Keremcem

Keremcem
Keremcem in 2012
Keremcem in 2012
Background information
Birth nameKerem Cem Dürük
BornMuğla, Turkey
GenresPop, R&B
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, actor
InstrumentVocals
Years active2001–present
Websitekeremcem.com.tr

Kerem Cem Dürük , known professionally as Keremcem, is a Turkish pop singer and actor. He is best known for popular series Aşk Oyunu and O Hayat Benim. He also hosted the short-lived television show Keremcem ile Söyle Söyleyebilirsen on Star TV.[1][2]

Biography

Keremcem was born on 28 December 1977 in Milas. He attended Milas Sakarya Primary School, before enrolling in İzmir Private Fatih College (junior high). He graduated from high school in Turgutreis in 1995. He graduated from Ege University (University of Aegean) majoring in International Relations in 2003. He started playing guitar in high school.

His first composition "Elimde Değil", meaning "not in my hands", was made in 1996 in Ankara. He came to Istanbul in 2001. During this period, his friend Yunus Adak composed "Eylül". Yonca Evcimik introduced him to Aykut Gürel and so began his professional musical career as a singer. Two solo albums; Eylül (2004), Aşk Bitti (2006) and a duet album Maia (2005, feat. Seden Gürel) were produced by Iremrecords. He performed over 130 concerts all over Turkey, Cyprus, and Germany. He also performed the starring role in two TV series; Aşk Oyunu (2005–2006), İki Yabancı (2007) and Elif (2008) played as lead role in the series.

Discography

Year Name Company
2004 Eylül İrem Records
2005 Eylül (Aşk Oyunu Bonus Track) İrem Records
2005 Maia İrem Records
2006 Aşk Bitti İrem Records
2008 Ateşler İçinde İrem Records
2009 Dokun İrem Records
2011 Hayata Pasaj Müzik

Filmography

Year Title Role
2005 Kerem İle Aslı Kerem
2005 Aşk Oyunu Sarp Teksoy
2006 Çirkin Ördek Yavrusu ile Farecik Çirkin Ördek Yavrusu
2007 İki Yabancı Cem Arifoğlu
2007 Avrupa Yakası Kerem
2008 Asteriks Olimpiyatlarda Asteriks
2008 Elif Ahmet Karabey
2008 Proje 13 Keremcem
2010 Keskin Bıçak Eren
2011 Tövbeler Tövbesi Oktay Berk
2014 O Hayat Benim Ateş German
2014 İksir Himself
2017 Küçük Ortak Selim
2017 İki Yalancı Serkan Gülbulak
2018 Aşk ve Mavi Yaman
2019 Kimse Bilmez Ali Hüroğlu
2021 Yetiş Zeynep Engin
2022 Gül Masalı Adnan Fuat Demirci
2023– Başım Belada Azam

Awards

List of awards Keremcem has won during his career

  • 2005, POPSAV Başarı Ödülleri
    • En İyi Çıkış Yapan Şarkıcı (Best Breakthrough Artist)[3]
  • 2005, 33. Altın Kelebek Ödülleri
    • En İyi Çıkış Yapan Erkek Soloist (Best Breakthrough Male Soloist)[4]
  • 2005, Future Gençlik ve Müzik Dergisi
    • En İyi Çıkış Yapan Erkek Sanatçı (Best Breakthrough Male Artist)
  • 2006, 13. Kral TV Video Müzik Ödülleri
    • En İyi Pop Erkek Sarkıcı (Best Pop Male Artist)[5]
  • 2006, Google Türkiye
    • Yılın En Çok Ziyaret Edilen Web Sitesi "keremcem.com" (Most Visited Web Site of the Year "keremcem.com"[6]
  • 2006, 10. İFA Ödülleri
    • En İyi Pop Erkek Şarkıcı (Best Pop Male Artist)[7]
  • 2006, NetBul Magazin
    • Türkiye'nin erkek pop star’ı (Turkey's male pop Star)
  • 2007, Jetix
    • En Sevilen Türk Erkek Şarkıcı (The most popular Turkish male Singer)
  • 2007, Walt Disney
    • HSM-2 Şarkılarını Kendi Diline En İyi Adapte Eden Şarkıcı (Best Adapted to he's songs in he's language Singer)[8]
  • 2008, Yılın En Has Bilişimcileri -Kadir Has Üni-
  • 2009, Algida Max
    • En Sevilen Erkek Sanatçı (The most popular male Artists)[10]
  • 2009, Gerçek Pop
    • En İyi Orkestralı Video Klip "Sana Ferrari Gerekti" (Best Video Clip orchestral "Sana Ferrari Gerekti")[11]
  • 2010, Ayaklı Gazete
    • Türkiye'nin En Güzel Yüzlü Erkek Dizi Oyuncusu (Turkey's Most Beautiful Faces Female Player of the Series)[12]
  • 2010, Magazin Plus
    • Yılın En İyi Erkek Pop Sanatçısı (Best Pop Male Artist)[13]
  • 2010, Altın Kariyer Ödülleri -Muğla Üni.-
    • En İyi Türk Pop Sanatçısı (Best Turkish Pop Artist)[14]

References

  1. ^ "Bu Kim: Keremcem Biography". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
  2. ^ "Keremcem kimdir? Keremcem nereli ve kaç yaşında? - Magazin haberleri".
  3. ^ "POPSAV 2005 Ödül Gecesi". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  4. ^ 33. Altın Kelebek Yıldızlara Uçtu Archived 21 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Kral Tv Ödülleri[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ Google, 2006'nın En Popüler Web Sitelerini Açıkladı Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ 10. İFA Ödülleri Sahiplerini Buldu
  8. ^ High School'daki tüm rakiplerine büyük fark attı!
  9. ^ "En Has Bilişimciler". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  10. ^ Aslan Max En Sevdiğin Erkek Sanatçı
  11. ^ En iyi Orkestralı Video
  12. ^ En Güzel Yüzlü Erkek Dizi Oyuncusu[permanent dead link‍]
  13. ^ Yılın En İyi Erkek Pop Sanatçısı
  14. ^ Yılın En İyi Erkek Sanatçısı Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine