Melike Şahin

Melike Şahin
Melike Şahin
	Şahin on stage at Zorlu PSM, 2022
Background information
Born	18 April 1989 (age 35); Istanbul, Turkey
Genres	Pop, arabesque, Turkish classical
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Sony (2017–2020); Gülbaba (2020–);
Member of	Baba Zula

Melike Şahin (born 18 April 1989) is a Turkish singer-songwriter and composer.

Life and career

Şahin, whose family is originally from Divriği, had a great interest in music since her childhood and took singing lessons from Timur Selçuk at the Contemporary Music Center while she was studying at Beşiktaş Atatürk Anatolian High School.^[1] After graduating from Boğaziçi University with a degree in sociology in 2012, she worked with Baba Zula as a vocalist until 2017. Shortly before she quit working with Baba Zula, she started a project called Melikşah ve Saz Arkadaşları, and gave concerts with an arabesque-themed repertoire at the Kanto tavern in Beyoğlu for a while.^[2]

In 2017, she voiced three songs for the soundtrack of Tony Gatlif's movie Djam and gave a concert at the Cannes Film Festival in the same year before the world premiere of the movie.^[3]

In 2017, she started her solo career with the singles "Bi' fırlatsam" and "Deli Kan". Her first solo album, Merhem, was released in February 2021. The album's first song, "Uykumun Boynunu Bükme", was released as a promotional single in January 2021.^[4]

Discography

Albums

Merhem (2021)

Live albums

Merhem: İlk Konserler (2022)

Singles

"Bi' fırlatsam" (2017)
"Beni Yalnız Koma" (with Boom Pam, 2017)
"Deli Kan" (2017)
"Sevmek Suçsa Suçluyum" (2018)
"Tutuşmuş Beraber" (2018)
"Kimin Izdırabı" (2019)
"Sakla Beni" (with Kutiman, 2019)
"Kara Orman" (2019)
"Geri Ver" (2020)
"Kilitli Kapılar Açılsa" (with Hakan Taşıyan, 2020)
"Elimi Tut" (with Kutiman, 2020)
"Ukde" (with Ah! Kosmos, 2020)
"Uykumun Boynunu Bükme" (2021)
"Pusulam Rüzgar" (with Mert Demir) (2021)
"Kader Diyemezsin" (Saygı Albümü: Bergen) (2022)
"Miras" (with Ah! Kosmos, 2022)
"Isyan" (with Ko Shin Moon, 2022)
"Öpmek Lâzım (Baker Aaron Remix)" (2022)
"Ellerin Hani?" (with Kutiman, 2023)
"Pençe" (2023)

References

^ Meriç, Murat (28 February 2021). "Ahir zaman assolisti: Melike Şahin". Gazete Duvar (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^ Abatay, Burak (23 February 2020). "Hüznün kraliçesi olmaktan sıkıldım". BirGün (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^ "Melike Şahin". Sony Music Turkey. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
^ "Melike Şahin'den ilk solo albüm: Merhem". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

[1] Meriç, Murat (28 February 2021). "Ahir zaman assolisti: Melike Şahin". Gazete Duvar (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

[2] Abatay, Burak (23 February 2020). "Hüznün kraliçesi olmaktan sıkıldım". BirGün (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

[3] "Melike Şahin". Sony Music Turkey. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

[4] "Melike Şahin'den ilk solo albüm: Merhem". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

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