İbrahim Erkal

Biography

İbrahim Erkal (10 October 1967 – 11 May 2017) was a Turkish male folk music and classical music artist, musician, singer, songwriter, composer and actor. Under the name İbrahim Güzelses, he released his first album in 1984. İbrahim Erkal released his first album under his own name in 1986 with the name Sensiz Yaşıyamam.

Career

In 1993, he released Tutku, and in 1995 Sıra Bende/Aklımdasın. His third album, Gönlünüze Talibim×Gönlünüze Talibim1996 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Canısı4:022Benimle Dans3:283Yalnızım5:174Gözüm İstanbul3:575Unutmayacağım4:086Erzurum'a Gel3:217Adam Gibi4:518Ben de İsterem3:279A Bebeğim5:2510Küçüğüm3:3511Yollar3:2312Er Meydanı3:26, was released in 1996. The album has sold 1.4 million copies. Erkal was among the best-selling musicians of 1996 in Turkey and "Canısı" was one of the most popular songs. In 1997, he starred in the TV movie Canısı. The film ranked first in the ratings. In 1997, he played in the TV series based on the same movie. His fourth album, Sırılsıklam×Sırılsıklam1998 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Aşkım4:262Gavurun Kızı3:063Dönemem4Sırılsıklam5Sen Aldırma6Palandöken'de Aşk7Kuzum8Vıdı Vıdı9Yazık Bana10Aslanlar Gibi11Güllere Küstüm12Kır Çiçeğim, was released in 1998. It sold 2.2 million copies, and was the second best-selling album of 1998 in Turkey. Erkal starred in a TV series at the end of 1998.
In 2000 he published the album De Get Yalan Dünya×De Get Yalan Dünya1999 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Seviyorum Mu Ne?4:472Yazılıyorum Sana4:053De Get Yalan Dünya5:124Sevin Gönül3:215Nasıl Sevmiştim6:026Alem Bozulmuş3:327Sarı Gelin4:298Aşk Bebeğim4:229Tut Nefesini5:4610Ağzım Yanmış4:4711Üzdüler Beni4:4212Sabır3:5713Büyük Yalnızlık4:5914Hele Dadaş5:30, selling 1 million copies. Su Gibi (2001), Aşknâme (2002), Gönül Limanı (2004) and Yüreğinden Öpüyorum/Gülüm (2006) were all released under the Ulus Music label. In 2006, he left Ulus Music and released two albums afterwards. In 2015 he published his album Nefes 1.

Death

On 12 April 2017, Erkal lost his balance due to low blood pressure and hit his head against the floor and suffered a cerebral hemorrhage. He was hospitalized and put under intensive care. On 9 May, it was reported that he had been diagnosed with brain death, yet the vital functions of his heart and other organs were sustained, depending on the external life support. Erkal died on 11 May 2017 at Ümraniye Eğitim ve Araştırma Hospital in Istanbul. On 13 May 2017, his funeral was held at Marmara İlahiyat Mosque and his body was later buried at Karacaahmet Cemetery.