Aydilge Sarp (born June 25, 1979) is a Turkish writer, poet and singer-songwriter.
Biography
Aydilge Sarp was born in 1979 in
Kütahya
Kütahya (; historically, Cotyaeum or Kotyaion; Ancient Greek, Greek: Κοτύαιον) is a city in western Turkey which lies on the Porsuk River, at 969 metres above sea level. It is the seat of Kütahya Province and Kütahya District. In 19 ...
, Turkey. Her
Circassian mother, Faika Özer writes poetry and novels, with a release of more than ten books. Aydilge passed the entrance exam to the
TRT Radio Children's Choir (''TRT Radyosu Çocuk Korusu'') when she was eight years old. At the age of 14 she was given her first electric guitar and started composing her own songs. Later she performed in bars while she attended secondary school at ''Türk Eğitim Derneği Ankara Koleji''. After having completed her studies of American Culture and Literature in
Başkent University
Başkent University () is a private university in Ankara, Turkey. The university was founded on 13 January 1994 by Professor Dr. Mehmet Haberal. The university center is located in Ankara and also has medical and research centers and dialysis ...
in
Ankara
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...
Aydilge moved to
Istanbul
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where she studied Radio, Television and Cinema at
Istanbul University
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.
Writer
Aydilge published her first volume of short stories in 1998 under the title ''Kalemimin Ucundaki Düşler'' (Thoughts From My Pen). Her first novel, ''Bulimia Sokağı'' (Bulemia Street), published in 2002 was followed by ''Altın Aşk Vuruşu'' (''The Thrust of Golden Love'') in 2004.
Works
* ''Kalemimin Ucundaki Düşler''. Toplumsal Dönüşüm Yayınları, 1998. (short story)
* ''Bulimia Sokağı''. Remzi Kitabevi, 2002 (novel)
* ''Altın Aşk Vuruşu''. Everest Yayınları, 2004 (novel)
* ''Aşk Notası''. Artemis Yayınları, 2011 (novel)
Musician
Aydilge's first album, entitled ''Küçük Şarkı Evreni'' (Small Song Universe), was released in April 2006 by
EMI
EMI Group Limited (formerly EMI Group plc until 2007; originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At t ...
. The songs are a curious mixture of rock music and Eastern melodies. The lyrics were written and the music composed by Aydilge.
Albums
''Küçük Şarkı Evreni'' (Small Song Universe), 2006,
EMI
EMI Group Limited (formerly EMI Group plc until 2007; originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At t ...
# Bu Gece Ben Ay (Tonight I'm the Moon) 3:35
# Tuğyan 3:51
# Yalnız Değilsin (You Are Not Alone) 3:39
# Yanıyor (Burning) 3:31
# Postmodern Aşk (Postmodern Love) 2:41
# Çal (Play) 4:16
# Şiir (Poem) 3:58
# Gece (Night) 3:16
# Ninni (Lullaby) 3:37
# Ay Aynamdır (The Moon Is My Mirror) 3:37
''Sobe'', 2009
# Yollara Düşsem
# Kalbim Hep Senle
# Geri Dönmem
# Yükseldin
# Küçük Bir Renk
# Canımla
# Ah Bir Sevse
# Güneş
# Benim Aklım Sende
''Kilit'', 2011
# Kilit
# Takıntı
# Kum
# Aşk Lazım
# Söyle
# Yollara Düşsem
# Kalbim Hep Senle
# Küçük Bir Renk
# Güneş
# Geri Dönmem
''Yalnızlıkla Yaptım'', 2013
# Intro – Yükseliş
# Aşk Paylaşılmaz
# Yine Ben Aşık Oldum
# Yalnızlıkla Yaptım
# İstanbul
# Aşk Acı Sever
# Haberin Yok
# Akıllı Bir Deli
# Demode
# Sorma
''Kendi Yoluma Gidiyorum'', 2018
# Yeni Başlayanlar İçin Aşk
# Sonsuz Sevgilim
# Kendi Yoluma Gidiyorum
# Yana Yana
# Akşam Çöktü Kalbime
# Oyunbozan
# Hüzün Ülkesi
# Kusura Bak, Bilerek Oldu
# Gece Uyku Tutmazsa
# Sade Şarkı
# Gel Sarıl Bana
''Evden Canlı Canlı, Vol. 2'', 2020
# Sen misin İlacım? (Acoustic)
# Yalnız Değilsin (Acoustic)
# Bahçalarda Mor Meni (Gaziantep Yolunda)
coustic# Uzun İnce Bir Yoldayım (Acoustic)
# Aşk Yüzünden (Acoustic)
# Hayat Şaşırtır! (Acoustic)
# Gülmek Mümkün mü? (Acoustic)
# Sade Şarkı (Acoustic)
# Akşam Çöktü Kalbime (Acoustic)
Singles
* 2010: Takıntı
* 2011: Akıllı Bir Deli
* 2011: Sorma
* 2012: Kaçsam Ege'ye
* 2014: Aşka Gel
* 2015: Yangın Var
* 2015: Gelevera Deresi
* 2015: Kiralık Aşk (Sen misin İlacım?)
* 2016: Gel Sarıl Bana
* 2016: Aşk Olmak
* 2017: Yo Yo Yo
* 2018: Gece Uyku Tutmazsa
* 2019: Aşk Yüzünden (feat. Halil Sezai)
* 2019: Hayat Şaşırtır!
* 2019: Bir Ayda Unutursun (with Sehabe)
* 2020: Yalnızlık Masalı
* 2020: Nasıl İnansam?
* 2020: Bir Kedim Var
* 2021: Parmak İzlerin (feat. Birol Namoğlu)
* 2021: Bal Gibi
* 2022: Gecenin Haberi Var (''
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* 2022: Sözlerin Bittiği Yer
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References
External links
Aydilge Official Site(TR)
Aydilge Official Forum(TR)
Sabanci University School of Languages Podcasts: Interview with Aydilge, 71 minutes(TR)
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1979 births
People from Kütahya
Living people
Turkish women poets
Turkish women singer-songwriters
Turkish people of Circassian descent
21st-century Turkish women writers
21st-century Turkish women singers