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 Opuyorum", "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.