Yalin
Encyclopedia
Yalın is a Turkish
pop
singer and songwriter
. He achieved success with the song "Zalim".
, Turkey
. Yalın wrote his first songs during his high school years and delved further into music when he got into college to study economics. It was then that he recorded his first demo CD. Yalın’s introduction to music goes back to his childhood when he listened to his father playing Gipsy Kings
song to him using his guitar. Since then Yalın’s interest in music grew more and more each day and contributed to him becoming one of the most popular singer-song writers of Turkey.
, produced by Selim Öztürk, was released. The song "Zalim" became one of the major summer hits of 2004. Unlike most Turkish pop singers, Yalın's personality was very humble and down to Earth . This gained him a lot of respect and recognition . Within the first week, the sales of his album reached 200,000 copies. By the end of the first month sales reached 300,000. The total sales reached 500,000 copies at the end of four months which made Yalın's debut one of highest selling records in 2004.
With his second album Bir Bakmışsın
, Yalın arguably outdid the musical achievements of his first album. Although he kept the tone of his music similar to Ellerine Sağlık, the music quality and the sound of Bir Bakmışsın received better comments from Turkish music critiques. The album was brought together by the same group of musicians that Yalın worked with in his first album.
In 2006, Yalın collaborated with American reggae artist Shaggy and Japanese-American diva AI
on AI's album What's Goin' on A.I. with the track "Famous feat. Shaggy and Yalın". To date Yalin had sold more than 1 million records.
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
. He achieved success with the song "Zalim".
Early life
Hüseyin Yalın was born on March 30, 1980 in IstanbulIstanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. Yalın wrote his first songs during his high school years and delved further into music when he got into college to study economics. It was then that he recorded his first demo CD. Yalın’s introduction to music goes back to his childhood when he listened to his father playing Gipsy Kings
Gipsy Kings
The Gipsy Kings are a group of musicians from Arles and Montpellier, who perform in Spanish with an Andalucían accent. Although group members were born in France, their parents were mostly gitanos, Spanish Romani people who fled Catalonia during the 1930s Spanish Civil War. Chico Bouchikhi is of...
song to him using his guitar. Since then Yalın’s interest in music grew more and more each day and contributed to him becoming one of the most popular singer-song writers of Turkey.
Career
Following 1½ years of hard work, his debut album Ellerine SağlıkEllerine Saglik
-Track listing:#Zalim #Sonsuz Ol#Degmez#Sahte#Gunaydin#Askta Telafi Olmaz#Son Askim#Tek Gecelik Ask Masali#Seni Buralarda Bir Ozleyen Var#Meleklerin Sozu Var...
, produced by Selim Öztürk, was released. The song "Zalim" became one of the major summer hits of 2004. Unlike most Turkish pop singers, Yalın's personality was very humble and down to Earth . This gained him a lot of respect and recognition . Within the first week, the sales of his album reached 200,000 copies. By the end of the first month sales reached 300,000. The total sales reached 500,000 copies at the end of four months which made Yalın's debut one of highest selling records in 2004.
With his second album Bir Bakmışsın
Bir Bakmissin
-Track listing:#Kucucugum#Bir Bakmissin#Keske#Ben Bilmem#Ask Ne Demek#Istanbul Benden Buyuk#Eyvahlar Olsun#Yagmur#Seviyorum#Uzulme...
, Yalın arguably outdid the musical achievements of his first album. Although he kept the tone of his music similar to Ellerine Sağlık, the music quality and the sound of Bir Bakmışsın received better comments from Turkish music critiques. The album was brought together by the same group of musicians that Yalın worked with in his first album.
In 2006, Yalın collaborated with American reggae artist Shaggy and Japanese-American diva AI
AI (singer)
Ai , born November 2, 1981 as , is a Japanese R&B singer and rapper. She is currently under EMI Music Japan.-Early life:...
on AI's album What's Goin' on A.I. with the track "Famous feat. Shaggy and Yalın". To date Yalin had sold more than 1 million records.
Discography
| Year | Cover | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 2004 in music See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol.... |
Ellerine Sağlık Ellerine Saglik -Track listing:#Zalim #Sonsuz Ol#Degmez#Sahte#Gunaydin#Askta Telafi Olmaz#Son Askim#Tek Gecelik Ask Masali#Seni Buralarda Bir Ozleyen Var#Meleklerin Sozu Var... |
Universal | |
| 2005 2005 in music -Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:... |
Bir Bakmışsın Bir Bakmissin -Track listing:#Kucucugum#Bir Bakmissin#Keske#Ben Bilmem#Ask Ne Demek#Istanbul Benden Buyuk#Eyvahlar Olsun#Yagmur#Seviyorum#Uzulme... |
Pasaj | |
| 2007 2007 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame... |
Herşey Sensin | Avrupa Müzik | |
| 2009 2009 in music The following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year... |
Ben Bugün | Avrupa Müzik |