İrem Derici

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" and "Dantel".

İrem Derici
Derici at İşte Benim Stilim in April 2016
Born (1987-03-21) 21 March 1987
Istanbul, Turkey
EducationMimar Sinan Fine Arts University
Istanbul Bilgi University
OccupationSinger
Musical career
Genres
  • Dance
  • pop
InstrumentsPiano
Years active2012–present
Labels
  • DMC
  • GNL
  • İD
Associated actsMonopop
Websiteiremderici.com

Life and career

İrem Derici was born on 21 March 1987, the daughter of Hulusi Derici and Jale Ediz.[1][2] At the age of four she started to play piano,[3] and later had piano lessons at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory High School. Derici studied sociology at Istanbul Bilgi University, and while she was studying 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.[2]

With the release of the single "Bensiz Yapamazsın" in 2012 Derici started her professional music career. In May 2013, her second single "Düşler Ülkesinin Gelgit Akıllısı" 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?", written by Neşet Ertaş.

In 2014, her single "Kalbimin Tek Sahibine" became a massive hit in Turkey and was viewed by millions on YouTube.[4] 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".[5] "Nabza Göre Şerbet" ranked third on Turkey's official music chart.[6] In 2015, two more singles "Değmezsin Ağlamaya" and "Aşk Eşittir Biz" were released in March and September respectively. "Aşk Eşittir Biz" became a number one hit in Turkey.[7] 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 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.[8] 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.[9][10] 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".[11] Together with Gökçe, Derici was featured in the music video for Yonca Evcimik's new single "Kendine Gel".[12] In the same year, she released a new single titled "Tektaş", which ranked eighth on Turkey's official music chart.[13] 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.[14]

In August 2018, her second studio album, Sabıka Kaydı, was released. A music video was published on the same day for the album's lead single "Ben Tek Siz Hepiniz".[15] In February 2019, Derici released her tenth single "Meftun",[16] and on 31 May 2019 she released her first cover album Mest Of, which contains eight popular Turkish songs from the 90s.[17] Mayk Şişman from Milliyet believed that Derici's new album was 'successful as an idea' and named "Bende Hüküm Sür" as its best piece.[18]

Discography

Studio albums
YearAlbumSales and certifications
2016 Dantel[19]
  • Released: 12 February 2016
  • Format: MC, CD, digital download
2018 Sabıka Kaydı
  • Released: 10 August 2018
  • Format: MC, CD, digital download

Cover albums
YearAlbumSales and certifications
2019 Mest Of
  • Released: 31 May 2019
  • Format: MC, CD, digital download

Compilation albums
List of albums
Year Album
2015 Tüm Şarkıları
  • Released: 14 August 2015
  • Format: MC, CD, digital download

EPs
List of albums
Year Album
2013 İki
  • Released: 18 September 2013
  • Format: MC, CD, digital download
2014 Üç
  • Released: 24 June 2014
  • Format: MC, CD, digital download
2015 Değmezsin Ağlamaya
  • Released: 24 March 2015
  • Format: MC, CD, digital download
2020 Senin Hastan
  • 13 November 2020
  • Format: CD, digital download

Singles
List of singles
Year Title
2012 "Bensiz Yapamazsın"
  • Released: 9 November 2012
  • Format: CD, digital download
2013 "Düşler Ülkesinin Gelgit Akıllısı"
  • Released: 31 May 2013
  • Format: CD, digital download
2014 "Neredesin Sen"
  • Released: 10 February 2014
  • Format: digital download
"Kalbimin Tek Sahibine"
  • Released: 24 April 2014
  • Format: CD, digital download
2015 "Aşk Eşittir Biz"
  • Released: 9 September 2015
  • Format: CD, digital download
2016 "Bambaşka Biri" (featuring Yasin Keleş)
  • Released: 3 June 2016
  • Format: digital download
2017 "Tektaş"
  • Released: 21 April 2017
  • Format: CD, digital download
"Sevimli (Bekar Bekir Original Film Music)"
  • Released: 10 August 2017
  • Format: CD, digital download
"Bazı Aşklar Yarım Kalmalı"
  • Released: 3 November 2017
  • Format: CD, digital download
2018 "Hadi Gel"
  • Released: 14 February 2018
  • Format: CD, digital download
2019 "Meftun"
  • Released: 26 February 2019
  • Format: CD, digital download
2020 "Dudak Payı"
  • Released: 17 April 2020
  • Format: CD, digital download
2021 "Vazgeçtim İnan"
  • Released: 1 January 2021
  • Format: CD, digital download

Other works
List of songs, year of publication and albums's names
Song Year Album
"Nereden Bilecekmiş"
(with Emrah Karaduman)		 2015 Toz Duman
"Gir Kanıma"
(with Harun Kolçak)		 2016 Çeyrek Asır
"Kıymetlim"
(with Mustafa Ceceli)		 2017 Zincirimi Kırdı Aşk
"Bir Tanedir"
(with Sinan Akçıl, Miri Yusuf, and Sinan Ceceli)		 Söyle
"Kendine Gel"
(with Yonca Evcimik and Gökçe)		 Kendine Gel
"Sana İhtiyacım Var"
(with What Da Funk)		 WDF1
"Cahil Cesareti"
(with Kaan Karamaya)		 2018 Cahil Cesareti
"Bin Dereden" Yıldız Tilbe'nin Yıldızlı Şarkıları
"Fırtınalar" 2019 Aşkın'ın Şarkıları
"Çok Sevmek Yasaklanmalı"
(with Mustafa Ceceli and Sinan Akçıl)		 2020 Piyanist
"Teşekkürler"
(with Sinan Akçıl)

Filmography
Cinema
  • Bekâr Bekir (2017)
Television
  • O Ses Türkiye (2011) – Herself (contestant)
  • İşte Benim Stilim (2016) – Herself (guest judge)
  • Jet Sosyete (2018) – Herself[20]
  • Kalk Gidelim (2019) – Herself
  • Menajerimi Ara (2020) – Herself

References
  1. "İrem Derici'den doğum günü mesajı". Sabah. 21 March 2016. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017.
  2. "Biyografi | İrem Derici". iremderici.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  3. "İrem Derici kimdir?". Milliyet. 23 March 2016. Archived from the original on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  4. "İrem Derici'den tıklanma rekoru". İhlas Haber Ajansı. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  5. "İrem Derici'nin Yeni Maxi Single'ı Üç Çıktı!". Powertürk TV. 17 June 2014. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  6. "@MusicTopTR on Twitter". Twitter. 20 February 2015. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  7. "MusicTopTR Resmi Listesinde 2016 1. haftanın ikincisi... AŞK EŞİTTİR BİZ". Twitter. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  8. "Dantel" on Turkey's official music chart:
  9. "İrem Derici evlendi". Sabah. 14 September 2014. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  10. "İrem Derici ile Rıza Esendemir tek celsede boşandı". Milliyet. 23 March 2016. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  11. "'7 Şubat Kıymetlim' müjdesi". Milliyet. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  12. "Yonca'nın melekleri". CNN Türk. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  13. "@MusicTopTR on Twitter". Twitter. 5 May 2017. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  14. "MusicTopTR Resmi Listesinde 2018 1. haftanın üçüncüsü... BAZI AŞKLAR YARIM KALMALI". Twitter. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  15. "İrem Derici'nin 'Sabıka Kaydı' çıktı". Habertürk. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  16. Güzel, Yağız (26 February 2019). "Yeni şarkısı 'Meftun', İrem Derici'yi iyileştirir mi?". Milliyet. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  17. "İrem Derici'nin yeni albümü 'Mest Of' raflardaki yerini aldı". Takvim. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  18. Şişman, Mayk (10 June 2019). "İrem Derici'nin 'Mest Of' albümünün yıldızı: 'Bende Hüküm Sür'". Milliyet. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  19. "Şubatta 'Dantel' albümünü piyasaya çıkaracak olan İrem Derici reklam mı yapıyor?". beserhaber.com. 21 January 2016. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  20. "İrem Derici Jet Sosyete'ye konuk oldu". NTV. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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