Turkish singer-songwriter Emre Aydın was born on February 2, 1981, in the city
of Isparta. The son of two pharmacists, he spent most of his childhood in
Antalya, where he mastered the saz before picking up the guitar in his teenage
years. While studying economics at Dokuz Eylül University in İzmir, he and his
friend Onur Ela participated in the music show Sing Your Song, eventually
winning the competition and landing a deal with Universal Music in 2002. Under
the name 6. Cadde, the duo recorded a highly successful eponymous album before
splitting up in 2003. Plagued by financial ...