Cem Adrian

Cem Filiz (born 30 November 1980), better known by his stage name Cem Adrian, is a Turkish musician of Bosniak descent, singer-songwriter and record producer.

Early life

His father was a merchant, while his mother was a housewife. Adrian was born to a family from Bosnia in Edirne, as the second child of his parents. His real name is Cem Filiz. Adrian chose his stage name after Adrianople, the name of Edirne in ancient times. He later met FazÃÂ±l Say through Demet SaÃÂÃÂ±roÃÂlu, and with Say's invitation, he enrolled in Bilkent University's Department of Performing Arts.

Career

Career beginnings

In 2003, he worked as a soloist and dancer for the group Mystica. In February 2005, he released his first album, Ben Bu ÃÂarkÃÂ±yÃÂ± Sana YazdÃÂ±m. This album includes the songs which Adrian had recorded by himself between 1997 and 2003 in Edirne. In January 2006, he started working on his second self-produced album. AÃÂk Bu Gece ÃÂehri Terk Etti, which contained 13 songs written by himself, was released in December 2006. Artists Umay Umay, Denizhan and Suicide were featured on three of the album's songs.

In 2008 he released two albums, SeÃÂ§kiler (Essentials) and Emir, and produced the music for Abdullah OÃÂuz's film SÃÂ±cak, where he also played the role of a young imam.

Recent years

On 30 December 2015, his first single album ÃÂ°lk ve Son Kez, which contained two songs, was released on internet. One of the songs was "ÃÂ°lk ve Son Kez", which was previously published, while the other was a new version of "Sessizce", which was originally included in the album AÃÂk Bu Gece ÃÂehri Terk Etti.

On 21 January 2016, his album SeÃÂ§kiler 2 was released by Dokuz Sekiz MÃÂ¼zik. In September 2016, he announced the release date of his album Tuz Buz to be September 2017, but it was eventually released in November 2017.

In 2017, to raise money for a child's surgery, Adrian together with ManuÃÂ Baba, Ceylan Ertem, Mabel Matiz and Derya KÃÂ¶roÃÂlu gave a concert under the title "Bir ÃÂocuk ÃÂ°ÃÂ§in ÃÂarkÃÂ±lar (Songs for a Child)".

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Adrian is among the artists who have publicly spoken about censorship in Turkey, freedom of speech and human rights. In response to questions regarding his sexuality, he said: "Is it possible for a man who sings with a high pitched voice to not face such comments?" His album KayÃÂ±p ÃÂocuk MasallarÃÂ±, which was released in 2010, featured a cover that had an LGBT theme about which he said:

After facing criticism for supporting the LGBT community in 2010, he said: "Actually I have a problem with those who have issues with people's sexual identity." In 2012, he recorded a music video for the song "YalnÃÂ±zlÃÂ±k" from his album Siyah Bir Veda ÃÂpÃÂ¼cÃÂ¼ÃÂÃÂ¼, in which a transgender woman was shown. There was also a scene involving a young guy masturbating, which was meant to imply loneliness, the title of the song.

Discography

Studio albums

Ben Bu ÃÂarkÃÂ±yÃÂ± Sana YazdÃÂ±m (I Wrote This Song To You) (2005)
AÃÂk Bu Gece ÃÂehri Terk Etti (Love Has Left The City Tonight) (2006)
Essentials / SeÃÂ§kiler (Essentials) (2008)
Emir (The Behest) (2008)
KayÃÂ±p ÃÂocuk MasallarÃÂ± (Lost Children Fictions) (2010)
Siyah Bir Veda ÃÂpÃÂ¼cÃÂ¼gÃÂ¼ (A Black Farewell Kiss) (2012)
ÃÂeker Prens ve Tuz Kral (The Sugar Prince and The Saline King) (2013)
Cam Havli (Glass rush) (2014, with Umay Umay)
Sana BunlarÃÂ± HiÃÂ§ BilmediÃÂin Bir Yerden YazÃÂ±yorum (I Write These from Somewhere You Don't Know) (2014)
Essentials / SeÃÂ§kiler 2 (2016)
Tuz Buz (Salt-Ice) (2017)
Solmayan ÃÂarkÃÂ±lar (Songs that Don't Fade) (2020)
GÃÂ¶kyÃÂ¼zÃÂ¼mÃÂ¼n YÃÂ±ldÃÂ±zlarÃÂ± (Stars of My Sky) (2022)
Essentials / SeÃÂ§kiler 4 (2024)
Solmayan ÃÂarkÃÂ±lar 2 (Songs that Don't Fade 2) (2024)
MÃÂ¼cevher (2024)

Remix albums

Remixes 1 (2020)
Her Yer KÃÂ¼l (2022)

Live albums

Cem Adrian CanlÃÂ± (2021)

EPs

2015: YalnÃÂ±zlÃÂ±k Senden Daha ÃÂok Seviyor Beni (Loneliness loves me more than you do) (2015)

Singles

2015: ÃÂ°lk ve Son Kez
2016: Siyah Beyaz
2018: Kalbim ÃÂukurda (with Gazapizm)
2018: Essentials / SeÃÂ§kiler 3
2018: Sen Benim ÃÂarkÃÂ±larÃÂ±msÃÂ±n (feat. Hande Mehan)
2018: Geri DÃÂ¶nme (feat. Kalben)
2018: Yolun Sonu GÃÂ¶rÃÂ¼nÃÂ¼yor (feat. Musa EroÃÂlu)
2018: KirpiÃÂin KaÃÂÃÂ±na DeÃÂdiÃÂi Zaman (feat. Ahmet Aslan)
2019: Ah Bu ÃÂarkÃÂ±larÃÂ±n GÃÂ¶zÃÂ¼ KÃÂ¶r Olsun (feat. Hande Mehan)
2019: Kum Gibi (feat. Hande Mehan)
2019: O Yar Gelir (feat. Zeynep Karababa)
2019: Bu Yollar Hep Sana ÃÂÃÂ±kar (feat. Hande Mehan)
2019: Bana Sorma (feat. Melek Mosso)
2020: HÃÂ¼zÃÂ¼n Kovan KuÃÂu
2020: Yeniden (with ÃÂanÃÂ±ÃÂer)
2020: Bu ÃÂarkÃÂ± AÃÂka YazÃÂ±ldÃÂ±
2020: TutacaÃÂÃÂ±m Ellerini (feat. Halil Sezai & Hayko Cepkin)
2020: Yarim Gurbete Gider (feat. Celo Boluz)
2020: KirpiÃÂin KaÃÂÃÂ±na DeÃÂdiÃÂi Zaman (feat. Ahmet Aslan) [Emrah Turken Remix]
2020: YalnÃÂ±z Adam
2020: Kara Toprak (feat. Deeperise & ÃÂanÃÂ±ÃÂer)
2020: Yolun Sonunda
2020: HatÃÂ±rla (with Sezgin Alkan)
2020: ÃÂlÃÂ¼m ile YaÃÂam (with AnÃÂ±l PiyancÃÂ±)
2020: DÃÂ¶n DÃÂ¼nya (with ÃÂehinÃÂah)
2021: KÃÂ¼l (with Mark Eliyahu)
2021: BÃÂ¼kÃÂ¼lÃÂ¼yor Zaman
2021: Gesi BaÃÂlarÃÂ±
2021: Yine mi Yol (feat. Sena ÃÂener)
2021: Bir Kar Tanesi
2021: Kanatlar (with Yung Kafa & KÃÂ¼cÃÂ¼k Efendi)
2021: Pervane (feat. GÃÂ¼nay Acar)
2021: AÃÂlasam mÃÂ±
2021: Bitlis'te BeÃÂ Minare (with ÃÂiÃÂdem Sarvazlar)
2021: Kim Daha ÃÂok Seviyor (ÃÂelik ÃÂarkÃÂ±larÃÂ±)
2021: Derinlerde (with Mark Eliyahu)
2021: Kimse Bilmez (with Mehmet GÃÂ¼reli)
2021: DeÃÂmen Benim [Hayri Darar & ÃÂaÃÂrÃÂ± Baki Remix]
2021: Salvatore
2021: AyrÃÂ±lÃÂ±k
2021: Gemiler
2022: ÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂlÃÂ±k ÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂlÃÂ±ÃÂa
2022: ÃÂember (Yeni TÃÂ¼rkÃÂ¼ ZamansÃÂ±z)
2022: En ÃÂok Seni
2022: HÃÂ¼zÃÂ¼n (with Levent ÃÂzkazanÃÂ§)
2022: ÃÂyle YalnÃÂ±z (with Hande Mehan)
2022: Sevme Beni (with Lara ÃÂayan)
2022: GÃÂ¼l
2022: KaranlÃÂ±k Orman (with Trangela)
2022: Bana UnutmayÃÂ± Anlat (with Emir Can ÃÂ°ÃÂrek)
2022: Bana Seni Gerek Seni
2022: Zincir
2022: Keskin
2022: Sevdim Seni Bir Kere (with Hande Mehan)
2022: DÃÂ¼ÃÂtÃÂ¼m (Live) (with ÃÂanÃÂ±ÃÂer)
2022: GÃÂ¶nÃÂ¼l (with Ezgi Kosa)
2022: Emanet
2022: Ben Sana Veda Edemem (with ÃÂaÃÂan ÃÂengÃÂ¼l)
2022: Kendine ÃÂ°yi Bak (with Ecem Erkek)
2022: Gam Elinden Benim ZÃÂ¼lfÃÂ¼ SiyahÃÂ±m (Live)
2023: Viran (with Derya BedavacÃÂ±)
2023: Bu Gece Benimle ÃÂlÃÂ¼r MÃÂ¼sÃÂ¼n (with Perdenin ArdÃÂ±ndakiler)
2023: SÃÂ±zÃÂ±
2023: Bir Ay DoÃÂar (with Yunus KÃÂ±rmacÃÂ±)
2023: HÃÂ¼kÃÂ¼m (with Mark Eliyahu & Sezgin Alkan)
2023: Yemin
2023: SancÃÂ±
2023: AF
2023: MÃÂ¼hÃÂ¼r (with TaÃÂkan)
2023: Saykodelik (with Nazan ÃÂncel)
2023: Yine mi Yolculuk
2023: Gel (with Termo)
2023: Bensiz (with Fatma Turgut)
2023: Beni Vur (with Aylin AslÃÂ±m)
2024: YÃÂ±ldÃÂ±zlar Ellerinde (Kargo: YarÃÂ±na Kalan ÃÂarkÃÂ±lar)
2024: ÃÂehir (with Umut Harbeli)
2024: Sen Gel Diyorsun
2024: Helal (with ÃÂaÃÂan ÃÂengÃÂ¼l)
2024: AÃÂk (with DedublÃÂ¼man)
2024: YardÃÂ±m Eli (with Perdenin ArdÃÂ±ndakiler)
2024: Bazen Olmaz (with Sokrat St)
2024: Sevdan Bir AteÃÂ
2025: Susuz (with Erhan YÃÂ±lmaz)
2025: Seni Sevmek

Guest appearances

Made in Turkey Vol. IV (selection)
Al Fadimem (folk song, from album Essentials)
Lora: Bir KadÃÂ±nÃÂ±n Portresi
Sis
Artun ErtÃÂ¼rk & Diplomatik Rock Opera
Sevgisizlik
Tetik: Ta Kendisi
BeÃÂ kiÃÂi arabada
Soner CanÃÂ¶zer & Prag Filarmoni OrkestrasÃÂ±: MasalcÃÂ±Ã¢ÂÂnÃÂ±n On BeÃÂ YÃÂ±lÃÂ± (2009)
Kaf DaÃÂÃÂ±nÃÂ±n ArdÃÂ±nda
FazÃÂ±l Say featuring GÃÂ¼venÃÂ§ DaÃÂÃÂ¼stÃÂ¼n, Burcu Uyar and Selva Erdener
ÃÂ°nsan ÃÂ°nsan
Mahzuni'ye SaygÃÂ± (2017)
DumanlÃÂ± DumanlÃÂ±

References

Notes

External links

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