Onur Şan

Onur Şan was born on July 24, 1981 in Sivas and gained an important place in the music world. Şan, who has attracted attention with her interest and talent in music since her childhood, completed high school at Halide Edip Adıvar High School in Üsküdar. Then he successfully graduated from ITU Conservatory Voice Department.

Onur Şan, who started his musical journey by playing baglama at the age of 8, showed great success and won first place in the High School THM Ses competition organized by Milliyet Newspaper. After this success, he came first in the Istanbul region and second in Türkiye in TRT's competition. He passed the TRT exam and received the title of Turkish Folk Music Artist and took an important step in his music career.

Şan, who worked as a contracted THM voice artist at TRT Istanbul Radio, also represented Turkish culture abroad. By participating in folklore festivals in Italy and France, he successfully introduced Turkish folk music to the international arena. He appeared before music lovers with his first album, "Yolcular Türkü Nağme", and then continued his musical life with the albums "Aşkın Mavisi" and "Dağlarla Kar Olurum Yar".

Onur Şan, who presented the programs "Halkalı Şeker" and "Sesi of Anadolu" broadcast on TRT, also started his acting career. The artist, who took part in the TV series "Zeytin Dalı", also took part in the TV series "Yaşanmış Şehir Öyküleri" broadcast on Kanal D and "Ayrılık" by Pana Film. His most well-known role was as the taxi driver Seyit in the TV series "Akasya Durağı". Finally, he appeared before the audience in the TV series "Bandit Cannot Rule the World".

His family also has an important place in Onur Şan's music and acting career. His father Ahmet Turan Şan, his uncle Ömer Şan and his aunt Bilge Şan made great contributions to the TRT archive as TRT Istanbul Radio THM artists. Onur Şan was married to singer and presenter Seda Sayan between 2008 and 2010, and then he has been happily married to Büşra Aköz since 2015.

Productions in which he took part

• Akasya Durağı (2008) — Seyit Erdoğan
• Kral Türkiye Music Awards (1995) — Nominee
• Olive Branch (2005)
• Breakup (2007)
• Come on, Lobster's Map (2023)
• The Season Has Bloomed (2012) — Asaf

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.