Erhan Güleryüz, who was born in Kadıköy on January 13, 1966, spent his childhood years in Bostancı and Büyükçekmece. His family comes from a multicultural background; His father is Beşiktaş, his grandfather is Debre, his grandmother is Mecca, and his mother's side is of Thessaloniki and Caucasian origin. After completing his primary, secondary and high school education in Büyükçekmece, he enrolled in Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at the age of 16 (1982).
Güleryüz, who started playing drums in secondary school, started performing with the rock band he founded during his university years and released his first solo album called "Güller Açtı" in 1992.
The artist, who released the album "Unknown Singer" in arabesque style in 1996, founded the band called Ayna with Cemil Özeren, Can Güney, Alper Çakır, Ayhan Öztoplu and Murathan Araz with the income he earned from this album. Ayna had a big breakthrough with their first album called "Gitteğin Yağmurla Gel" and won the "Best Group" award at the Kral TV Video Music Awards. The group made history as the first music group in Turkey to exceed one million sales.
Güleryüz, who founded Rüzgar Yapım in 2002, undertook the production and arrangement of many albums and also published poetry books such as "Kiremit Uçuran" (2000), "Kayıkhane Durgunu" (2005) and "Pera'da Yağmur" (2010). Between 2007 and 2012, he presented the television program "Aynadan Yansıyanlar" on TRT channels and the radio program "Söz-Müzik: Erhan Güleryüz" on TRT FM in 2011.
The artist, who prepared the music for Istanbul's first digital radio station, Radyo Istanbul, in 2013, also directed, wrote the script and starred in the movie "The River Flowing Inside" in 2015.
Güleryüz also made a name for himself in his music career with solo albums such as “Garibim” (1996), “Birthday” (2004), “Ayna Buğu‑su” (2005). The artist, who frequently uses the theme of hope in his songs, states that "despair is the biggest sin" and defines his music with the sincerity of "the child of the neighborhood".
He also contributed music to TV series and film projects such as "Sultan", "When the Seagulls Are Hungry", "Elveda", "Dolunay", "Zeynep" and "Hakkini Helal Et".
