Ufuk Yıldırım was born in Germany on August 26, 1970 and became one of the well-known names of pop music in Turkey. He first started his musical career as a member of Grup Vitamin; After the experience he gained here, he formed a duo group called "Ufuk‑Ercan" with Ercan Saatçi and made cheerful and humorous songs.
Yıldırım, who turned to his solo career after leaving the group experience, won the appreciation of the audience with the albums "Çabuk Gel Annem" in 1994 and "Ufuk Yıldırım 96" in 1996. The song "Tutkunum", which he sang for the Ford Escort commercial in the same year, stood out as the lyrics were written by himself and his ex-wife Burcu, and the music was composed by Yıldırım; The video clip was shot by Abdullah Oğuz.
Yıldırım, who is active as a songwriter and composer as well as a singer, played the keyboard and took part in the orchestras of Barış Manço and various artists. In his private life, after divorcing his first wife Burcu, he married news presenter Sonay Dikkaya in 2003 and had a child in 2006.
Yıldırım, who has various studio and compilation works in addition to his solo albums, took part in albums such as "Bol Vitamin", "Yandık Desene", " İyi Günler Türkiye"; He brought together the important pieces of his career with his compilation album titled “Deli Dolu (Best of)”. His music videos include songs such as "İsmail", "Turkish Cowboys" and "Telefonu Çektim Direkten".
Productions in which he took part
- Twice Kiki (2001)
- Holy Demijohn (2007) — Captain
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
