Ali Tufan Kıraç (born 17 June 1972) is a
Turkish anatolian rock
Anatolian rock (), or Turkish psychedelic rock, is a fusion of Turkish folk music and rock. It emerged during the mid-1960s, soon after rock groups became popular in Turkey. The most widely known members of this genre include Turkish musicians ...
and
heavy metal musician.
As a son of a teacher, he began his elementary studies in his birthplace of
Göksun
Göksun (, or , ''Koukousós''; or ; ) is a municipality and district of Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,942 km2, and its population is 50,676 (2022). It is near one of the sources of the Ceyhan River (ancient Pyramos), in the ...
. He completed his primary and secondary education in
Hasköy, Istanbul. After he completed his high school education, he joined
Marmara University
Marmara University (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Marmara Üniversitesi'') is a Public university, public research university in Istanbul, Turkey. The university, named after the Sea of Marmara, was founded as a university in 1982. However, its ...
, Atatürk Faculty of Music Education.
Namık Nağdaliyev, the guitarist in Kıraç's backing band, is well known for his work with the pioneering Azerbaijani hard rock band
Yukhu in the 1990s.
Discography
Albums
* 1998: ''Deli Düş''
* 2000: ''Bir Garip Aşk Bestesi''
* 2001: ''Sevgiliye''
* 2001: ''Zaman''
* 2003: ''Kayıp Şehir''
* 2007: ''Benim Yolum''
* 2008: ''Kıraç Toprağın Türküleri''
* 2009: ''Garbiyeli''
* 2009: ''Rock Dünyasından Sesleniş''
* 2009: ''Yolcu''
* 2011: ''Derindekiler''
* 2014: ''Çık Hayatımdan''
Singles
* 2008: ''Haydi Haydi''
* 2010: ''Show Zamanı''
* 2011: ''Dön Artık''
* 2013: ''Beddua''
* 2016: ''Yolun Sonu''
* 2016: ''Senden Sonra''
* 2017: ''Kerkük Zindanı''
* 2018: ''Benim Halkım''
* 2020: ''Hayat''
* 2021: ''Vatan Marşı''
* 2021: ''Gel Sevdiğim''
* 2021: ''Melekler Ağlar''
* 2021: ''Aşk Yasak mı?''
* 2021: ''Çemberimde Gül Oya'' (with Bertuğ Cemil and Su Soley)
* 2021: ''Haydi''
Compilations
* 2019: ''Beni Ben Yapan Şarkılar''
Personal life
Kıraç married actor Ayşe Şule Bilgiç in 2008. The couple had two children, named Elif Iraz and Çağrı Manas.
Soundtracks of TV series
Kıraç has prepared the soundtracks of a number of TV series, including ''Zerda'', ''Aliye'', ''Unutulmaz'', ''
Binbir Gece
''Binbir Gece'' () is a Turkish soap opera revolving around four main characters: Sehrazat, Onur, Kerem and Bennu. The story is loosely based on the story of ''One Thousand and One Nights'', better known as ''Arabian Nights''. It stars Halit Erg ...
'' and ''Beyaz Gelincik'', ''
Bir İstanbul Masalı'' and ''Kaçak''.
References
External links
Official website
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1972 births
Turkish film score composers
Turkish rock singers
Turkish singer-songwriters
Living people
21st-century Turkish singers
Male film score composers
Turkish heavy metal singers
21st-century Turkish male singers
Turkish male guitarists
Turkish socialists