Bilal Sonses (born 28 October 1993
) is a
Turkish pop music singer-songwriter of
Kurdish
Kurdish may refer to:
*Kurds or Kurdish people
*Kurdish language
** Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji)
**Central Kurdish (Sorani)
**Southern Kurdish
** Laki Kurdish
*Kurdish alphabets
*Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes:
**Southern ...
origin.
Life and career
Sonses was born in
Fatih
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, Istanbul. He is originally from
Adıyaman
Adıyaman () is a city in southeastern Turkey. It is the administrative centre of Adıyaman Province and Adıyaman District. Its population is 267,131 (2021). The inhabitants of the city are mostly Turkish and Kurdish.
The city was one of the ...
and is of
Kurdish
Kurdish may refer to:
*Kurds or Kurdish people
*Kurdish language
** Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji)
**Central Kurdish (Sorani)
**Southern Kurdish
** Laki Kurdish
*Kurdish alphabets
*Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes:
**Southern ...
origin. He is a graduate of Mehmet Ä°hsan Mermerci Tourism Hotel Management High School. After completing his high school education, he continued his education with a 2-year associate degree program at
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (informally ''ÇOMÜ'') is a Turkish public research university located in Çanakkale province, near Gallipoli and its surrounding towns. It is a member of the Balkan Universities Network, the European Univers ...
. As of 2019, he continues his undergraduate education at
Düzce University
Düzce University is a university located in Düzce, Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It ...
.
Bilal lost his father in a traffic accident when he was very young.
Sonses opened his own YouTube channel in 2015, performing cover versions of famous songs. Soon he became popular with the public and the channel garnered 1 million subscribers over a short period of time. Sonses, who writes and composes his own songs, has released duets with various artists and provided fellow singers with new songs and pieces. On 12 November 2020, he released a duet with
Yıldız Tilbe
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Life and career
Yıldız Tilbe was born in the Gültepe district ...
, titled , the lyrics for which were written by Sonses. The song's music video garnered over one hundred and fifty million views on YouTube. he is the son of artist Mehmet Sonses.
Discography
EPs
* ''Öpesim Var'' (2017)
Singles
* "İnat Keçi" (2019)
* "İçimden Gelmiyor" (ft.
Bengü
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) (2019)
* "Sevme" (2019)
* "Sen Aldırma" (ft.
Reynmen) (2019)
* "Neyim Olacaktın?" (2019)
* "Cennetten Çiçek" (2019)
* "Sende Kaldı Yüreğim" (ft. Derya Bedavacı) (2020)
* "Sonu Gelmez" (ft. Seda Tripkolic) (2020)
* "Yara" (ft.
Ziynet Sali
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) (2020)
* "Görmedim Sen Gibi" (2020)
* "Nefret" (2020)
* "Geç Değil" (ft. Rozz Kalliope) (2020)
* "Çat Kapı" (2020)
* "" (ft.
Yıldız Tilbe
Yıldız Tilbe (born 16 July 1966) is a Turkish singer of Kurdish descent and one of the best-selling musical artists in Turkey, known especially for her eastern-infused ballads.
Life and career
Yıldız Tilbe was born in the Gültepe district ...
) (2020)
* "Sebepsiz BoÅŸ Yere" (2021)
* "Şimdiki Aklım" (2021)
* "Dayanırım" (ft. Arda Han) (2021)
* "Bu Aşkta Zararım Var" (2021)
* "Söz Verdim" (2021)
* "Geçmişi Araladım" (2021)
* "DaÄŸlar (Acoustic)" (2022)
* "Bir Kulum Ä°ÅŸte (Acoustic)" (2022)
* "Dön Diyemem" (2022)
* "Olmuyor" (2022)
* "BaÅŸa Sar" (2022)
* "Ardından" (2023)
* "Åžekerparem" (2023)
* "Aşkından Yanayım Mı?" (from the album ''Hürmet 2'') (2023)
* "Cereyan" (2023)
* "Ä°ki Kadeh" (2023)
* "Ä°yi DeÄŸilim" (2023)
* "Yapma" (ft. Åžehzade) (2024)
* "Sevdam" (ft. Zehra) (2024)
* "Tavrına Hayran" (ft.
Reynmen) (2024)
* "Cellat" (2024)
* "Karlı Bahar" (ft. Aynur Polat) (2024)
* "Dayanamam Asla" (2024)
* "Ne Olur" (ft.
Merve Özbey
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Life and career
Merve Özbey was born on 18 July 1988 in Istan ...
) (2024)
* "Bu AÅŸk" (2025)
* "Sen Mi Ben Mi?" (ft. Deniz Toprak) (2025)
* "Diyemedim Elveda" (ft. Çağın) (2025)
* "Çek Git" (2025)
Songs written and composed by Sonses
*
Ece Seçkin
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– "Sen Hala Ordasın"
*
Murat Boz
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Boz began his solo career by releasing his first single, "Aşkı Bulamam Ben", in 2006. In the following year his first studio album titled ''Maximum (Mura ...
– "Can Kenarım"
*
Ebru YaÅŸar
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Yaşar was born in Ankara as the child of a family of Kurdish origin from Ağrı
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– "Kalmam"
*
Mustafa Ceceli
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Career
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– "Bedel"
*
Reynmen – "Hevesim Yok"
*
Mustafa Ceceli
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Career
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ft. JİNE – "İmtiyaz"
*
Bengü
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– "Kimse Bilmesin"
*
Ä°rem Derici
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Life and career
Ä°rem Der ...
– "Ara Sıra"
*
AliÅŸan
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– "Dön Hadi"
''* The list above includes songs given to other artists whose lyrics or music belong to Sonses. He has performed songs that are written and composed by himself but are not mentioned in this list.
Awards
References
External links
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Bilal Sonseson
Spotify
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Living people
1993 births
Turkish singer-songwriters
21st-century Turkish singers
Turkish musicians
21st-century Turkish male singers
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