Esin Engin
Person · male · Turkey · Sivas · born 1945 · died 1997 · recording since 1970
Turkish actor and musician (1945–1997)
Also known as Есин Энгин
Timeline
1940s
1970s
· Debut release
Debut release: Buruk Acı / Allahım Affet
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
1990s
Biography
Biography
Esin Engin (May 17, 1945 – May 4, 1997) was a Turkish musician, composer, arranger and film actor.
Biography
He was born in Sivas, Turkey in 1945 to a family of Crimean Tatar origin. He graduated from North Collins High School in New York, US in 1963. Then he returned to Turkey and completed a journalist degree in Istanbul in 1968.
Film score composer
Kanlı Nigar (1981)
Adile Teyze (1983)
Çalıkuşu (1986)
Yeniden Doğmak (1987)
Hayallerim, Aşkım ve Sen (1987)
Tek Başına Bir Kadın (1988)
Sürgün (a.k.a. "The Banishment") (1992)
Tatlı Betüş (1993)
Actor
Seven Ne Yapmaz (1970)
Dert Bende (1973)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 15 | 72.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 4 | 17th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (4 release groups · 1 studio albums)
Albums · 1
1974 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1Halit Kıvanç SunarA2Sana Nerden Gönül VerdimA3Mazi Kalbimde Bir YaradırA4Unutmak İstiyorumA5Adım AdımA6GelB1Sevdim Bir Genç KadınıB2Sensiz Kaldığım GecelerB3Dinle SevgiliB4Neye YararB5KıskanıyorumB6Ayrılık
Single · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Buruk Acı / Allahım AffetSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksABuruk Acı BAllahım Affet | 1970 | ||
| 1972 | Akdeniz Şarkısı / Kendini Mutlu HissetSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:41AAkdeniz Şarkısı3:43 BKendini Mutlu Hisset2:58 | 1972 | ||
| 1972 | Bana Ellerini Ver / Gözlerin DenizSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:291Bana Ellerini Ver3:14 2Gözlerin Deniz3:15 | 15 December 1972 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Esin Engin head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 15 | 72.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 4 | 17th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esin Engin Orkestrası(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/41209874-a39f-4801-aca0-70ddfc01bb08discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/41209874-a39f-4801-aca0-70ddfc01bb08core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5397960genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5397960seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esin_Enginbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esin_Engin
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Turkish musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: no portrait (not displayed: the licence credit is missing)
Wikidata: Q5397960 · MusicBrainz: 41209874-a39f-4801-aca0-70ddfc01bb08
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