Gripin (

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: ''The Flu'') is a Turkish rock band based in

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. The members are Birol Namoğlu (vocals), Murat Başdoğan (guitar), Arda İnceoğlu (bass guitar), and İlker Baliç (drums).

The beginning

They started as a cover band, playing in bars like ''Bronx'' in mid-'90s, and earned a cult following. Their wide repertoire not only included

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, but also featured examples of American

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and in some cases,

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. The band started off together in 1999 playing mostly cover tracks in Turkish bars and clubs. Soon, they managed to establish themselves as a name behind the music they covered.

Hikayeler Anlatıldı

In the early 2000s, they started recording their own songs and released the album Hikayeler Anlatıldı (''Stories were Told'') in 2004, which was later released as a double album containing acoustic versions of the album's songs. Some of the singles featured in this album include "Karışmasın Kimseler" (''Don't Let Anyone Stand Between Us'') and "Elalem" (''Everybody'').

Second album

The following album was self-titled and was released on February 26, 2007. The new album features duets with popular Turkish artists like Ferman Akgül from

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, and Emre Aydın. The producer of the album is

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, the successful producer of many young Turkish talents (like maNga, Emre Aydın,

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, and Göksel). The band is managed by Hadi Elazzi of GRGDN, the company Elazzi owns together with Kurosman. Gripin's new single, entitled "Böyle Kahpedir Dünya" ''(This World is a Harlot)'' has become a huge hit with television and radio stations, having led the Top 10 chart of

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. The following single, "Sensiz Istanbul'a Düşmanım" (''I Hate Istanbul Without You'') – a duet with Emre Aydın – saw an equal amount of success in terms of its popularity in Turkey. The band has recently won the prestigious

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Altın Kelebek Awards as Best Newcoming Band (see the Awards section). To this day, the band continues to perform in clubs, concerts, and festivals.

Members

* Birol Namoğlu was born on November 9, 1978 and studied metallurgical engineering. He is the vocalist of the band. * İlker Baliç is the drummer of Gripin, born on May 22, 1980. He studies (in English) at the School of Economics at

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. * Murat Başdoğan, born on December 26, 1981, is the guitarist of the band. He studies architecture at

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. * Evren Gülçığ is the

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ist, born on September 6, 1977. He studied civil engineering and graduated from Istanbul University with a degree in finance. He used to be the creative director of his own company dealing with web design. Now he works for an advertising company as multimedia director. * Arda İnceoğlu was born on February 21, 1982. He plays the keyboard in Gripin and at the same time studies chemistry at

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Discography

Singles

Awards

* 34.

Altın Kelebek Ödülleri (''Golden Butterfly Awards'') ** "Best Newcoming Band" * 11. Istanbul FM Gold Awards 2007 ** Best rock band ** Best song with best lyrics & music (together with Emre Aydın for the song ''Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım'') * Dream Magazine 2007 Awards ** Yılın Yerli Müzik Olayı (''Domestic Music Event of the Year''): Gripin–Emre Aydın: ''Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım'' feat * Dream TV 2007 Top 50 SongsDream TV 2007 Top 50
** 3rd place: Gripin–Emre Aydın: ''Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım ''(first among Turkish songs) ** 15th place: ''Böyle Kahpedir Dünya''

Theme songs

* ''Komşu Kızı'' for the TV series

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(2009)

Notes

External links

Gripin official Site

GRGDN
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