Emre Altuğ

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Emre Altuğ
Birth name Niyazi Emre Altuğ
Also known as Emre Altuğ
Born April 14, 1970 (1970-04-14) (age 38)
Origin Istanbul, Turkey
Genre(s) Pop, pop rock, dance-pop
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
actor
performer
Instrument(s) Vocals, Guitar
Years active 1999 - Present
Label(s) DMC, DSM, Topkapı Music

Niyazi Emre Altuğ (April 14, 1970, Istanbul) is a Turkish pop singer, actor.[1] He starred in popular television series, television films, movies and musicals. He is also one of the most popular male singers in Turkey.

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[edit] Biography

Emre Altuğ was born in Levent, Istanbul as the second son to a housewife mother and dentist father. He graduated in Theatrical Studies from the State Conservatory of Istanbul University. He acted on stage in various plays and sang backing vocals to such established artists like Sezen Aksu, Sertab Erener, Levent Yüksel or Nilüfer, before his first album, entitled İbreti Alem (A Lesson to Everyone) was released in 1999. In 2000 he sang a song called Bir de bana sor (Ask Me, Too) for Melih Kıbar's album entitled Yadıgar.[2] The song became a huge hit with radio stations. His second album, Sıcak (Hot) was released in 2003. In the meantime he appeared in commercials, television films and feature films, like Kolay Para (Easy Money). His third album, Dudak Dudağa (Lip to Lip) came out in 2004, followed by Sensiz Olmuyor (Won't Work Without You) a year later. The song, which the album was named after, became the theme song of a television series that was given the same title (Sensiz Olmuyor) and in which Emre played the leading character. The series was aired on Show TV.[3] In June 2007 he released his latest album Kişiye Özel (Personal).

Emre is planning to release an English album, for which he travelled to the U.S. and is about to start work with Mark Feistand Damon Sharpe[4] (who have worked with such artists like Anastacia or Jennifer Lopez and are the producers and co-writers of the charity song Come Together Now), who found Emre's voice outstanding and have already started to work on four songs with him.[5]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year Album Name Label Info
1999 İbret-i Alem Topkapı Müzik[6] A Lesson To Everyone
2003 Sıcak DSM[7] Hot
2004 Dudak Dudağa DSM[8] Lips To Lips, Sales: 115,000[9]
2007 Kişiye Özel DMC[10] Personal

[edit] Singles

Year Album Name Label Info
2005 Sensiz Olmuyor DMC[11] Doesn't Work Without You

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Television series

[edit] Feature films

[edit] Sources

[edit] External links

[edit] Fan Site

[edit] Emre in the media

[edit] Official sites

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Emre Altuğ at IMDb
  2. ^ Album details at Tulumba.com
  3. ^ Sensiz OLmuyor Cast List at Show TV
  4. ^ Damon Sharpe
  5. ^ Emre gelecek ay Amerika'ya açılıyor (Emre is opening towards the USA next month) 22 December 2006. Sabah Newspaper. (Turkish)
  6. ^ Album details at Topkapi Müzik Official site
  7. ^ Dokuz Sekiz Müzik Official Website
  8. ^ Dokuz Sekiz Müzik Official Website
  9. ^ MÜYAP Turkish Album Sales 2004
  10. ^ DMC Müzik Official site
  11. ^ DMC Müzik Official site


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