Gülden Ayşe Arslan (born 2 January 1983) is a Turkish pop music artist. Her breakthrough came with the song "Unutamam Dedin", which became a hit in Turkey.

Life and career

Gülden was born in 1983 in Tekirdağ. She began songwriting while in secondary school. In 2001, she enrolled in

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State Conservatory and graduated in 2005 after studying basic sciences. While studying at university, she started performing at various locations across İzmir. She then joined the

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crew and played violin during their concert tours. For 2 years, she was part of the

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's orchestra. Between 2008 and 2012, she settled in London with her husband, a restaurant owner. She was the conductor of a local choir in London and took the stage in the parliament. To record the demos for her songs, she went back to Turkey where she met with

Emre Aydın Emre Aydın (born 2 February 1981) is a Turkish rock singer-songwriter. The singer won the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 in the "Europe's Favourite Act" category. He is also the former lead singer for the Turkish rock band 6. Cadde. Biography E ...

. Gülden made her debut with the single "Unutamam Dedin", which was arranged by Mustafa Ceceli. Additionally, she wrote and composed "Soğuk Odalar", the lead single for Emre Aydın's 2012 album. She then performed a duet with Aydın. She released her debut studio album ''Sen Yokken Olanlar'' in 2014. The song "Yatsın Yanıma" from this album became a hit in Turkey and its music video garnered over 95 million views on YouTube. Gülden has a daughter, named Melissa Mutlu.

Discography

Albums

* ''Sen Yokken Olanlar'' (2014)

EPs

* ''Müdavim'' (2020) * ''Arşiv 1'' (2023)

Singles

* "Unutamam Dedin" (2012) * "Uzun Lafın Kısası" (feat. Bahadır Tatlıöz & Ozan Doğulu) (2016) * "Bye Bye" (2016) * "Açık Yara" (2017) * "Ne Biliyorsun Hakkımda" (ft. Aşkım Kapışmak) (2017) * "Ben Seni Böyle mi Sevdim?" (2018) * "Çiçek Gibi" (2018) * "Kandırmışlar Aşk Diye" (2019) * "Mendil" (2019) * "Yakarım İstanbul'u" (2019) * "Yandan Yandan" (2021) * "İçimize mi Atalım" (2022) * "Güzelleşelim" (2022) * "Bu Saatten Sonra" (2022) * "Ne Söyledi Tanrı Sana" (2022) * "Öldürdü Ama Gömmüyor" (2023)

References

External links

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