Aleyna Tilki

Life and career

Tilki was born in Konya on March 28, 2000. Her father is also from Konya. Her paternal family is of either Turkic or Caucasian descent who immigrated from Caucasus. Her mother is from Of, Trabzon. Her sister Ayça Tilki is a singer and actress.

At the age of fourteen, she was a semi-finalist on the sixth season of Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye (Turkish version of the Got Talent series). She caught public attention because of Turkish folk song "Gesi Bağları" was covered as Anatolian rock, which fuses Turkish folk music and rock, on the show. Aleyna Tilki has received critical acclaim for her voice style like pop singers Sertab Erener, Gülçin Ergül, Burcu Güneş, , Atiye, Hadise, Aynur Aydın, and Şebnem Keskin.

She achieved national recognition after the release of her song "Cevapsız Çınlama" along with its music video, which has more than 600 million views on YouTube. It is considered the most viewed Turkish music video on YouTube. The song went up to No. 2 on the Turkey's Trending List. Aleyna Tilki released her first solo single "Sen Olsan Bari" in July 2017 which became number 1 in Turkey's charts. The music video currently has over 500 million views on YouTube.

Tilki temporarily left Turkey to complete English language training and settled in Los Angeles in November 2017. In November 2019, it was announced that she was in negotiations with Warner Music for producing a new album and four singles. This would make her the first Turkish singer ever to work with this company.

In 2020, she agreed on a series of projects on the digital platform Exxen, owned by Acun Ilıcalı. The series shares the similar name as her song "İşte Bu Benim Masalım". She shared the lead roles with in the series, which premiered in 2021.

Discography Non-album singles TitleYear"Sen Olsan Bari"2017"Nasılsın Aşkta"2019"Yalan"2020"Bu Benim Masalım""Retrograde"2021"Sır""Take It or Leave It"2022"Aşk Ateşi""Tanırım İntiharı""Başıma Belasın"2023"Bedel"2024 "Sultanım" "Hoşuna Gidiyo" "Bekleyenim""Kayboldum Masalında"2025

Soundtracks Title Film/TV seriesYear"Nehir"İşte Bu Benim Masalım2021"Trol" (with Ayça Tilki)"Kabus"

Performances in movies and commercials Title (except cover songs)Film/TV seriesYear"Gitme"(only demo)2019"Yok Sırlarım"İşte Bu Benim Masalım2021"Dans Et""Geçer Mi""Delibozuk""Kim Derdi""Benim Aşkım Kimmiş""Kalbimde""Perde""Masum Değil""Hayalimden Yapılmışım""Bi' Kapışma Var Şimdi"Dimes (commercial)"Beni Kendinden Çok Sev"(short film)2023

As featured artist

Tribute songs

Remix TitleYear"Retrograde (Galantis Remix)"2021"Retrograde (Vintage Culture Remix)""Real Love (Valentino Khan Remix)"2022"Real Love (Shelco Garcia & Teenwolf Remix)""Real Love (Sak Noel & Salvi & Franklin Dam Remix)"

Filmography Television

Commercials Fuse Tea (2018) Loft (2018) Cornetto (2019–2020) Dimes (2021) Puma (2022)

Awards and nomination