Yalın

Yalın
Birth name Hüseyin Yalın
Born (1980-03-30) March 30, 1980
Origin Istanbul, Turkey
Genres Pop, World, Rock
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
performer
Instruments Vocals, Guitar
Years active 2004 - present
Labels Avrupa Müzik
Website yalinonline.com

Yalın (real name Hüseyin Yalın) is a Turkish pop singer and songwriter. He achieved success with the song "Zalim".

Early life

Hüseyin Yalın was born on March 30, 1980 in Istanbul, Turkey. Yalın wrote his first songs during his high school years and delved further into music when he got into college to study economics. It was then that he recorded his first demo CD. Yalın’s introduction to music goes back to his childhood when he listened to his father playing Gipsy Kings song to him using his guitar. Since then Yalın’s interest in music grew more and more each day and contributed to him becoming one of the most popular singer-song writers of Turkey.

Career

Following 1½ years of hard work, his debut album Ellerine Sağlık, produced by Selim Öztürk, was released. The song "Zalim" became one of the major summer hits of 2004. Unlike most Turkish pop singers, Yalın's personality was very humble and down to Earth . This gained him a lot of respect and recognition . Within the first week, the sales of his album reached 200,000 copies. By the end of the first month, the sales reached 300,000. The total sales reached 500,000 copies at the end of four months which made Yalın's debut one of highest selling records in 2004.

With his second album Bir Bakmışsın, Yalın arguably outdid the musical achievements of his first album. Although he kept the tone of his music similar to Ellerine Sağlık, the music quality and the sound of Bir Bakmışsın received better comments from Turkish music critics. The album was brought together by the same group of musicians that Yalın worked with in his first album.

In 2006, Yalın collaborated with American reggae artist Shaggy[1] and Japanese-American diva AI on AI's album What's Goin' on A.I. with the track "Famous feat. Shaggy and Yalın". To date Yalin had sold more than 1 million records.

Discography

Year Cover Title Label
2004 Ellerine Sağlık Universal
2005 Bir Bakmışsın Pasaj
2007 Herşey Sensin Avrupa Müzik
2009 Ben Bugün Avrupa Müzik
2011 Anlat Güzel Mi Oralar Avrupa Müzik
2012 Sen En Güzelsin Avrupa Müzik
2013 Keyfi Yolunda Aşkı Sonunda
2014 Yeniden
2014 Aşk Diye

References

  1. Sema Denker (2008-01-25). "Yalın ABD'ye yerleşiyor". Hürriyet.

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