Ferhat Yılmaz (born 25 February 1991), better known by his stage name Ben Fero, is a

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and

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Life and career

Fero was born on 25 February 1991 in

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, Germany. His father is from

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, and his mother is from

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. In 1994, he returned to Turkey with his family and settled in

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. At the age of 8, he became familiar with rap by listening to

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. Ben Fero studied at Sabanci University between 2009 and 2015. In April 2018, his first song, "Mahallemiz Esmer" was released. After releasing another single, "Kimlerdensin", in August 2018, he decided to leave his job as a sales manager in a private company and focus on music. He is reportedly close to

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and YouTuber Berkcan Güven, and this made it easier for him to make himself known in the music market. On 30 November 2018, he released his third single "3 2 1". On 2 December 2018, the song ranked first on

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's list of most listened songs in Turkey. On the 20th of February 2019, his first studio album, ''Orman Kanunları'', was released, which also included the singles that he had previously released on its track listing. On the day it was released, all of its songs ranked among the top 12 on Spotify Türkiye Top 50. He became the first artist in Turkey whose songs from one album entered the list all at the same time. Out of these songs, "Biladerim İçin" ranked first on music charts for weeks. He also changed the name of the song "Akalım" to "Demet Akalın", after Turkish pop singer Demet Akalın. On 9 May 2019, at the 16th Radio Boğaziçi Music Awards he received the "Best Newcomer Artist" award. On January 19, 2020, he performed at the

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following the 2020 Basketbol Süper Ligi All-Star match. On 25 September 2020, he released his first EP titled ''Yabani''.

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Orman Kanunları'' (2019) ;EPs * ''Yabani'' (2020) ;Singles * "Mahallemiz Esmer" (2018) * "Kimlerdensin" (2018) * "3 2 1" (2018) * "JENGA" (ft. Khontkar) (2019) * "Fight Kulüp" (ft.

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) (2019) * "Arkadaş" (2019) * "Kim O" (ft. Keişan) (2020) * "Sıkı Dur" (ft.

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) (2020) * "İzmir'in Ateşi" (ft. Maho G) (2020) * "Üçe Beşe Bakamam" (ft. Cash Flow) (2021) * "50 Kilo" (ft. Gringo) (2021) * "Bunlar Anlamaz" (2022) * "Çok Kolay" (2022) * "Emirhan Bir Maymundur" (2022)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fero, Ben Living people 1991 births Turkish rappers Turkish male singers Turkish hip hop Turkish lyricists People from İzmir