İbrahim Erkal (10 October 1966 – 11 May 2017) was a Turkish singer, songwriter, composer and actor. Under the name İbrahim Güzelses, he released his first album in 1984. İbrahim Erkal released his first album under his own name in 1986 with the name '' Sensiz Yaşıyamam''. In 1993, he released ''Tutku'', and in 1995 '' Sıra Bende/Aklımdasın''. His third album, '' Gönlünüze Talibim'', was released in 1996. The album has sold 1.4 million copies. Erkal was among the best-selling musicians of 1996 in Turkey and " Canısı" was one of the most popular songs. In 1997, he starred in the TV movie ''Canısı''. The film ranked first in the ratings. In 1997, he played in the TV series based on the same movie. His fourth album, ''Sırılsıklam'', was released in 1998. It sold 2.2 million copies, and was the second best-selling album of 1998 in Turkey. Erkal starred in a TV series at the end of 1998. In 2000 he published the album '' De Get Yalan Dünya'', selling 1 million copies. '' Su Gibi'' (2001), '' Aşknâme'' (2002), '' Gönül Limanı'' (2004) and '' Yüreğinden Öpüyorum/Gülüm'' (2006) were all released under the Ulus Music label. In 2006, he left Ulus Music and released two albums afterwards. In 2015 he published his album ''Nefes 1''. On 12 April 2017, Erkal lost his balance due to low

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and hit his head against the floor and suffered a

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. He was hospitalized and put under intensive care. On 9 May, it was reported that he had been diagnosed with

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, yet the vital functions of his heart and other organs were sustained, depending on the external life support. Erkal died on 11 May 2017 at Ümraniye Eğitim ve Araştırma Hospital in Istanbul. On 13 May 2017, his funeral was held at Marmara İlahiyat Mosque and his body was later buried at

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Discography

* '' Sarhoş Baki'' (1984) * '' Sensiz Yaşıyamam'' (1986) * '' Tutku'' (1993) * '' Sıra Bende/Aklımdasın'' (1995) * '' Gönlünüze Talibim'' (1996) * '' Sırılsıklam'' (1998) * '' De Get Yalan Dünya'' (2000) * '' Su Gibi'' (2001) * '' Aşknâme'' (2002) * '' Gönül Limanı'' (2004) * '' Yüreğinden Öpüyorum/Gülüm'' (2006) * '' Aranağme'' (2008) * '' Burnumda Tütüyorsun'' (2011) * '' Nefes 1'' (2015) * '' Ömrüm'' (2017) ;Other albums * Ölümüne Cim Bom (1994) - "for ''

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Filmography

;Film * '' Canısı'' (1997) ;Television * '' Canısı'' (1997–98) * '' Sırılsıklam'' (1998–99) * '' Cennet Mahallesi'' (2006) "''Guest cast''"

Awards

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Erkal, Ibrahim 1967 births 2017 deaths 20th-century Turkish male singers 21st-century Turkish male singers Turkish folk singers Turkish lyricists Turkish folk-pop singers Turkish composers Burials at Karacaahmet Cemetery