Anyone can become a celebrity, but not every star is on everyone's lips. American or domestic stars often flash in the media. But there are not so many oriental performers on the sights of lenses. And yet they exist. About one of them, the singer Aylin Aslım, the story will go.
Childhood and first performances of Aylin Aslım
The family of the performer at the time of her birth, February 14, 1976, lived in Germany, the city of Lich. However, when she was only a year and a half, they moved to their homeland, to Turkey. However, not for long. The parents of the future star returned to Europe.
But the girl herself remained at home, not in the care of her grandmother. There she studied first at the Anatolian Lyceum named after Ataturk, in Besiktas. And then she graduated from the Bosphorus University in Istanbul. The girl was studying to be an English teacher.
By the age of 18, she began to sing. At first, the repertoire included only songs of foreign groups. But in her 20s, in 1996, Aylin was invited to be the vocalist in a local rock band called Zeytin. With this team, she performed at the Kemancı club in Istanbul, while teaching English at the same time.
However, a year and a half later, the singer leaves the Zeytin group due to the desire to perform other genres of music. In 1998 and 1999 she participates in the Roxy Müzik Günleri competition for emerging musicians. First, Aylin takes second place, and then receives a special award from the jury. Around the same time, she founded her first electronic music group, Süpersonik.
First album and creative stagnation
The singer began composing her own songs even before collecting Süpersonik. Moreover, already in 1997 she finished work on her first album. However, the companies did not want to take risks and immediately take it to the record - the sound was too unusual.
So it was released only in 2000 under the name "Gelgit". It was Turkey's first electro-pop album and sold rather poorly. Such music in Aylin's homeland was underground. The failure greatly crippled the spirit of the singer and forced her to quit writing her own music for five years.
Until 2005, the performer was engaged in a variety of projects. At first she worked as an organizer and music editor. Organizing many performances and festivals. Aylin often participated in them herself. She even opened the Placebo concert.
In 2003, the singer participated in the recording of the anti-war single "Savaşa Hiç Gerek Yok". Together with her, Vega, Bulutsuzluk Özlemi, Athena, Feridun Duzagach, Mor ve Ötesi, Koray Candemir and Bulent Ortachgil participated in this project. In the same year, her song "Senin Gibi" was performed by the Greek pop singer Teresa.
A year later, she recorded another joint song. It was the track "Dreamer" co-written with DJ Mert Yücel. It was recorded in English and peaked at number three on the UK Balance Chart UK and number one on the US balance chart.
Second album and career development
Aylin fully returns to creativity in 2005. She is given a role in the film "Balans ve Manevra", for which she also writes the soundtrack. And in April of the same year, the singer's second full-length album, Gülyabani, was finally released. It was produced under the name "Aylin Aslım ve Tayfası". The genre of songs has shifted more towards pop-rock. The album became popular, and allowed the performer to perform in Turkey for another three years.
In addition to her album, Aylin participated in other projects. For example, in the same 2005, she participated in the recording of the album "YOK" by the rock band Çilekeş. From 2006 to 2009, the singer worked with Ogun Sanlısoy, Bulutsuzluk Özlemi, Onno Tunç, Hande Yener, Letzte Instanz and others. And in 2008 Aylin was even invited to the World Music Festival in the Netherlands.
Returning to the album "Gülyabani", he also did not do without problems. The fact is that the singer stands for the rights of women, as well as against violence. Most often she is involved in the fight against domestic violence. This is what the song "Güldünya" was dedicated to. Because of this, the track was banned in some countries. In addition, Aylin likes to make a fuss in the media, drawing people's attention to important issues.
Aggressively about relationships Aylin Aslım
The premiere of the singer's next album took place in 2009 at the JJ Balans Performance Hall in Istanbul. It was called "CanInI Seven KaçsIn". It began rather aggressively and even "poisonously", but ended in a softer and more optimistic manner. The songs in it tell about the problem of the oppression of women in relationships, violence and other acute social topics. The sound was close to the genre of indie rock, alternative.
From 2010 to 2013, Aylin was involved in various projects, often related to activism. She has worked with women's advocacy organizations, joined Greenpeace, helped victims of natural disasters. In parallel, the performer performed at various festivals and was a guest at various concerts.
In addition, the singer increasingly appeared on screens in various shows and even feature films. For example, she was the host of the musical TV show "Ses ... Bir ... Iki ... Üç", a jury member of the New Talents Award. She also starred in the TV series SON, where she played the role of singer Selena. She also played a leading role in the film "Şarkı Söyleyen Kadınlar".
The last album and modern career of Aylin Aslım
In 2013, right on her birthday, the singer presented a new song jointly with Teoman. It was called "İki Zavallı Kuş". As it turned out, the track was a single from the new album "Zümrüdüanka". This time the mood of the compositions was more lyrical, and the themes were love and sadness. It is symbolic that this particular album was the last one in the singer's career to date.
However, Aylin did not leave show business. She still continues organizing activities, is a guest at shows and concerts, and participates in activism. In 2014 and 2015, the films "Şarkı Söyleyen Kadınlar" and "Adana İşi" with her participation were released. In addition, since the mid-2020s, the singer has owned the Gagarin Bar. And from the latest news in XNUMX, it became known that she married flutist Utku Vargı.
Who knows, maybe a couple of years after the long hiatus, Aylin will release another progressive album.
