Bengü, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Bengü

Turkish singer

Date of Birth: 23-Apr-1979

Place of Birth: İzmir, Turkey

Profession: composer, singer, songwriter

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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About Bengü

  • Bengü Erden (born 23 April 1979) is a Turkish singer.
  • She became first familiar with music during her time at the Izmir State Symphony Orchestra.
  • In Izmir, she was cast in a leading role in the musical "Oliver Twist".
  • She later took singing lessons with Izmir State Conservatory's general manager, Müfit Bayras.
  • In 1998, by performing a song by Müfit Baysara, she ranked second at the competition Pop Show '98, organized by Mü-Yap and Show TV.
  • She then studied music at Istanbul Academy.
  • She worked as a backing vocalist for Kenan Dogulu for three years.
  • In 2007, Bengü became the winner of Show TV's singing competition Bak Kim Dans Ediyor.
  • Her first album, Hos Geldin, was produced by Kenan Dogulu and Ozan Dogulu and released in July 2000.
  • Her second studio album, Baglasan Durmam, was released in 2005. After two years, she released her third studio album, Taktik.
  • With the song "Korkma Kalbim" from this album, she received a digital certification from Mü-Yap and the album became one of the best-selling albums of the year.In 2009, Bengü released Iki Melek.
  • The album sold 125,000 copies and received a gold certification.
  • By ranking number-one on Türkçe Top 20 for seven weeks, she became one of 2009's Turkish artists who topped the music charts for a long period of time. In 2011, she released the album Dört Dörtlük.
  • With its lead single, "Askim", she succeeded in attracting the attention of fans and critics.
  • The song was the most-searched song on Google in Turkey in 2011.
  • In the same year, Bengü became the "most followed artist" in Turkey. In 2012, her maxi single "Anlatacaklarim Var" was released.
  • The song "Yarali" form this maxi single ranked number-one on Turkey's official music charts for seven weeks.
  • Her 2013 single "Saygimdan" also topped 'Türkçe Top 20' in 2014 for five weeks.
  • In 2014, Bengü's single "Yarali" won the "Most Played Song" award at the Turkey Music Awards. Bengü's seventh studio album, Ikinci Hal, was released in October 2014.
  • Its lead single, "Sahici", ranked third on Türkçe Top 20 and then remained number-one for five weeks.
  • By topping the official music charts in Turkey for 10 weeks, she became 2014's second artist with the most number of number-one singles.
  • According to TelifMetre, Bengü was 2014's Turkish female artist with the most number of streams on TV.
  • Her other song from Ikinci Hal, titled "Feveran", became successful on digital platforms and received a gold certification from DMC.From 2000, many of her songs, including "Korkumdan Agladim", "Korkma Kalbim", "Unut Beni", "Agla Kalbim", "Gezegen", "Iki Melek", "Kocaman Öpüyorum", "Askim", "Saat 03:00", "Haberin Olsun", "Yarali", "Saygimdan", "Sahici", "Feveran", "Hodri Meydan" and "Sigamiyorum" have become hits.
  • To this day she has released eight studio albums and six singles and has received various awards and nominations for her works.
  • Among her nominations are four Turkey Music Awards and two Balkan Music Awards.
  • She has also won one Turkey Music Award, one Mü-Yap Music Award and one TTNET Music Award.

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