Mustafa Sandal

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Mustafa Sandal (born 11 January 1970) is a Turkish singer-songwriter.

At the beginning of the 1990s, he wrote and composed a number of songs for other singers and made a reputation for himself in the music industry.

In 1994, with the release of his first studio album Suç Bende and its subsequent success, he made a name for himself in Turkey.

This was followed by the release of another album titled Gölgede Ayni in 1996.

In 1998, the song "Aya Benzer" from his new album Detay became a number-one hit in Turkey.

After signing a contract with Sony Music, he released the album Araba.

The song "Araba" from the album became a massive hit.

Throughout his career he continued to release many albums, including Akisina Birak (2000), Kop (2002).

Later, under the label Universal Music-Polydor, he released the album Seven (2003), followed by Iste (2004), Devami Var (2007), and Karizma (2009).

In 2011, his single with Gülben Ergen, "Sikir Sikir", became the most downloaded song of the year.

In 2012, Sandal released his 10th studio album Organik.

In 2013, his new single "Tesir Altinda" became one of the best-selling singles of 2013.

Sandal has won many awards throughout his career.

For his album Kop, he was voted the "Best Male Artist" in 2002. In addition to his work in the field of music, television, advertising, cinema and other important achievements, Sandal has sold more than 14 million albums worldwide and has collaborated with many artists, including Ajda Pekkan, Sezen Aksu and Hakan Peker.

Personal life and education

Mustafa Sandal was born in Istanbul. His father Yusuf Sandal was from Erzincan, while his mother Tülin İleri was from Adana. The family lived in Arnavutköy, Istanbul. His maternal grandfather was musician Hüseyin İleri who worked for TRT.

Mustafa Sandal had his primary education in Tarabya at Özel Dost School. He later moved to Geneva and got enrolled in Collège du Léman. After 8 years of studying, he went to the United States and started studying at the New Hampshire University. In 1996, he continued his studies at the American College of London. He learned English, Italian and French. He also served in the military for 28 days in 1999 in Malatya. Sandal, known for his passion for flying, is a certificated pilot.

Sandal was married on 13 January 2008 in Hôtel Les Ottomans à Istanbul to the famous Serbian singer Emina Jahović whom he met in July 2004 in Bodrum, Muğla. The couple's first child, Yaman, was born by Caesarean section in Istanbul on 8 August 2008. On 26 July 2011, the Sandals announced that they were expecting their second child in the winter. On 21 February 2012, Emina Sandal gave birth at the American Hospital to a baby boy, Yavuz. The couple's children speak both Turkish and Serbian. The couple divorced in 2018, citing irreconcilable differences.

Sandal married Melis Sütşurup on 3 June 2022 at the Turkish embassy in Rome, Italy.

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Music career

In 1989, he left the United States after two-and-a-half years and returned to Turkey due to his love for music. He began his performing career at the Istanbul Geliçm Studio, owned by Garo Mafyan. He had a natural knack for composing and songwriting.

He wrote and produced his first song, "Vazgeçme," with Bülent Tezcan, and the album was released in 1991 by singer Ajda Pekkan. Ajda Pekkan, Sezen Aksu, Zerrin, Muazzez Abac, Ayşegül Aldinç, Ayşegüzel Muazon, Burak Kut, Elu, Burak Kut, Deniz Arcak, Emel Müftüolu, Reyhan Karaca, Reyhan Karaca, Sezen Abac, Asya, Mert Ekren, yakhda Dezo Ajdoutput: Sandal For a while, he worked with Onno Tunç as an assistant.

Suç Bende's first studio album was released in July 1994. Sandal himself wrote and produced 7 songs on this album, and within 3 months, he gave 140 concerts in Turkey and 30 concerts around the world.

Sandal released his second album Gölgede Ayn, which was entirely composed and written by himself after the success of the first album in June 1996. This album solidified his place in the music market. He appeared at more than 140 concerts in Turkey since the album's introduction. The album's first music video for "Araba" was released, and it was shot in Beşiktaş. On his second music video for the album "Jest Oldu" by Zeki Demirkubuz, he appeared on his second music video. In addition, he shot and edited an action video clip for the song "Bir Anda." Gölgede Ayn became Turkey's best-selling album in 1996 with over 3,600,000 units.

Prestij Müzik's third studio album, Detay, was released on September 1st 1999. Sandal gave more than 120 concerts around the country thanks to its popularity, and the album also had a good showing on the sales charts.

In May 1999, he shot a new music video for Sony Music in France's rearranged version of his song "Araba" in Marrakesh, Morocco. The song was translated into Russian, Arabic, and Greek. The album Araba was available in a number of countries outside of Turkey since the initial release of this new single. Sandal decided to end his career in Europe due to some issues with Sony Music.

Prestij Müzik released his fourth studio album, Aksna Brak, in June 2000. This album's music producer, Skender Paydaş, was on hand. Sandal released a music video for "Tek Geçerim" on this album, and it topped the charts, and Sandal released a music video for it. "Hatrla Beni," a duet with Greek singer Natalia, was shot in another music video. For the song "Geriye Dönemem," the third and final music video was released. "Gidesim Gelmiyor," featuring Reyhan Karaca, became one of Turkey's best songs in 2000. He composed the song "Can Cana" for the Istanbul Metro Service in June 2001. He appeared with Eros Ramazzotti, an Italian singer, at the Ali Sami Yen Stadium in front of 25,000 people later this year. He later admitted that among his appearances with other actors, Ramazzotti's was the most memorable one.

Sandal's latest album Kop was released in May 2002 by Erol Köse Production and became the year's second best-selling album. The album's debut in 2002 was commemorated by fans, who saw the Turkish national football team in the competition. Sandal later formed Yada Prodüksiyon, which was later acquired by the company's own production firm. Sandal performed a number of concerts in Europe, one in Moscow and another in Olympia, Paris, 2003.

Maxi Sandal 2003, his first maxi single, was released in Turkey in 2003. Sandal appeared on the first music video for this maxi single "Aşka Yürek Gerek Gerek Gerek Gerek" and Sandal performed on the album "Aşka Yürek Gerek," and the Greek singer Natalia appeared on the video clip. Universal Music's latest hit song, "Aya Benzer 2003 (Moonlight), was released by the artist. Sandal's new album Seven has arrived. The album debuted on Europe's top ten charts. Sandal appeared in "All My Life" with Miss World 2002 Azra Akra Akra Akra Akra Akra Akra Akra Akra Akra Akra Akra Akra Akra Akra Akra Akn The video was shot at the Topkap Palace. Following the success of Seven, German talk show host Stefan Raab and his crew travelled to Turkey to film an exclusive program about Sandal in Karaköy. He also appeared on the front page of Der Spiegel magazine. Sandal composed the songs "100." The Beşiktaş football team's 100th anniversary of founding the Beşiktaş football team. "Hadi Hisset" and "Yl Marş" are two popular TV shows.

Sandal unveiled another maxi single titled ste on July 13, 2004. For the song "syankar"), the first music video from this collection was released. Later, another music video for the Oriental Remix version of the song was released, utilizing a video of one of Sandal's performances. "Kavrulduk" was the subject of another music video. Sandal's fans greeted him at his concerts in the summer under the title "Volkswagen with Music Love." He also appeared in some of his concerts with his Volkswagen cars. Sandal developed a line of perfumes named "7" in 24 different countries in the same year, as part of LR Cosmetics' deal.

He released "Syankar" as a single under the name Universal Music in 2005. "Syankar" became one of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland's best-selling songs. Sandal performed a concert in Istanbul in 2005, in honor of Turkey's team's appearance in the UEFA Champions League, during which Mayor Kadir Topbaş was also present. On the ZDF program Wetten Dass, he appeared on the same stage with Shakira at Aspendos Theater. "Mustafa Sandal is a very good friend and a kind pal," Shakira said at the concert. It's more than enough to have friends like him." Sandal has also visited Paris Hilton at the backstage of the program. He started Musti TV on his official website on May 7, 2005. "Yamal Tövbeler," his latest maxi single, "Yamal tövbeler," was announced in August. "Yamal Tövbeler" sold 180,000 copies on the day, which was a record in Turkey.

Sandal's single "syankar" sold 150,000 copies in Germany, earning him a gold medal. Universal Music's "syankar" video clip was shot in Istanbul, near Bosphorus, and produced by Universal Music. On the MTV TRL Charts, the video came in first, behind Blue and Avril Lavigne. Sandal began his world tour in Germany on February 5th and performed in England, Pakistan, Russia, the Netherlands, Albania, and Brazil.

Sandal revealed his new album Devam Var on June 12, 2007, a day later, on June 13th. Sinan Akçl wrote and produced the album's lead single "ndir." The likes of skender Paydaş, zgür Yedievli, Sinan Akçl, Erhan Bayrak, and Tolga Klç appeared on the album for one year, with Sandal saying, "I can think of my life for this reason." In the summer, my songs will rule the market. For a year, we lived in the studio. I miss going to concerts and being with my followers.' Sandal has appeared on the Muhabbet Card commercials with his grandfather Hüseyin leri.

Sandal began a tour of concerts in Turkey in 2008 under the patronage of Muhabbet Cart. He ended the tour in Mugula by appearing in front of 10,000 spectators. He appeared in 15 cities for a total of 500,000 people. "ndir," "Aşka Yürek Gerek Gerek" and "syankar" were among his songs on a video game (SingStar Turkish Party) on PlayStation 2. The company executives said they were considering including a Turkish pop star in their game console and opted Sandal due to his fame in Europe. Sandal was given an award for his appearance on a cell phone commercial in 2008. Since Madonna and Britney Spears' appearance in Europe in 2008, the singer, who had 200,000 followers on his website, came third in terms of fame.

Sandal's new album Karizma was released in June 2009. "My first album as a father is considered a big deal for me." He appeared on this album with Bojan Dugic, who had arranged songs for Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, and Sting in the past. Bojan Dugic produced the album's lead single "Ateş Et ve Unut" and the song "Karizma." The album's debut was postponed for two weeks as Dugic wanted to give Jennifer Lopez a song he had already made for her. In four days, Sandal made sure that these pages and pirate vendors were identifying by a team of 300 people selected from his fan club members. "Ateş Et ve Unut," a music video made in Haydarpa Port, was spent 50,000 dollars on the music video.

Mustafa Sandal, a European spokesperson for the United Nations Children's Fund and UNICEF Germany committee, was selected as a European spokesperson for Pakistani refugees. Sandal was chosen the most popular Turkish artist in Europe in a poll that took place among Pakistani children and another one in European countries out of a total of 50 thousand people, which gave him the opportunity to spread word of peace throughout the world in the UNICEF brochure published in Ramadan 2009. "I accepted it without hesitation, and we'll see children in our Eastern and Southeastern Anatolian tour," Sandal later reported. Sandal's English, German, and French followers responded positively to the song "Ateş Et ve Unut" on internet, with some referring to Sandal's charitable work: "Turkey's Michael Jackson has become a goodwill ambassador for our children."

Mustafa Sandal and Gökben performed "Nevrin Döner" in 2010, which brings together Nostalgic and new generation artists.

Mustafa Sandal and Gülben Ergen first issued the duet "kr" in June 2011. Sandal's song is written by Sandal and composed by Egyptian artist Amr Mostafa; it was downloaded 133,253 times and became Turkey's top-selling song on the internet.

Sandal released Organik in the summer of 2012 and described it as the "album of my life." Fans of his concert first heard the songs, which was broadcast on Turkcellmuzik.com. The album's lead single, "Ego," debuted at number one on top 100 charts. Sandal expressed his excitement by posting a video with Mahsun Krmzgül on his YouTube channel, and it was also discussed on social media, in particular. For the song "Ego," the album's first music video was shot. Tülay bak supervised the music video, in which 20 actors and employees of his squad appeared. "It's not a clip, but a short film, I want to get away from similar things and show people something new," Sandal said of the music video. It was also the fastest-rising on Nielsen Music Turkey's list for the 24th week. Emina Sandal's wife was included on the track "Ek Gönder." The artists included in this album were Soner Sarkabaday and Eflatun. Sandal's concert in Beykoz, Istanbul, attracted 150,000 people, which was a record at the time. Sandal was one of the artists on the album Tam 90'dan dedicated to Volga Tamöz and who performed the song "Kalmad" for the occasion. Sandal became an ambassador for the School Olympic Games Project in Istanbul, Turkey, to foster youth and their families, as well as writing the song "Tekkürler Anne" for the campaign.

He began working on a new single for which he collaborated with Gülşen and Ozan olakolu in 2013. Sandal decided to postpone the project due to certain events in Turkey at the time, and on August 6, 2013 he unveiled "Tesir Altnda," the country's best-selling single of 2013. Sandal continued his career in the ensuing years by releasing a number of singles, including "Reset" (feat). Eypio (2018), "Gel Bana" (2019), and Mod (feat. (2019), Zeynep Bast (2019), the majority of which have made it into Turkey's official music chart.

Sandal, one of the 11 participating countries, performed a new iteration of his song "Aya Benzer" at the 2019 ABU TV Song Festival in Tokyo, Turkey.

He released "Yannda" in honor of the healthcare workers who died fighting the COVID pandemic in April 2020. Melis Fis and Defkhan were featured artists in this album, with the digital proceeds from which were donated to healthcare organizations. The song was recorded with the latest in 8D music technologies. He released the single "Damar," which topped Turkish music charts in September 2020.

Sandal performed a Kazakh-Turkish version of his song "Mod" as a duet with Kazakh singer Indira Elemes in the 2021 New Year's special program on Kazakhstan's Astana TV. He also appeared on stage with his songs "Araba" and "syankar." Sandal and Domirkol's duet "Tekrar" was released in January 2021. The song was accompanied by a music video as well as a short film in which references were made to Sandal's older music videos.

Cinema and TV career

Sandal's radio station named Krmz Işk on Power FM with Hakan Akay in 1993. Sandal appeared in Bay E in 1995 and performed the film's main role.

In November 2010, Sandal's film The Beş Minare in Istanbul became Turkey's most watched film, in which Sandal portrayed an anti-terrorism police officer named Acar. Sandal appeared on Star TV's program Kimsin Sen. for the same year.

Sandal appeared in TRT 1's television series Başrolde Aşk in 2011.

He appeared on Acun Ilcal's program O Ses Türkiye (The Voice) on Star TV in 2012 as a judge, alongside Hülya Avuşar, Hadise, and Murat Boz. Fans and brhim evki of Sandal's team were enthusiastic about the service, and it was named runner-up at the first season. Mustafa Bozkurt from Sandal's team won the competition in 2013 and emerged the winner. He dropped out of the program after the second season because his primary aim was to win the tournament once more.

Sandal continued to work in commercials, and with his then-wife Emina Jahovi, he earned 1,250,000 dollars for a Turkcell commercial. He appeared in three commercials for BP as the brand's ambassador, earning him 1,830,000 dollars. Sandal's first commercial told a tale about one of his interactions with a fan of BP as well as another commercial in front of the film with scenarist Gülse Birsel.

In Turkey, the Disney movie Planes were announced on August 23, 2013, when Sandal narrated the Turkish version of Dusty.

Sandal appeared in a sketch called "Romada Aşk" with Tolga elgi Mola and performed his song "Tesir Alto" during the New Year episode of Kanal D's program Arkada Muguzgi Mola in 2014.

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