Emrah (singer)

Emrah Erdoğan (born January 1, 1971 in Ergani , Diyarbakır Province ), also known by his stage name Emrah , is a Turkish singer and actor with Kurdish roots.

Music career

Emrah lost his father at the age of one and a half. They later moved to Elazığ because his mother found work there. While Emrah was attending school in Elazığ, his music teacher became aware of him. Together they recorded some demo tapes before Emrah became famous in the mid-80s.

He brought out his first music album Ağam Ağam in 1983 under the name "Küçük Emrah" (German Little Emrah) . After the album Ayrılamam (German: I cannot separate), which sold more than 1,500,000 copies, he was called the Prince of Arabesk . In the 1990s he dropped the nickname Küçük and began to write songs himself. In addition, his music was influenced more and more by pop .

With his first two albums in the 1990s, however, he could not build on the success of his previous records. "Sen Gülünce" (German: when you smile), published in 1991, sold just 350,000 copies.

Because of these low sales, Emrah decided to change his music style. With his next album Haydi Şimdi he tried his hand at the "Fantazi Müzik", a mixture of arabesque and pop .

The album was a huge hit, selling 1,100,000 copies in the first year alone. It was the best-selling album of 1993 in Turkey. In total, Haydi Şimdi has sold over 1,795,000 copies, making it Emrah's most successful album. Another record was set by Emrah with his concert in the "Inönü Stadium" in 1994. He was the first Turkish artist to manage to fill the stadium with 50,000 spectators.

After the album Sevdim Mi Tam Severim (German: if I love, then I really love), which sold only 300,000 units, Emrah separated from the record company "Barış & Bayar Müzik" and signed with "Marş Müzik", where he signed his own Record label founded.

The first album released under "Emrah Müzik" was Narin Yarim from 1996. The album sold more than 425,000 copies in the first 20 days of its release and was a huge success. With "Narin Yarim", "Götür Beni Gittiğin Yere" (German: take me with you wherever you go) and "Unutabilsem" (German: if I could forget) 3 songs that made it onto the best-of album.

In May 1998 his 15th, also successful album Dura Dura was released . The clip for the song Dura Dura earned him a nomination at the Kral TV Video Awards. With "Belalım Benim" (German: my annoyance) the album contains one of Emrah's biggest hits ever.

His 17th studio album Ar + ı , which was released in 2002, was again one of the best-selling albums of the year. It was recognized by MÜ-YAP for special sales success.

With the album Kusursuzsun (German: you are spotless) he released an album in 2004 that was very different from his previous ones. Modern pop songs dominate the album, you won't find any arabesque titles. Although Emrah received very good reviews with his albums Kusursuzsun and Dön (German: kehr zurück) from 2005, many of his fans are disappointed with the new music of their star. This is also the low sales of the two albums: From Kusursuzun were only 185,000 and Dön sold only 100,000 copies.

In September 2006, Emrah released a maxi single for the first time . The "mini-album" called Adın Ne Senin (German: What's your name) was relatively successful for a single with almost 40,000 copies sold .

In the course of his 28-year career, Emrah can look back on countless hits, such as E.g .: Yaralı (wounded), Boynu Bükükler (the wounded), Ben Yetim (I am a ward), Ayrılamam (I cannot part), Vurmayın , Seninle İlk Defa (the first time with you), Haydi Şimdi Gel , Unutabilsem u. a. But his most popular piece is probably Belalım Benim .

His first best-of album was released on November 13, 2007 . The album includes 14 of his greatest hits that Emrah re-sung in the studio.

With the album Yelpaze , which was released on July 15, 2008, Emrah experimented with R&B for the first time . However, it had only sold 25,000 copies by the end of the year and is the singer's lowest-selling album.

After three years of absence, Emrah continued his music career with his 22nd studio album Terzinin Oğlu (the tailor's son). For the promotion of the new album, the singer came up with something special: Emrah was the first Turkish artist to present his new songs on a steamship between two continents . The TV station TRT broadcast the event in 42 countries. The album, which was released on July 5, 2011, is significantly more successful than the singer's last four albums. The first edition. by "Terzinin Oğlu" was sold out after 50 minutes. More than 100,000 copies of the album were sold within the first three weeks.

Acting career

Emrah first appeared in front of the camera at the age of thirteen . In his films he often sings songs that can be found on his albums. There is a track of the same name for each of the films Yaralı , Boynu Bükükler , Acıların Çocuğu , Ayrılamam and Vurmayın . With Yalnız Güneş Şahitti , Emrah made his last film for the time being in 1994.

Emrah was first able to achieve similar successes with his music and films in 1996 with a television series. In Unutabilsem he played the lead role in one of the most successful Turkish television series. Emrah himself sang the music for the series. The piece Unutabilsem can be found on his album Narin Yarim .

In 2002 the actor was able to land another big television hit with Kınalı Kar . Also this time he sang the self-written and composed song.

Two years later, Emrah played the main role in Büyük Yalan . Here, however, he did not sing the track Büyük Yalan himself at the opening. The song by Emrah himself can only be heard on the album Dön .

In 2006 Emrah starred again in a television series; However, Adak was canceled after just ten episodes due to disagreements between the TV station and the production company.

In September 2007, Emrah starred in the series Oğlum İçin alongside Fatma Girik . The soundtrack for the series comes from Emrah himself. The song Yüreğim Paramparça is sung by Gülay at the opening . The series was canceled after nine episodes due to low ratings.

Two years later, in September 2009, Emrah starred in the series Hicran Yarası . For the first time he did not play in a series from the beginning, but only got involved in the 26th episode. Emrah composed the song Hicran Yarası for the series , which served as the opening from the 26th episode. The series was more successful than the last two in which Emrah starred.

Albums

• 1983 Ağam Ağam (My Lord, My Lord)
• 1984 Gülom (My Gülo)
• 1985 Yaralı (wounded)
• 1986 Boynu Bükükler (Who Lower Their Heads)
• 1987 Ayrılamam (I cannot part)
• 1988 Selam Sevdiklerime (Greetings to those I love)
• 1988 Neşeliyim (I am happy)
• 1989 Sevdim (I loved)
• 1990 Hoşgeldin Gülüm (Welcome my rose)
• 1991 Sen Gülünce (When you smile)
• 1992 Bahar Konseri (spring concert)
• 1993 Haydi Şimdi (go, now)
• 1994 Sevdim Mi Tam Severim (If I love, then right)
• 1996 Narin Yarim (My Beauty)
• 1998 Dura Dura (ongoing)
• 2000 Ya Hey (Ya Hey)
• 2002 Ar + ı (Plus)
• 2004 Kusursuzsun (You Are Flawless)
• 2005 Dön (return)
• 2006 Adın Ne Senin (What's your name)
• 2007 Best Of Emrah
• 2008 Yelpaze (fan)
• 2011 Terzinin Oğlu (son of the tailor)

TV Shows

• 1992: Gündüzün Karanlığı (eng. The darkness of the day)
• 1996: Unutabilsem (if I could forget)
• 2000: Belalım Benim (German: My annoyance)
• 2002: Kınalı Kar (German snow with henna)
• 2004: Büyük Yalan (German: The Big Lie)
• 2006: Adak (German The Vow)
• 2007: Oğlum İçin (German for my son)
• 2009: Hicran Yarası (German ~ The Pain of Farewell)
• 2016: Aşk ve Mavi (German love and blue)

Movies

• 1984 Zavallılar (Eng. The poorest)
• 1985 Acıların Çocuğu (German child of pain / suffering)
• 1985 Boynu Bükükler (Eng. Those who lower their heads)
• 1986 Acı Lokma (German bitter bite)
• 1986 Ayrılamam (Eng. I can't part)
• 1986 Merhamet (German mercy)
• 1986 Öksüzler (German orphans)
• 1986 Sefiller (Eng. The Wretched)
• 1987 Vurmayın (Eng. Don't hit (me))
• 1988 Acı (German pain)
• 1988 Es Deli Rüzgâr (Eng. Weh 'crazy wind)
• 1988 Seninle İlk Defa (German. With you for the first time)
• 1989 Sevdim (Eng. I loved)
• 1990 Canevimden Vurdular (Eng. They shot me in the heart)
• 1991 Hoşgeldin Gülüm (German: Welcome my rose)
• 1991 İbret (German teaching)
• 1991 Ölesiye Sevmek (German love until death)
• 1993 Yasak Sokaklar (German Forbidden Streets)
• 1993 Sensiz Olmaz (Eng. Not without you)
• 1994 Yalnız Güneş Şahitti (Eng. Only the sun was witness)
• 1994 Yasak Sokaklar II

Awards

• 1986 Tercüman Gazetesi Yılın Erkek Sanatçısı Ödülü [Male Artist of the Year]
• 1987 Müzik Magazin Dergisi Yılın Arabesk Yılın Erkek Sanatçısı Ödülü [Male Arabesk Singer of the Year]
• 1988 Altın Kelebek Ödülü [Golden Butterfly]
• 1988 Müzik Magazin Dergisi Arabesk Yılın Şarkısı Ödülü [Arabesk Song of the Year]
• 1988 MGD Altın Objektif Ödülleri [Golden Lens]
• 1989 Altın Kelebek Ödülü [Golden Butterfly]
• 1989 En Başarılı Arabesk Erkek Sanatçı Ödülü [Most successful Arabesk singer of the year]
• 1989 Tan Gazetesi Arabesk Müzik Yılın En Başarılı Sanatçısı Ödülü [Most successful Arabesk singer of the year]
• 1990 Tan Gazetesi Yılın Arabesk Müzik Erkek Sanatçısı Ödülü [Male Arabesk Singer of the Year]
• 1991 Oya Dergisi Yılın Arabesk Müzik Erkek Sanatçısı Ödülü [Male Arabesk Singer of the Year]
• 1992 Alo Bilgi 1st Altın Telefon Ödülü [First Golden Telephone Award]
• 1992 MGD Altın Objektif Ödülü [Golden Lens]
• 1993 MGD Altın Objektif Ödülü [Golden Lens]
• 1993 Haydi Şimdi Albümü Altın Kaset Ödülü [Gold award for the album Haydi Şimdi]
• 1994 Radyo Jest 1st Altın Frekans Yılın En İyileri Ödülü [First "Golden Frequency" award for the most played of the year]
• 1996 Altın Objektif Arabesk - Fantazi Yılın Sanatçısı Ödülü [Arabesk / Fantazi Singer of the Year]
• 1997 Televizyon Yıldızları En İyileri Ödülü [TV stars award for the best]
• 1997 Arabesk'in Prensi Ödülü [Award as Prince of Arabesk]
• 1997 Hürriyet Televizyon Yıldızları En İyi Fantezi Müzik Ödülü [Award for the best Fantazi / Arabesk Müsik]
• 1998 Antalya Gazeteciler Cemiyeti Yılın En Başarılı Sanatçısı Ödülü [Most successful artist of the year]
• 1998 Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Arabesk / Fantazi Erkek Sanatçısı Ödülü [Award as Arabesk / Fantazi artist]
• 1998 İstanbul FM Geleneksel 5th IFA Yılın Sanatçısı Ödülü [Artist of the Year]
• 1998–2000 İstanbul FM Geleneksel 6th IFA Altın Ödülü [Gold award from Istanbul FM "IFA"]
• 1998 Müzik Magazin Yılın Müzik Yıldızlı Oskarları Ödülü [Music Oscar of the year]
• 1998 Altın Kelebek Ödülü En İyi Fantazi Müzik Erkek Soloist Ödülü [Golden Butterfly for the best singer for extravagant music]
• 2002 Zemin Yıldızları ( Uzbekistan ) Yılın Sanatçısı Ödülü [Artist of the Year]
• 2002 Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Arabesk / Fantazi Erkek Sanatçısı Ödülü [Award as Arabesk / Fantazi artist]
• 2002 Doğan Koleji Yılın Sanatçısı Ödülü [Artist of the Year]
• 2003 Türkiye Müzik Endustirisi (MÜYAP) Albüm satış Başarısı Ödülü [Award for successful album sales]
• 2004 İstanbul FM Yılın Sanatçısı Ödülü [Artist of the Year]
• 2004 MGD Yılın En İyi Fantazi Müzik Ödülü [Award for the best singer for extravagant music]
• 2004 Tan Okulları Yılın İyi Erkek Oyuncusu Ödülü [Best Actor of the Year]
• 2009 MGD Yaşam Boyu Onur Meslek Ödülü [award for his life's work]
• 2010 Altın Kelebek Ödülü Yılın Olay Şarkısı Ödülü [Golden Butterfly for the Song of the Year]
• 2011 MGD Yaşam Boyu Başarı Ödülü
• 2012 MGD 30th Sanat Yılı Özel Ödülü
• 2012 MGD Yaşam Boyu Meslek Onur Ödülü
• 2012 Kazakistan 8th Eurasia Film Festivali Onur Ödülü
• 2014 MAGAZİNCİ.COM Sosyal Sorumluluk Ödülü (Kadına ve aile içi şiddeti beyaz perdeye taşıdığı için) (Gelmeyen Bahar filim)
• 2014 MOONLİFE DERGİSİ YILIN EN İYİ SOSYAL SORUMLULUK ÖDÜLÜ
• 2014 MOONLİFE DERGİSİ YAŞAM BOYU MESLEK ONUR ÖDÜLÜ

Others

• Emrah has an illegitimate son named Tayfun. The child's mother, Ebru Çolak, filed a lawsuit against Emrah on April 2, 1992 to prove the singer's paternity. After a court-ordered paternity test, he finally recognized the paternity for Tayfun. However, the process dragged on for nine years, as Emrah repeatedly ignored the request for a paternity test. Emrah himself asserted that the reason he refused to take the test had nothing to do with Tayfun. He is concerned with the fact that Ebru Çolak dragged him to court in order to get his money in this way.
• In addition to Turkey , Emrah is also popular in Iran . In an internet voting he was voted the most popular Turkish singer with over 60 percent in front of musicians like Mahsun Kırmızıgül , İbrahim Tatlıses , Özcan Deniz , Ferdi Tayfur and Orhan Gencebay .
• In May 2007, Emrah won the lawsuit against Mustafa Hakan Yıldız. In 2000 he released an album under the name "Emral". Not only Yıldız's stage name was similar to that of Emrah. Hairstyle, style of clothing and voice also showed astonishing similarities. Emrah İpek accused Mustafa Hakan Yıldız of copying his appearance and name in order to attract more attention. After a seven-year trial, the court ruled Emrah and sentenced Mustafa Hakan Yıldız alias “Emral” to a fine of 511,000 YTL , the equivalent of around 290,000 euros.
• Since the beginning of 2007, Emrah has owned a fitness and wellness studio called "SportEM".
• The release of his album Terzinin Oğlu was originally planned for February 14, 2011. However, Emrah's recording studio was broken into in January . Among the stolen goods were the computers and mixing consoles as well as the recordings for the album and songs that Emrah had written for other artists.
• After a three-year relationship, Emrah married Sibel Kirer in mid-2014. At the end of December 2014, the couple had a son named Elyesa.

Web links

• Official website of Emrah

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Website "arabeskdunyasi.com". Accessed June 10, 2011
2. ^ Web archive of "milliyet.com". . Retrieved June 11, 2011.
3. ↑ Web archive of the page "milliyet.com". Retrieved June 11, 2011
4. ↑ Web forum about album sales. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
5. ↑ Official website of Mü-Yap ( Memento of the original from July 27, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Accessed June 11, 2011.  
6. ↑ Official sales figures for 2008, published by Mü-Yap. Accessed on June 11, 2011 ( Memento of the original from July 27, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 175 kB) 
7. ↑ "magazinsel" website, accessed on August 12, 2011.
8. ↑ Website 118artist.com, accessed on August 12, 2011. ( Memento from July 19, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
9. ^ Web archive of "milliyet.com". Retrieved on June 11, 2011.
10. ↑ "habervitrini.com" web archive. Accessed on August 12, 2011.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
11. ↑ Emrah marka savaşını kazandı - May 25, 2007
12. ↑ Web archive of "hürriyet.com". Retrieved on June 11, 2011.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
13. ↑ Website "sacitaslan.com", called on 12 August 2011th