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

Life and career

Mehmet Erdem was born in 1978 in

Manisa Manisa () is a city in Turkey's Aegean Region and the administrative seat of Manisa Province, lying approximately 40 km northeast of the major city of İzmir. The city forms the urban part of the districts Şehzadeler and Yunusemre, with ...

. His family is originally from

Arapgir Arapgir (; ) is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Malatya Province, Turkey. Its area is 987 km2, and its population is 9,964 (2022). It is situated at the confluence of the eastern and western Euphrates, but some miles from ...

. He studied at the İzmir Science High School and later graduated from

Boğaziçi University Boğaziçi University (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Boğaziçi Üniversitesi''), also known as Bosphorus University, is a Public university, public research university in Istanbul, Turkey, historically tied to a former American educational insti ...

with a degree in mechanical engineering. His father was a clarinetist, and his maternal uncle played

bağlama The bağlama or saz is a family of plucked string instruments and long-necked lutes used in Europe, Balkans, Caucasus, Middle East, Khazar, Central Asia including Germany, France, Belgium, TRNC, Netherlands, Albania, Greece,Bosnia, Serbia, Croat ...

and this encouraged him to become a musician. He first played

mandolin A mandolin (, ; literally "small mandola") is a Chordophone, stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally Plucked string instrument, plucked with a plectrum, pick. It most commonly has four Course (music), courses of doubled St ...

at the age of 5. He later started playing bağlama and

cümbüş The ''cümbüş'' (; ) is a Turkish stringed instrument of relatively modern origin. It was developed in 1930 by Zeynel Abidin Cümbüş as an oud-like instrument that could be heard as part of a larger ensemble. The cümbüş is shaped like ...

. While at high school, he joined several bands both as a musician and a vocalist. In 1997, he moved to

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

to continue his studies and worked as a musician in different places. In 1999, he joined the

Kardeş Türküler Kardeş Türküler (translated either as Brotherly Songs or as Ballads of Fraternity) is a contemporary Turkish ethnic/ folkloric band. It was formed in 1993 with a series of stage performances given by the music branch of the Folklore Club at ...

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 The oud ( ; , ) is a Middle Eastern short-neck lute-type, pear-shaped, fretless stringed instrument (a chordophone in the Hornbostel–Sachs classification of instruments), usually with 11 strings grouped in six courses, but some models have ...

, cümbüş, guitar, and bağlama from prominent musicians. 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

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and

Şerif Sezer Şerif Sezer (born 12 December 1946) is a Turkish actress. She is also known for her roles in Turkish cult films like ''Everything About Mustafa'' and ''My Father and My Son''. She was born in 1946 in Mudanya and she has Rumelian, Georgians, Geor ...

, he won the

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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 ''Leyla ile Mecnun'' (''Leyla and Mecnun'') is a Turkish television comedy series. The series, set in Istanbul and directed by Onur Ünlü, premiered in 2011 on TRT. It is a surreal, absurdist comedy revolving around the parody of the poetic ...

'', ''

Kuzey Güney ''Kuzey Güney'' () is a Turkish television drama series. The scenarists are Ece Yörenç and Melek Gençoğlu. The series stars Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ as Kuzey Tekinoğlu, a tough and rebellious son of an Istanbul baker, who comes back from priso ...

'', '' Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi'' and '' Deliha 2''. 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"."Ünlülerin uyuşturucu davasında karar açıklandı".
T24. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015. The court postponed the sentence as the prison sentence was less than a year.

Discography

Albums

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

Singles

* "Allah'tan Kork" (with

Aşkın Nur Yengi Aşkın Nur Yengi (born on 3 July 1970) is a Turkish singer, composer, and actress. She started working as a backing vocalist for Sezen Aksu and with Aksu's help, released her first studio album in 1990. With her debut album ''Sevgiliye'' in 19 ...

) (2019) * "Deliler" (''Yeni Türkü Zamansız'') (2022) * "Turnaların Göçü" (''Musa Eroğlu ile Bir Asır 2'') (2022)

Soundtracks

* ''

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'' - (2006) * '' Dol'' - (2007) * ''Sınıf'' - (2008) * ''İş Arıyoruz'' - (2008) * '' Deli Deli Olma'' - (2009) * '' Sizi Seviyorum'' - (2009) * '' Memleket Meselesi'' - (2010) * ''

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'' - (2011) * ''

'' - (2011) * ''Vücut'' - (2011) * '' Çalgı Çengi'' - (2011) * '' Kalbim Seni Seçti'' - (2011) * '' Aşk Kırmızı'' - (2013) * ''

Sen Aydınlatırsın Geceyi ''Thou Gild'st The Even'' () is a 2013 Turkish drama film directed by Onur Ünlü. Cemal is a man who lives with his father in Akhisar town of Manisa and works in his own barber shop. Cemal, who seems to be at his own pace, is in trouble, and even ...

'' - (2013) * '' Cenaze İşleri'' - (2017)

Awards

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Erdem, Mehmet Living people 1978 births Boğaziçi University alumni Turkish singer-songwriters Turkish male singers People from Manisa Musicians from Istanbul