Kenan Vural (musician)

Kenan Vural was born on September 29, 1968 in Istanbul. After completing his university education at Marmara University, Department of Labor Economics, he completed his master's degree in Finance in the United States; Then, when he returned to Turkey, he enrolled in Istanbul University Voice-Opera Department.

Vural, who stepped into the music world in the mid-1980s, attracted attention by winning first place in a rock competition in 1989. Shortly after, he took part in the band MFÖ as a vocalist; Following this experience, he provided vocal and guitar support in the stage and album projects of the country's leading artists.

In 1998, he founded a band called "Adventure" with Ari Barokas and sold the publishing rights of an album with the same name to the world-famous EMI company.

Between 1996 and 2012, he worked with Mustafa Sandal, Alpay, Mehmet Güreli, Bulutluğu Özlemi, Nilüfer, Ajda Pekkan, Yavuz Çetin, Zeynep Casalini and many other names; During this period, he took on various duties such as vocals, guitar and composition. In October 2007, after Cemil Demirbakan left Yüksek Sadakat, he joined the band as the main vocalist and rhythm guitarist.

He contributed to the singing, guitar playing, composition and songwriting of the band's albums "Katil &Maktül" in 2008 and "Renk Blind" in 2011; He represented Turkey in Eurovision the same year. Vural, who left the band in August 2012, released his first solo album called "Alem Dünya" under the Ada Music label in 2013.

In 2016, with the departure of Selçuk Sami Cingi, he returned to Yüksek Sadakat and has continued in the same position since then.

The artist, who released a five-track EP called "Ye Herro" in 2022, added works such as Yüksek Sadakat's 2022 "Rengarenk" album, as well as the album of the same name released in 1998 with the Serüven project, to his discography. Thus, he brought rich diversity to his musical career with both group works and solo projects.