Aleyna Tilki


Aleyna Tilki is a Turkish singer and songwriter.

Life and career

Tilki was born in Konya on March 28, 2000. Her father is also from Konya. Her paternal family is of either Turkic or Caucasian descent who immigrated from Caucasus. Her mother is from Of, Trabzon. Her sister Ayça Tilki is singer and actress.
At the age of fourteen, she was a semi-finalist on the sixth season of Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye. She caught public attention because of Turkish folk song Gesi Bağları was covered as anatolian rock which fusion of Turkish folk music and rock on the show. Aleyna Tilki has received critical acclaim for her voice style like pop singers Sertab Erener, Gülçin Ergül, Burcu Güneş, Zeynep Casalini, Atiye, Hadise, Aynur Aydın, and Şebnem Keskin.
She achieved national recognition after the release of her song "Cevapsız Çınlama" along with its music video, which has more than 580 million views on YouTube. It is considered the most viewed Turkish music video on YouTube. The song went up to No. 2 on the Turkey's Trending List. Aleyna Tilki released her first solo single "Sen Olsan Bari" in July 2017 which became number 1 in Turkey's charts. The music video currently has over 510 million views on YouTube.
Tilki temporarily left Turkey to complete English language training and settled in Los Angeles in November 2017. In November 2019, it was announced that she was in negotiations with Warner Music for producing a new album and four singles. This would make her the first Turkish singer ever to work with this company.
In 2020, she agreed on a series of projects on the digital platform Exxen, owned by Acun Ilıcalı. The series shares the similar name as her song "İşte Bu Benim Masalım". She shared the lead roles with in the series, which premiered in 2021.

Filmography

;Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Yetenek Sizsiniz TürkiyeHerselfContestant
2016O Ses TürkiyeHerselfGuest performer
2018SurvivorHerselfGuest performer
2021İşte Bu Benim MasalımAleynaMain Role
2023İbo ShowHerselfGuest performer

;Commercials

Awards and nomination

YearAwardCategoryNomineeResult
2016Radio Aydın Music AwardsDuet of the Year"Cevapsız Çınlama"Won
2017Golden Butterfly AwardsBest NewcomerHerselfWon
2017Golden Butterfly AwardsBest Music Video"Sen Olsan Bari"Nomitated
2017Golden Butterfly AwardsSong of the Year"Sen Olsan Bari"Nomitated
2018Fizy Music AwardsBest NewcomerHerselfWon
2018Fizy Music AwardsBest Music Video"Sen Olsan Bari"Won
2018Golden Butterfly AwardsBest Female Pop ArtistHerselfWon
2020Golden Butterfly AwardsBest Female SingerHerselfNomitated
2021Head & Shoulders Number1 Video Music AwardsBest Female ArtistHerselfWon
2021Head & Shoulders Number1 Video Music AwardsSong of the Year"Retrograde"Nomitated
2021Head & Shoulders Number1 Video Music AwardsBest TV Soundtrack"İşte Bu Benim Masalım "Nomitated
2022Head & Shoulders Number1 Video Music AwardsBest Female ArtistHerselfWon