Aydilge Sarp (born June 25, 1979) is a Turkish writer, poet and singer-songwriter.

Biography

Aydilge Sarp was born in 1979 in Kütahya, Turkey. Her Circassian mother, Faika Özer writes poetry and novels, with a release of more than ten books. Aydilge passed the entrance exam to the TRT Radio Children's Choir (TRT Radyosu Çocuk Korusu) when she was eight years old. At the age of 14 she was given her first electric guitar and started composing her own songs. Later she performed in bars while she attended secondary school at Türk Eğitim Derneği Ankara Koleji. After having completed her studies of American Culture and Literature in Başkent University in Ankara Aydilge moved to Istanbul where she studied Radio, Television and Cinema at Istanbul University.

Writer

Aydilge published her first volume of short stories in 1998 under the title Kalemimin Ucundaki Düşler (Thoughts From My Pen). Her first novel, Bulimia Sokağı (Bulemia Street), published in 2002 was followed by Altın Aşk Vuruşu (The Thrust of Golden Love) in 2004.

Works

Musician

Aydilge's first album, entitled Küçük Şarkı Evreni (Small Song Universe), was released in April 2006 by EMI. The songs are a curious mixture of rock music and Eastern melodies. The lyrics were written and the music composed by Aydilge.

Albums

Küçük Şarkı Evreni (Small Song Universe), 2006, EMI Sobe, 2009 Kilit, 2011 Yalnızlıkla Yaptım, 2013 Kendi Yoluma Gidiyorum, 2018 Evden Canlı Canlı, Vol. 2, 2020

Singles