İrem Derici

Biography

İrem Derici (born 21 March 1987) is a Turkish singer and songwriter. From the early 2010s she became famous in Turkey through her hit singles "Zorun Ne Sevgilim", "Kalbimin Tek Sahibine×Kalbimin Tek Sahibine24 April 2014 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Kalbimin Tek Sahibine3:33" and "Dantel×Dantel12 February 2016 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Dantel3:352Ölürüm O Bakışlarına3:593Evlenmene Bak3:144Seni Çok Seviyorum4:185Gizli Sevda4:306Gittiğinde Anladım4:497Suçu Bana Atma4:218Aşk Olsun3:269Dur, Yavaş3:5710Aşk, Kışlıkları Giy3:5511Bana Hiçbir Şey Olmaz5:10".

Life and career

İrem Derici was born on 21 March 1987, her parents are Hulusi Derici and Jale Ediz. At the age of four she started to play piano, and later had piano lessons at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory High School. She graduated sociology at Istanbul Bilgi University, and also studied master of Marketing Communication.
She participated in the singing competition O Ses Türkiye and advanced to the semi-final stage. Meanwhile, she began to perform at different places in Turkey with a group named Monopop.
With the release of the single "Bensiz Yapamazsın×Bensiz Yapamazsın26 November 2012 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Bensiz Yapamazsın2Bensiz Yapamazsın (Akustik Versiyon)" in 2012 Derici started her professional music career. In May 2013, her second single "Düşler Ülkesinin Gelgit Akıllısı×Düşler Ülkesinin Gelgit Akıllısı28 May 2013 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Düşler Ülkesinin Gelgit Akıllısı4:03" was released. In September 2013, her first maxi single İki was released. The album's first music video was made for "Sevgi Olsun Taştan Olsun", followed by another music video for "Zorun Ne Sevgilim". "Zorun Ne Sevgilim" remained number two on Türkçe Top 20 for three weeks. Derici then released a new single titled "Neredesin Sen×Neredesin Sen7 February 2014 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Neredesin Sen?", written by Neşet Ertaş.
In 2014, her single "Kalbimin Tek Sahibine×Kalbimin Tek Sahibine24 April 2014 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Kalbimin Tek Sahibine3:33" became a massive hit in Turkey and was viewed by millions on YouTube. In the same year her second maxi single Üç was released, and two music videos were made for the songs "Bir miyiz?" and "Nabza Göre Şerbet". "Nabza Göre Şerbet" ranked third on Turkey's official music chart. In 2015, two more singles "Değmezsin Ağlamaya×Değmezsin Ağlamaya24 March 2015 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Değmezsin Ağlamaya4:032Değmezsin Ağlamaya (Rıza Esendemir Remix)3:413İstemez misin ?3:36" and "Aşk Eşittir Biz×Aşk Eşittir Biz9 October 2015 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Aşk Eşittir Biz3:592Aşk Eşittir Biz (Akustik)3:593Aşk Eşittir Biz (Karaoke)3:59" were released in March and September respectively. "Aşk Eşittir Biz" became a number one hit in Turkey. In the same year, Derici collaborated with Emrah Karaduman in his album Tozduman and was featured in the song "Nerden Bilecekmiş".
Derici, released her first studio album Dantel×Dantel12 February 2016 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Dantel3:352Ölürüm O Bakışlarına3:593Evlenmene Bak3:144Seni Çok Seviyorum4:185Gizli Sevda4:306Gittiğinde Anladım4:497Suçu Bana Atma4:218Aşk Olsun3:269Dur, Yavaş3:5710Aşk, Kışlıkları Giy3:5511Bana Hiçbir Şey Olmaz5:10 in February 2016 under the label GNL Entertainment. The song "Dantel" from the album, was the number-one hit in Turkey for four continuous weeks. The second music video for the album was made for the song "Evlenmene Bak" in which Sinan Akçıl appeared. Subsequently, a third and forth music video were made for the songs "Dur Yavaş" and "Bana Hiçbir Şey Olmaz".
From 13 September 2014 to 22 March 2016, Derici was married to the arranger Rıza Esendemir. From 11 July to 21 September 2016, she served as a judge on the second season of the singing competition Rising Star Türkiye.
In 2017 she collaborated with Mustafa Ceceli in his album Zincirimi Kırdı Aşk and was featured in the song "Kıymetlim". Together with Gökçe, Derici was featured in the music video for Yonca Evcimik's new single "Kendine Gel×Kendine Gel28 July 2017 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Kendine Gel3:35". In the same year, she released a new single titled "Tektaş×Tektaş21 April 2017 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Tektaş3:32", which ranked eighth on Turkey's official music chart. Later she voiced the song "Sevimli" for the soundtrack of the movie Bekâr Bekir. In November, Derici released the single "Bazı Aşklar Yarım Kalmalı", which rose to the third position on the official chart in Turkey.
In August 2018, her second studio album, Sabıka Kaydı×Sabıka Kaydı10 August 2018 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Mavi Ekran3:322Ben Tek Siz Hepiniz2:553Yanlış Alarm3:394Kör Değilim4:025Yazsın Bana3:036Sevmek Bizim İşimiz3:397Tek Tabanca3:488Naş3:019Nen Var Kuzum3:3310Gel Demen de Yeterdi3:2911Razıyım Ömür Boyu Yalnızlığa4:2012Zavallı4:0613Lay Lay Lom3:5814Gel Demen de Yeterdi (Chill House Okan Akı Versiyon)3:49, was released. A music video was published on the same day for the album's lead single "Ben Tek Siz Hepiniz". In February 2019, Derici released her tenth single "Meftun", and on 31 May 2019 she released her first cover album Mest Of×Mest Of31 May 2019 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracks1Beni Sana Hapsettin4:082Bende Hüküm Sür3:183Acemi Balık4:094Kaçın Kurası3:265Kurşun Adres Sormaz ki4:436Yok Dostum Zor Dostum3:417Gidiyorum4:018Aşkımız Olay Olacak2:30, which contains eight popular Turkish songs from the 90s. Mayk Şişman from Milliyet believed that Derici's new album was 'successful as an idea' and named "Bende Hüküm Sür" as its best piece.