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. He is also the former lead singer for the Turkish rock band 6. Cadde.
Biography Emre Aydın was born in Isparta on 2 February 1981 as the first child of Şaban and Nermin Aydın, who are both pharmacists.Ailesi Emre Aydın'la gurur duyuyor 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."Konservatuara gitmeyi hiç düşünmedim" 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.
In 2016, the singer married his long time girlfriend, Eda Köksal, who is an interior architect.
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.Hürriyet: 6. Cadde'den son model Sabuha (The last model from 6. Cadde is "Sabuha") Emre Aydın ile Çok Özel 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. 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 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.Haluk Kurosman interview 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
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,Mutsuz değil melankoliğim 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. 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.Blue Jean Magazine 1/2007 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'.""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
The singer is among the most frequently touring Turkish singers, in 2007 he gave 130 live concerts until August.Konser fabrikasi 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.Emre Aydin at Carling Academy flyer
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.
The singer's popularity is effectively shown at his official forum, which had 79,000 registered members as of October 2007Screenshot of the forum statistics as of 25 October 2007 - and more than 150,000 as of October 2009.Screenshot of 13 October 2008
Discography
Albums With 6. Cadde Year Band/Title 2003 6. Cadde(Sixth Avenue) 2019 Uyut Beni(Make Me Sleep)
Solo albums Year Title Sales 2006 Afili Yalnızlık(Ostentatious Loneliness) 120,000KRAL TV interview, 26 March 2008 2010 Kağıt Evler (Paper Houses) 117,000 2013 Eylül Geldi Sonra (September Arrived Afterwards)
Guest appearances Year Title/Artist 2008 Söz Müzik Teoman/TeomanSürpriz 2012 Orhan Gencebay İle Bir ÖmürBir Teselli Ver 2013 Nilüfer:13 DüetSon Perde 2025 Sana DeğmezFeridun Hürel Albüm
Singles Year Title2010Falling DownSony MusicProducer: Mats ValentinOfficial website > Discography 2012 Beni Biraz Böyle HatırlaDMC / 565 Yapım 2014 Bir Pazar Kahvaltısı (featuring Model)DMC / 565 Yapım / GNL Entertainment 2016 Ölünmüyor DMC 2016 Sen Beni UnutamazsınEmre Aydın'dan yepyeni single – Milliyet 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 Album Single Peak positionTurkeyAydın's songs on Türkçe Top 20: "Afili Yalnızlık": "Kim Dokunduysa Sana Ona Git": "Git": "Belki Bir Gün Özlersin": "Bu Kez Anladım": "Dayan Yalnızlığım": "Bu Yağmurlar": "Alıştım Susmaya": "Hoşçakal": "Son Defa": "Soğuk Odalar": "Beni Biraz Böyle Hatırla": "Eyvah": Turkey RockTurkish Rock Top 20 Afili Yalnızlık"Afili Yalnızlık"11"Kim Dokunduysa Sana Ona Git"41"Git"41"Belki Bir Gün Özlersin"61"Bu Kez Anladım"121"Dayan Yalnızlığım"121Kağıt Evler"Bu Yağmurlar"11"Hoşçakal"11"Son Defa"21Beni Biraz Böyle Hatırla"Soğuk Odalar"11"Beni Biraz Böyle Hatırla"11Eylül Geldi Sonra"Eyvah"31"Bitti Tebrikler"—1
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 Kurosman) Dream Magazine Best of 2006 Awards:Dream Magazine 1/2007 Best Turkish Male Singer Best Turkish New Singer Best Turkish Album Best Turkish Song Best Turkish Video (for Afili Yalnızlık) PowertürkOne of Turkey's biggest and most prestigious music television/radio channels Music AwardsPowerturk Music Awards website Best Newcomer (En İyi Çıkış Yapan Sanatçı)A short clip from the awards announcing Emre Aydin as winnerNews announcing the winners 34. Hürriyet Altın Kelebek Ödülleri (34th Golden Butterfly Awards) Best Newcomer (En iyi çıkış yapan solist)34. Hürriyet – Altın Kelebek Ödülleri sahiplerini buldu ("34. Golden Butterfly Awards was given out)" – myNet Haber 14. Altın Objektif Ödülleri 2006 (14. Golden Objective Awards 2006) Yılın En İyi Çıkış Yapan Yorumcusu (The Best Newcoming Singer of the Year)14. Altın Objektif Ödülleri 2006 11. Istanbul FM Gold Awards 200711. Istanbul FM Awards Best rock male singer Best song with best lyrics & music (together with Gripin for the song Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım) Dream Magazine 2007 AwardsDream Magazin. 2008/1. 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 SongsDream TV 2007 Top 50 3rd place: Gripin-emreaydın: Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım (first among Turkish songs) 38th place: Kim Dokunduysa Sana Powertürk Music Awards 2008Powertürk müzik ödülleri 2008 Best song: Gripin& emreaydın: Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım Best duet: Gripin& emreaydın: Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım 14. Kral TV Video Müzik ÖdülleriKral TV Video Müzik Ödülleri Best Rock Singer 35. Altın Kelebek TV Yıldızları Ödülleri35. Altin Kelebek - CNN Türk Best Video: Belki Bir Gün Özlersin MTV Türkiye 2008 Best Turkish ActMTV Turkey: Best Turkish Act 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 Best European Act Blue Jean Magazine: The Best of 2008 Best male singerBlue Jean 2008 December, page 27 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
External links
Emre Aydın at ShowCaseYourMusic.com Emre Aydın at MTV Türkiye Emre Aydın International