İlhan Şeşen

Biography

İlhan Şeşen (18 June 1948 – 26 May 2025) was a Turkish musician, songwriter and actor.

Life and career

İlhan Şeşen was born in Manisa on 18 June 1948. Şeşen began his music career in 1968. In 1971, he released an album named "Kavga". In 1983, he founded Grup Gündoğarken with Gökhan and Burhan Şeşen. In 2001, Şeşen released his second solo album, named "Neler Oluyor Bize?×Neler Oluyor Bize?2002 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Neler Oluyor Bize?3:192Aşk Layık Olanda3:353Aylar Geçti5:004Mamak da3:525Delilenmeli3:366Tombalak Tomurcuk5:217Eli Guzel4:388Gurbet Türküsü3:189Bir Ucuz Gitar2:5910Oh Olsun3:41". After that, in 2003, Şeşen released "Ben Bu Şarkıları Kime Söyleyeyim?". After the release of this album, he took a role in the TRT TV show Mühürlü Güller. In 2004, he took a role in famous television show Aliye. In 2005, he released his fourth album, "Aşk Yalan×Aşk Yalan2005 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Sarılınca Sana3:582Ayrılığa Dayanamam3:463Aşk Yalan2:564Dön Bana4:525Öyle Bir Gittin ki3:516Git Allah Aşkına3:347Geceyi Kaçırma4:258Uzakta5:059Eylül'de Bir Cumartesi4:1110New York, New York4:4311Diz Üstü Düştüm4:16". In 2007, he continued his television career with several additional television shows. Famous song of Leman Sam, named "Rüzgar" is one of the songs written by İlhan Şeşen.
Şeşen died of lung cancer in Istanbul on 26 May 2025, at the age of 76.

Albums

Aşk Haklı (1994) (Türker Production)
Neler Oluyor Bize (2001) (DMC)
Şimdi Ben Bu Şarkıları Kime Söyleyeyim (2003) (DMC)
Aşk Yalan (2005) (DMC)
İlhan Şeşen (2006) (DMC)
Gel (14 July 2014) (Aşk Müzik Production)
Yedi Bölge İki Gölge (15 February 2017) (Poll)
İstanbul'lu Şarkılar (26 May 2017) (Sony)
Ciddi Eğlence (20 April 2018) (Sony)
Akustik Hikayeler (2 October 2020) (Sony)
Basmakalıp (23 September 2022) (Sony)