Erdal Çelik was born on July 18, 1959, in the Polatlı district of Ankara, as the fourth child of a civil servant father. The artist, who started his education life in Erzurum, completed his primary education at Erzurum İnönü Primary School, his secondary education at Gazi Ahmet Paşa Secondary School and his high school years at the middle section of Ankara Demetevler High School and Yenimahalle Industrial-Vocational Technical High School Electrical Department.
Since he could not enter the university, he enrolled in the Music Department of Ankara Gazi Education Institute, but left the school before completing his first year due to student movements at that time.
Erdal, who placed in the top five among 2000 candidates in the voice competition organized by TRT in 1976, was invited to radio and television programs thanks to this success. After leaving school, he joined Savaş Bağcan and later the İlhan Feyman Orchestra upon the suggestion of his siblings; He also took part in the Uğur Sezen and Haluk Kılıç orchestras.
In 1982, he joined Grup Lokomotiv as a soloist and during his military service, he realized joint projects with many artists with this group.
After coming first in the men's category in the music competition opened by Güneş in 1985, he decided to form a duo with the women's winner Emel Müftüoğlu. Emel‑Erdal duo released two albums, “Öyle Bir Aşk” in 1985 with the ART record company founded by Atilla Özdemiroğlu, and “Alaturka Benim Canım” with Göksoy Plak in 1988.
Erdal Çelik also continued his music career with solo albums such as “Aşk Not” (1983), “Cana Cansın” (1992), “Ya Hep Ya Geç” (1993), “Erdal” (1995) and after a long time, “Ve Hayatda” (2017).
The artist's off-stage life was also colorful; He married Piraye Hanım in 1986 and the couple has two sons named Doğa and Duru. Between 1986 and 1989, the Emel-Erdal duo performed at the finals of the Kuşadası Golden Pigeon Music Contest and the Turkey Eurovision Song Contest with songs such as "Üzüm Buğusu", "Şehirli Kız", "Draw a Sunny Picture for Me", "Love is Worth Living" and "Pardon".
In 1991 and 1993, he participated in competitions as a member of the group 4×1 with songs such as "Hey Sen" and "Yanımda Olmasın". In 1993, he won first prize at the Cavan International Song Contest in Ireland with his song "Like A Gift". Erdal, who has performed duets with artists such as Ümit Sayın, Greek singer Zoe and Iphigenia in recent years, reinterpreted "Gittin Gideli" accompanied by Enbe Orchestra and Behzat Gerçekler.
