Emre Altuğ

Niyazi Emre Altuğ (born 14 April 1970) is a Turkish actor and singer.

Biography

Emre Altug was born in Levent, Beşiktaş, Istanbul as the second son to a housewife mother and dentist father. His family is of Niğde origin. He graduated from theatre department of Istanbul University State Conservatory. He is best known for films, theatre sketches "Güldür Güldür" (as different roles) and series "Tatlı Hayat" Turkish remake of The Jeffersons, youth series "Lise Defteri", "Elde Var Hayat", fantasy child series "Sihirli Annem".

He acted on stage in various plays and sang backing vocals to such established artists like Sezen Aksu, Sertab Erener, Levent Yüksel and Nilüfer, before his first album, titled İbreti Alem was released on 28 August 1998. In July 2000 he sang a song called Bir de bana sor for Melih Kibar 's album entitled Yadigar. The song became a huge hit with radio stations. His second album, Sıcak was released on 3 March 2003. In the meantime he appeared in commercials, television films and feature films, like Kolay Para. His third album, Dudak Dudağa came out in 2004, followed by Sensiz Olmuyor a year later. The song, which the album was named after, became the theme song of a television series that was given the same title (Sensiz Olmuyor) and in which Emre played the leading character. The series was aired on Show TV. On 12 June 2007 he released another album, Kişiye Özel. Emre Altuğ was planning to release an English album, for which he traveled to the US and wanted to start working with Mark Feist and Damon Sharpe (who have worked with such artists like Anastacia or Jennifer Lopez and are the producers and co-writers of the charity song Come Together Now), who found Emre's voice outstanding and started to work on four songs with him.

He married the Turkish model Çağla Şıkel in August 2008, with whom he has two sons. The couple divorced in 2015.

Discography

Albums

Year Title Label English title 1998 İbret-i Alem Topkapı Müzik /Prestij Müzik A Lesson To Everyone 2003 Sıcak DSM /Raks Müzik/Prestij MüzikHot 2004 Dudak Dudağa DSM 2005 Sensiz OlmuyorDMC Personal 2011 Zil DSM Bell 2017 Yıldırım Gürses ŞarkılarıPoll ProductionYıldırım Gürses Songs2026 Efsane I22 Music EntertainmentMyth I Efsane IIMyth II

EPs

Singles

Year Title Label English title 2011 Bu Son Olsun (feat. Dervişan)Dokuz Sekiz MüzikIt'd Better be the Last Time 2012 Resimdeki GözyaşlarıDokuz Sekiz MüzikTears in the Picture 2016 Bu Kadar Mı [Is it] this much 2018 Zalim Sultan (with Doğukan Manço)Emre Grafson Müzik Cruel King 2020 Zahmet Olmazsa (feat. Sıla) Poll Production If You Don't Mind 2021 Etme Eyleme Avrupa Müzik Don't Take Action 2022 Bal Gibi Emre Altuğ Pure and Simple 2022 Avut Beni Emre Altuğ Console Me 2023 Sevenler Ayrılmaz DMC Lovers Are Inseparable 2023 Yanabilir Her Şeyi DMC Everything Can Burn 2023 Seni Sevmek İçin Ölmek Mi Lazım DMC Do I Have to Die to Love You? 2024 Ne Ala DMC How Fantastic 2024 Tatildeyim DMC I'm on Holiday 2024 Aşk Bence DMC Love, in My Opinion

Filmography

Television series

2001: Tatlı Hayat (Sweet Life): Başar Yıldırım 2003: Lise Defteri (High School Book): Genc 2005: Sensiz olmuyor (Won't work without you): Arda 2006: Hasret (Yearning): Poyraz (mini-series) 2006: Gülpare: Aslan (mini-series) 2008: Mert ile Gert: Mert 2010: Elde Var Hayat: Kenan Dağaşan 2014: Otel Divane: Fikri Divane 2019: Güldür Güldür Show: Kazım 2021: Sihirli Annem: Sadık 2021: Kırmızı Oda: Dr. Barlas Zalimoğlu 2022 : Yalı Çapkını: Orhan Korhan

Feature films

1999: Asansör (Elevator): Metin 2000: Ağaçlar Ayakta Ölür (Trees die at their roots): İzzet 2000: Halk Çocuğu: Ayhan Alpaylıoğulları 2002: Kolay Para: Eray 2004: Neredesin Firuze (Where are you, Firuze?): singer 2005: Balans ve Manevra (Balance and Manoeuvre): guest appearance 2006: Asterix Vikinglere Karşı 2006: Eve Giden Yol: 1914: Halit 2007: Bratz 2010: Sizi Seviyorum: Erkut 2018: Sevgili Komşum: Ragip 2019: Geniş Aile Komşu Kızı