Erdinç Ecevit Yıldız is a Turkish-Dutch musician best known as vocalist and

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player for

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band Altin Gün.

Biography

According to Altin Gün bandmate Daniel Smienk, Erdinç was born in the Netherlands to Turkish parents.

Music career

In 2016, Erdinç responded to an ad posted on

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by Jasper Verhulst who was seeking to form a

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Turkish folk band which would soon become known as Altin Gün. Erdinç was recruited to the band as one of two lead vocalists of Turkish origin - the other being Merve Daşdemir. The band has released five studio albums since their debut album in 2018. In 2019, their second album, ''Gece'' was nominated for the

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(2019) in the Best World Music Album category. Together they have made multiple tours of Europe and North America and have performed at

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. Their fifth studio album was released in March 2023. At a 2019 show in Ontario, Erdinç performed with broken ribs after suffering a

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accident.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yıldız, Erdinç Ecevit Living people Turkish singers Turkish male singers Bağlama players Anatolian rock musicians Year of birth missing (living people)