Burak Canatan (born 17 May 1992), better known by his stage name Burak King, is a Turkish rapper,

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and musician.

Career

Through Cem Yılmaz and

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's help, King's song "Günah Benim" became widely known and resulted in his breakthrough. Through her children,

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learned about King's success and asked him and

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to perform at her concert in Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theatre. Together, they performed the song "Günah Benim" in the form of

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and rock. Before the concert Can said "I got to know Eypio and Burak King thanks to my children. Their music video has been watched over 100 million times. I'm so excited to rap for the first time".

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's editor in Turkey Çetin Cem Yılmaz, revealed that the song "Günah Benim" was a favorite of their national football team being played on their bus numerous times. To support their team at the

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, King and Eypio used part of their previous song "Günah Benim" and released the new piece "Ay Bizim Yıldız Bizim". In 2017, King released his new song "Koştum Hekime". The song became one of the most downloaded pieces in Turkey. King was nominated for a

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in the category :Song of the Year".

Achievements

* 'Best Newcomer' – 43rd

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(2016) * 'Most Successful Song of the Year' "Günah Benim" – Istanbul Technical University Industrial Engineering Student Symposium (EMÖS) (2017) * 'Best Lead Single of the Year' "Günah Benim" –

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Media Awards (2017) * 'Artist of the Year' – Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Awards (2017)

Discography

;Albums * ''Rap İçimden'' (2022) ;Singles * ''Günah Benim'' (with

) (2015) * ''Sen'' (with Eypio) (2016) * ''Ay Bizim Yıldız Bizim'' (with Eypio) (2016) * ''Geceye mi Küssem?'' (with Patron) (2017) * ''Koştum Hekime'' (2017) * ''Yanıyoruz'' (2017) * ''Var Git'' (2018) * ''Sızı Kaldı'' (2019) * ''Bi Sonu Var Mı?'' (2020) * ''Paramparça'' (with Rafet El Roman) (2020) * ''Eyvallah'' (with Rozz Kalliope) (2020) * ''Gidesim Var'' (2020) * ''Dünya'' (with Sokrat St) (2021) * ''Rap İçimden'' (2021) * ''Artık Zora Gelmiyorum'' (2021) * ''Derde Çareler'' (2022) * ''Bu Şehirde'' (with Nassa Nef) (2022) * ''Hesap'' (with Tefo and Seko) (2022) * ''Sıkıntı Yok Baba'' (with Sedat) (2022) * ''Deli Deli'' (2022) * ''Güle Güle'' (with Tefo and Seko) (2022)

References

{{Authority control 1992 births Living people Dutch people of Turkish descent 21st-century Turkish male singers 21st-century Turkish singers Turkish lyricists Turkish rappers