Mustafa Sandal
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| Mustafa Sandal | ||
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 Mustafa Sandal on the clip of Yamalı Tövbeler
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| Background information | ||
| Born | January 11, 1970 | |
| Origin | İstanbul, Turkey | |
| Genre(s) | Pop/Turkish Pop | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter | |
| Years active | 1994–Present | |
| Label(s) | Universal Music | |
| Website | http://www.msandal.de/en | |
Mustafa Sandal is a famous Turkish pop star, born on January 11, 1970 in Istanbul. He speaks English, Turkish, Italian and French.
He emerged in the early 90s with the revival of Turkish pop music and is amongst the most successful pop music singers in Turkey. He is internationally famous and his albums regularly sell millions of copies. His latest international hits "Moonlight" and "Isyankar" topped not only the Turkish charts, but charts in Europe too, such as Germany, Switzerland[1] and Austria.[2]
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[edit] Biography
Mustafa Sandal accomplished his high school studies in Geneva (Switzerland) and did two years of Marketing studies in New Hampshire College (USA), but he gave up his studies for music and went back to Istanbul (Turkey), his native country.
In 1994, his album Suc Bende sold 1,7 million copies and became the biggest selling album of the year. With this success he played 140 concerts in Turkey and 30 in Europe. Also known for his songwriting and producing talents, Sandal worked that same year with singer Sibel Alaş on the album Adam that sold 400,000 copies.
In 1997, 27 years old at that time, Sandal decided to move to London. His second album Golgede Ayni sold 3,5 million copies and Sandal gave over 200 concerts on the back of this success. The visuals to his video to the song "Bir Anda" from the album was a first for domestic fans, in which he used tie-clip techniques. This success meant that moving to London would have to wait. The same year also saw the release of the Sandal produced successful album "Emanet", for the then young rising Turkish artist Izel.[3] Sandal's singing can be heard on the opening track.
In 1998, he recorded and released the album "Detay" of which "Aya Benzer" was the first single. The song quickly went to number one in the Turkish charts and the album won two Kral Awards. In that same year, he toured in the USA, in Germany, Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands, England, Sweden, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan.
In 1999, Sandal signed a contract with Sony in France, which made him worldwide operational. Araba, one of his largest hits, came out with remix-versions for the European market.
In June 2000 Mustafa Sandal published his album "Akisina Birak", a joint venture work with the composer and musician Iskender Paydas. "Tek Gecerim" and "Hatirla Beni" were two hits form this album. Sandal established his own label Yada Productions, in order to be able to produce other artists more independently.
In June 2002 Mustafa Sandal released "Kop” which produced the hits "Pazara Kadar" and ”Kop”. This album's success led him to Russia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. That same year, Mustafa won a Kral Award for "Best Pop star".
In 2003, with the remix of his Top hit "Aya Benzer" Mustafa Sandal (featuring Gulcan) was back to Europe. He reached the top 10 in Germany, entered the Austrian Charts and charted on Star Radio’s top 40, then released the single "Araba 2004".
Between 2004 - 2005, Mustafa Sandal released his maxi-single Iste (Want It) out with the hit "Isyankar" (Rebellious). This single topped the charts in Europe, such as Germany, Austria and Switzerland and remained over 6 months on top 20.[4]
In 2006 he won a Gold Record in Germany for the high sales of his single "Isyankar".[5]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Turkey
[edit] Albums
| Year | Cover | Title | Label | Sales / Year-End charts |
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| 1994 |  |
Suç Bende (I'm the one at fault) |
Şahin Özer | 1,700,000 TR |
| 1996 |  |
Gölgede Aynı (The Same at the Shadow) |
Şahin Özer | 3,500,000 / #1 TR [6] |
| 1998 |  |
Detay (Detail) |
Prestij Müzik | 1,000,000 TR |
| 2000 |  |
Akışına Bırak (Go with the flow) |
Prestij Müzik | 400,000 TR |
| 2002 |  |
Kop (Let it go) |
Erol Köse | 500,000 / #2 TR |
[edit] Singles
[edit] Maxi Singles
| Year | Cover | Title | Label | Sales / Year-End Charts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 |  |
Kopmam Lazım (I have to let it go) |
Telsim | TR |
| 2003 |  |
Maxi Sandal 2003 | Erol Köse | 500,000 / #8 TR |
| 2004 |  |
İste (Want It) |
Erol Köse | 700,000 / #6 TR |
| 2005 |  |
Yamalı Tövbeler (Patched Repentances) |
Erol Köse | 80,000 TR [7] |
[edit] International
[edit] Albums
| Year | Cover | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 |  |
Araba (Car) |
Sony Music France |
| 2003 |  |
Seven | Universal Music Germany |
| 2004 |  |
Seven New Version | Universal Music Germany |
| 2005 |  |
Seven Reloaded | Universal Music Germany |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Cover | Title | Label | Sales / Peak Charts |
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| 2003 |  |
Aya Benzer (Love Is Like The Moonlight) |
Universal Music | 125,000 / #8 D, #67 CH, #40 A |
| 2004 |  |
Araba (Car) |
Universal Music | #41 D, #85 CH |
| 2005 |  |
İsyankar (Rebellious) |
Universal Music | 200,000 / #6 D, #4 CH, #11 A |
