Control. Gerçek Pop. 26 March 2010. Archived from the original on 25 December 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
* "Alıştım Susmaya": "Gerçek Pop – 26. Hafta (2010)". Nielsen Music Control. Gerçek Pop. 2 July 2010. Archived from the original on 30 December 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
* "Hoşçakal": "Gerçek Pop – 46. Hafta (2010)". Nielsen Music Control. Gerçek Pop. 18 November 2010. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
* "Son Defa": "Gerçek Pop – 14. Hafta (2011)". Nielsen Music Control. Gerçek Pop. 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
* "Soğuk Odalar": "Gerçek Pop – 19. Hafta (2012)". Nielsen Music Control. Gerçek Pop. 11 May 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
* "Beni Biraz Böyle Hatırla": "Gerçek Pop – 48. Hafta (2012)". Nielsen Music Control. Gerçek Pop. 30 November 2012. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
* "Eyvah": "MusicTopTR Resmi Listesinde 2014 3. haftanın üçüncüsü. EYVAH". Twitter. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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
34. ^ Dream Magazin. 2008/1.
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
38. ^ 35\. Altin Kelebek Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine\- CNN Türk
39. ^ MTV Turkey: Best Turkish Act 2008
40. ^ Blue Jean 2008 December, page 27 Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

## External links

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* Emre Aydın at MTV Türkiye (in Turkish)
* Emre Aydın International Archived 17 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine

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