İbrahim Erkal

İbrahim Erkal (10 October 1967 – 11 May 2017) was a Turkish male folk music and classical music artist, musician, singer, songwriter, composer and actor. Under the name İbrahim Güzelses, he released his first album in 1984. İbrahim Erkal released his first album under his own name in 1986 with the name Sensiz Yaşıyamam.

Career In 1993, he released Tutku, and in 1995 Sıra Bende/Aklımdasın. His third album, Gönlünüze Talibim, was released in 1996. The album has sold 1.4 million copies. Erkal was among the best-selling musicians of 1996 in Turkey and "Canısı" was one of the most popular songs. In 1997, he starred in the TV movie Canısı. The film ranked first in the ratings. In 1997, he played in the TV series based on the same movie. His fourth album, Sırılsıklam, was released in 1998. It sold 2.2 million copies, and was the second best-selling album of 1998 in Turkey. Erkal starred in a TV series at the end of 1998.

In 2000 he published the album De Get Yalan Dünya, selling 1 million copies. Su Gibi (2001), Aşknâme (2002), Gönül Limanı (2004) and Yüreğinden Öpüyorum/Gülüm (2006) were all released under the Ulus Music label. In 2006, he left Ulus Music and released two albums afterwards. In 2015 he published his album Nefes 1.

Death On 12 April 2017, Erkal lost his balance due to low blood pressure and hit his head against the floor and suffered a cerebral hemorrhage. He was hospitalized and put under intensive care. On 9 May, it was reported that he had been diagnosed with brain death, yet the vital functions of his heart and other organs were sustained, depending on the external life support. Erkal died on 11 May 2017 at Ümraniye Eğitim ve Araştırma Hospital in Istanbul. On 13 May 2017, his funeral was held at Marmara İlahiyat Mosque and his body was later buried at Karacaahmet Cemetery.

Discography Sarhoş Baki (1984) Sensiz Yaşıyamam (1986) Tutku (1993) Sıra Bende/Aklımdasın (1995) Gönlünüze Talibim (1996) Sırılsıklam (1998) De Get Yalan Dünya (2000) Su Gibi (2001) Aşknâme (2002) Gönül Limanı (2004) Yüreğinden Öpüyorum/Gülüm (2006) Aranağme (2008) Burnumda Tütüyorsun (2011) Nefes 1 (2015) Ömrüm (2017)

Other albums Ölümüne Cim Bom (1994) - "for Galatasaray"

Filmography Film Canısı (1997) Television Canısı (1997–98) Sırılsıklam (1998–99) Cennet Mahallesi (2006) "Guest cast"

Awards YearAwardCategoryResult1996 2nd Kral Video Music Awards Arabesque - Fantasy Best Male 19973rd Kral Video Music Awards Song of the Year (Canısı) Best Lyric (Canısı) Arabesque - Fantasy Best Male Best composition (Canısı) 1997 25th Golden Butterfly Awards Best Male Arabesque-Fantezi Soloist 1998 İstanbul FM Music Awards Best Male Arabesque-Fantezi Soloist 1999 MGD Golden Objective Awards Music Star of the Year 2001 7th Kral Video Music Awards Arabesque - Fantasy Best Male 2002 8th Kral Video Music Awards Arabesque - Fantasy Best Male 2003 9th Kral Video Music Awards Arabesque - Fantasy Best Male 2017 44th Golden Butterfly Awards Best Male Arabesque-Fantezi Singer