He won "Best Video Clip (Son Defa)" at the 38th Golden Butterfly Awards in 2011.
Both of his parents were pharmacists.
He and MaNga frontman Ferman Akgül are two of the most well-known figures in Turkish rock music.
Turkish singer who received the Europe's Favourite Act award at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards. He is also known for his work in the rock band 6. Cadde.
Amazingly, all eleven singles from his first three albums hit number one on the Turkish album charts.
He won the Turkish song competition "Sing Your Song" in 2002 while still an Economics student at Dokuz Eylul University.