Cenk Eren, who was born in Ankara in 1966 under the name "Yรผksel Venice", was interested in dance at an early age and after high school, he worked as a dancer in the Ministry of Culture State Folk Dance Ensemble for a year. In search of a more catchy name in his stage life, Murathan Mungan gave him the name "Cenk Eren".
The artist, who started his musical career in Ankara, started performing in nightclubs and in 1985, he joined the Polyphonic Youth Choir at Ankara Radio and worked as a choirist there. Between 1986 and 1988, he started his military service at the Engineering School in Izmir Narlฤฑdere and completed it in Alanya; After spending three years in Alanya, he moved to Istanbul in 1993.
The artist, who started performing in many nightclubs in Istanbul with his first album "Ve Cenk Eren" published in 1995, stepped into the world of television by presenting the "Star Wars" program on Star TV in 2000. He released the album "Kader รokmazฤฑ" from Marลandiz Music in 2003, the "Muhteลem ฤฐkili" project with Nรผkhet Duru in 2004, and the album "Kiraz Mevsimi" in 2006; In this album, she interpreted three songs by Sezen Aksu and her vocal coaching was Levent Yรผksel.
He released the single "Take my tape" in 2012 and the single "Az Zehir Az da Bal" in 2014; He released the album "Repertuvar โ Ferdi รzbeฤen ลarkฤฑlarฤฑ" in 2016 and the album "Repertuvar: Selda Baฤcan ลarkฤฑlarฤฑ" in 2019. In 2021, he appeared with the album "Repertoire: Barฤฑล Manรงo Songs".
The artist, who was detained in an operation carried out by the Istanbul Anti-Narcotic Crimes Branch Directorate in 2013, was sued for drug dealing. After a 5-year trial, he was sentenced to 6 years in prison by the Istanbul 18th High Criminal Court on May 16, 2018; The sentence was increased to 7 years and 6 months on the grounds that the substances were cocaine.
However, Cemal Hรผnal and Cenk Eren were later released. He returned with the single "Az Zehir Az da Bal" in 2014, and in the same year, he gave an interview in which he stated that he was not a member of either the AKP or the CHP, against the allegations that he was close to the ruling party, the AK Party.
