Bayhan Gürhan

Bayhan Gürhan (born 14 March 1980) is a Turkish arabesque singer who became famous after participating in Popstar Turkey.

Personal life Bayhan Gürhan was born on 14 March 1980 in Adana. At an early age, he was interested in arabesque, Indian, and Arabic music. At the age of six he lost his mother and with the remaining of his family moved to Germany. There he learned to speak German. At the age of nine, he was taken into custody by the German Child Protective Services. He had a good ear for music which did not go unnoticed. Because of that he was allowed to perform on his flute from time to time at the church of the CPS, and briefly took piano lessons there. He eventually returned to Turkey in 1991. Between 1998 and 2000 he had spent time in prison for murder of his cousin.

In 2003 he was a contestant in the first season of Popstar Turkey on Kanal D with judges Ercan Saatçi, Deniz Seki, and Armağan Çağlayan. After the third week of the show, it was revealed that Gürhan had spent time in prison for killing a woman. When this got revealed in the media he was devastated.

After the contest he released an album named Hayal Edemiyorum in 2004 and Kısa Veda in 2009.

In 2010 he performed at the Afyon Jazz Festival singing songs of Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams, and Louis Armstrong. In 2012 he appeared on STV in Hamdi Alkan's TV series Kendimize Doğru. He also appeared on Kanal D's TV series Ankara'nın Dikmen'i as a guest actor. In 2013 he presented the documentary Benim Yolum (English: My Way) about street musicians. In 2015 during the month of Ramadan, he played the character of Bekir in the radio show Direkler Arası on TRT İstanbul Kent Radio. In October 2016 he appeared on Star TV's Zuhal Topal'la İzdivaç (English: Marriage with Zuhal Topal), because he wanted to get married, but later left the show.

In 2017 Gürhan had sent a wreath of flowers to Deniz Seki's concert. Seki had recently been released from prison for drug trafficking. She responded on social media by stating that it had been a while since she made amends with Gürhan over her behavior in Popstar Turkey. She appreciated the gesture and said that they were on good terms now.

Discography Albums + Year Title 2004 Hayal Edemiyorum 2008 Vurdumduymaz 2009 Kısa Veda 2011 Yalan 2011 Yenildim 2011 Cezayir Menekşesi 2013 Şafak Türküsü

Collaborative albums + Year Title 2003 Popstar Türkiye 2004 Popstar Top 10 En İyi Performans Şarkıları

Singles Year Title 2008 Hoşgörülü Olmalıyız 2008 Bir Ben Mi 2008 Fırtına Sevda 2008 Kısa Sevda 2008 İnceden 2008 Hiç Bir Affın Yok

Filmography TV series Year Title Role Notes 2012 Kendimize Doğru Ayhan First role 2013 Arif Pancar Arif Pancar – 2014 Ankara'nın Dikmen'i Himeself Guest actor 2025 Gassal Soloist Second season

Television appearance Popstar Turkey (2003) – Contestant Mavi Şeker (2008) – Guest Akşam Keyfi (2009) – Guest Çarkıfelek (2012) Arım Balım Peteğim (2011) – Duet with Azer Bülbül Ben Burdan Atlarım (2013) Benim Yolum (2013) – Himself (host) Gündem Özel (2014)- Guest İnsanlık Hali (2016) – Guest Zuhal Topal'la İzdivaç (2016) – Candidate