Erol Budan

Erol Budan is a Turkish musician who sings in the field of arabesque and fantasy music, and also writes lyrics and composes music. He was born on April 24, 1961 in the Fatih district of Istanbul; His family is from Tekirdağ. Listeners know him best for his songs such as "Koparamam Kalpimi", "Harabe Gönlüm", "Friendly Sevsen", "O Kadın" and " Kendin Bilirin". His bass-baritone voice has sometimes caused him to be confused with the voice of Müslüm Gürses.

Introduction to music and albums

Before taking music as a profession, he worked as a worker in various jobs for a long time. He started his solo career with the album "Koparamam Kalpimi", which he released in 1989.

He released his albums under his own label, Bahar Plak, and thus released nine official studio albums. These include "My Ruined Heart" (1991), "Father of Troubles" (1996), "You're Playing with My Life" (1999) and "I Said So - One of the Nights". In addition to their official albums, many unauthorized compilation tapes were also released on the market.

After a long break, he appeared before the audience again in 2018 with the album "Can Kırıkları", which he performed together with Pınar Erkmen. In the following years, he continued to release singles with different production companies.

Erol Budan is known as one of the well-known voices of the vein arabesque line, who has continued to produce, albeit with interruptions, since the late 1980s.