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
Tekirdağ () is a city in northwestern Turkey. It is located on the north coast of the Sea of Marmara, in the region of East Thrace. The city forms the urban part of the Süleymanpaşa district, with a population of 186,421 in 2022.
Tekirdağ ...
. She began songwriting while in secondary school. In 2001, she enrolled in
Ege University
Ege University or Aegean University () is a public research university in Bornova, İzmir. It was founded in 1955 with the faculties of Medicine and Agriculture. It is the first university to start courses in İzmir and the fourth oldest unive ...
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
TRT crew and played violin during their concert tours. For 2 years, she was part of the
Aegean Army
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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
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Gülden made her debut with the single "Unutamam Dedin", which was
arranged
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by
Mustafa Ceceli
Mustafa Ceceli (; born 2 November 1980) is a Turkish singer.
Career
His musical career started with an amateur high school band. After high school, he attended to Ankara University Faculty of Veterinary. In third class, he left this faculty, he ...
. 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 110 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
Ozan Doğulu (born 13 January 1972) is a Turkish singer, composer, music arranger and record producer.
Life and career
Doğulu is the elder brother of Turkish singer Kenan Doğulu and the son of composer Yurdaer Doğulu and his wife Serpil Doğu ...
) (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)
* "Yok" (2024)
* "Aşk Bir Yangın" (with Bahadır Tatlıöz) (2024)
References
External links
*
Güldenon
Spotify
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* {{Discogs artist, Gülden
Living people
1983 births
Turkish women singers
Turkish singer-songwriters