Aleyna Tilki (born March 28, 2000) is a

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singer and songwriter.

Life and career

Tilki was born in

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, on March 28, 2000. Her father is from

. Her paternal family is of Turkıc descent who immigrated from

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. Her mother is from Of, Trabzon. At the age of fourteen, she was a semi-finalist on the sixth season of ''

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'' (Turkish version of the ''

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'' series). She caught public attention because of her ''Gesi Bağları'' cover on the show. She achieved national recognition after the release of her song "Cevapsız Çınlama" along with its music video, which has more than 490 million views on YouTube. It is considered the most viewed Turkish music video on YouTube. The song went up to No. 2 on the Turkey's Trending List. Aleyna Tilki released her first solo single "Sen Olsan Bari" in July 2017 which became number 1 in Turkey's charts. The music video currently has over 440 million views on YouTube. Tilki temporarily left Turkey to complete English language training and settled in Los Angeles in November 2017. In November 2019, it was announced that she was in negotiations with

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for producing a new album and four singles. This would make her the first Turkish singer ever to work with this company. In 2020, She agreed on a series of projects on the digital platform Exxen, owned by

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. The series shares the similar name as her song "İşte Bu Benim Masalım". She shared the lead roles with in the series, which premiered in 2021.

Discography

Non-album singles

Soundtracks

As featured artist

Remix

Filmography

;Television ;Commercials * Fuse Tea (2018) * Loft (2018) * Cornetto (2019, 2020) * Dimes (2021) * Puma (2022)

Awards and nomination

References

External links

* 2000 births Living people People from Konya Turkish people of Circassian descent Turkish people of Russian descent Turkish Muslims Turkish pop singers Turkish-language singers 21st-century Turkish singers Child pop musicians 21st-century Turkish women singers Golden Butterfly Award winners Turkish lyricists {{Turkey-singer-stub