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Mehmet Erdem

Mehmet Erdem (born 31 December 1978)[1] is a Turkish musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known for song "Herkes Aynı Hayatta".[2]

Mehmet Erdem
Mehmet Erdem performing with Sezen Aksu at Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theatre, 2012
Mehmet Erdem performing with Sezen Aksu at Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theatre, 2012
Background information
Born (1978-12-31) 31 December 1978 (age 45)
Manisa, Turkey
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Clarinet, bağlama, mandolin, oud, guitar, cümbüş
Years active1999–present
LabelsSony
Websitemehmeterdemmusic.com

Life and career edit

Mehmet Erdem was born in 1978 in Manisa. His family is originally from Arapgir. He studied at the İzmir Science High School and later graduated from Boğaziçi University with a degree in mechanical engineering. His father was a clarinetist, and his maternal uncle played bağlama and this encouraged him to become a musician. He first played mandolin at the age of 5. He later started playing bağlama and cümbüş. While at high school, he joined several bands both as a musician and a vocalist.[3]

In 1997, he moved to Istanbul to continue his studies and worked as a musician in different places. In 1999,[3] he joined the Kardeş Türküler band and started a professional career. He then worked as a crew member during the production process for the studio albums of various artists. At the same time, he continued to learn oud, cümbüş, guitar, and bağlama from prominent musicians.[4] Erdem also worked as a composer on the soundtrack of a number of movies and TV series. In 2009, for his score to the film Deli Deli Olma, starring Tarık Akan and Şerif Sezer, he won the Golden Orange award for Best Original Score. Aside from his career as a musician, he has made guest appearances in TV series and movies such as Leyla ile Mecnun, Kuzey Güney, Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi and Deliha 2.[5]

In October 2015, Erdem was sentenced to 10 months in prison for "using drugs" according to the decision of the Istanbul 19th High Criminal Court. He was acquitted of "establishing, managing and being a member of a drug ring".[6] The court postponed the sentence as the prison sentence was less than a year.[6]

Discography edit

Albums edit

  • Herkes Aynı Hayatta (2012)
  • Hiç Konuşmadan (2013)
  • Hepsi Benim Yüzünden (2016)
  • Neden Böyleyiz (2018)
  • Bir Şarkı Vardı Ya (2022)

Singles edit

  • "Allah'tan Kork" (with Aşkın Nur Yengi) (2019)
  • "Deliler" (Yeni Türkü Zamansız) (2022)
  • "Turnaların Göçü" (Musa Eroğlu ile Bir Asır 2) (2022)

Soundtracks edit

Awards edit

Yıl Ödül veren organizasyon Kategori
2009 International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival Best Original Score (Deli Deli Olma)
2013 Ege University 2nd Media Awards Best Debut by an Artist
1st Turkey Music Awards Best Debut an Artist
3rd Pal Fm Music Awards Best Debut by a Male Artist
10th Radyo Boğaziçi Music Awards Best Debut
MGD 19th Golden Objective Awards Best Debut by an Artist
2016 13th Radyo Boğaziçi Music Awards Best Male Pop Music Artist

References edit

  1. ^ Kral Pop [@kralpop] (December 31, 2018). "Bugün Mehmet Erdem'in doğum günü. Kral Ailesi olarak Mehmet Erdem'e müzikle dolu uzun bir ömür dileriz" (Tweet) (in Turkish). Retrieved 9 June 2023 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ https://www.yenigungazetesi.net/kim-kimdir/mehmet-erdem-kimdir-81573h
  3. ^ a b "Kendimi Ege'de özgür hissediyorum". Yeni Asır. 11 May 2014. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Mehmet Erdem Allmen Dergisine Röportaj Verdi". sonhaberler.com (in Turkish). 3 December 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Mehmet Erdem kimdir?". Hürriyet. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Ünlülerin uyuşturucu davasında karar açıklandı". T24. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.

External links edit

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