Mustafa Sandal

At home, the Turkish singer Mustafa Sandal is a pop star, one of the brightest and most popular vocalists. The number of sold Sandal albums has exceeded 17 million, but this is not the limit: Mustafa continues to delight fans by releasing new collections of hits. Bright clips of songs that have reached the top lines of the charts appear on TV screens.

The Turkish vocalist is also known in Europe: the pop star's repertoire includes dozens of English-language compositions. The songs "All My Life" and "Moonlight", filled with oriental temperament and European sound quality, have found their way to the hearts of British and French music lovers.

In Russia, Mustafa Sandal is the second most recognizable after his fellow countryman Tarkan with his hit “Shykydym”.

The singer was born in January 1970 in the old Istanbul district of Besiktas, which once served as the administrative center for the last Ottoman sultans. Later, when Sandal had already become a famous artist, he was credited with a relationship with the Turkish comedian Kemal Sunal. Allegedly, the actor in his youth left Mustafa's mother when she was already pregnant with her son. Having once heard this suggestion from reporters, the singer regarded it as a joke.

His parents discovered the boy's penchant for music in early childhood. Mustafa perked up at the first sounds of songs and tried to repeat the rhythm of the drummers with improvised means. The instrumental accompaniment, especially the guitar one, aroused the greatest interest in him. But Mustafa did not show interest in vocals in those years.

The boy's parents considered their son's hobby as frivolous and temporary: he was seen as a respectable businessman or reputable banker.

Mustafa Sandal did not dare to contradict the adults. After graduating from a boarding school in Geneva, he entered the American, and then the British lyceums, where he received the basics of economic education. After completing his studies, he returned home to Istanbul. He could no longer resist his childhood dream and plunged into the world of music, linking his biography with art forever.

Mustafa wrote music and songs for Turkish performers. The young poet and composer did not dare to perform with author's compositions.

Who knows how Mustafa Sandal's career would have developed if not for the dispute with friends Hakan Peker and Serdar Ortach. Young people argued who would be the first to reach the top of the musical Olympus.

Hakan Peker won and was the first to achieve popularity in his homeland. Today he is a well-known performer in Turkey. Serdar Ortach won the bronze. Well, the singing Sandal turned out to be in the middle: the argument spurred him to go on stage and take his niche in the pop show business.

Mustafa Sandal made his first steps in music, collaborating as a songwriter with famous Turkish performers. His compositions were popular with listeners, reached the top of the charts and became hits. Soon Sandal became one of the most sought-after authors, whose songs were included in the repertoire of pop stars.

In the early 1990s, Mustafa Sandal “matured” to enter the stage as a performer and recorded his debut album. It came out in 1994 under the name "Suc Bende" ("My Wine"). In the first months, 1.5 million cassettes and 200 thousand discs were sold, which was a record for the year. Sandal was recognized and accepted as an independent performer. He has an army of fans and fan clubs around the world.

3 months after the start of his musical biography, Mustafa Sandal went on a tour of the country. During the year, the singer gave 140 concerts in major cities of Turkey and 30 in European cities, becoming a record holder among fellow countrymen.

Sandal did not stop there: the next year he concentrated his efforts on arranging songs and set up his own recording studio at home. In 1995 he became the arranger of the album "Adam" of the singer Sibel Alash, having written all the songs for him.

The following year, Mustafa Sandal delighted fans by presenting his second album, which he called "Gölgede Aynı" (Same as Shadow). And again a resounding success: music lovers bought 2 million cassettes and 600 thousand discs. In support of the collection, the performer went on a tour, giving 140 concerts.

Sandal recorded the second collection at his own studio. The singer and arranger also tried his hand as a director by filming clips for the best songs. Videos have become chart leaders. Soon he declared himself as a talented producer. Mustafa Sandal lit two new stars on the stage - Izel and Reyahan Karaca.

The singer summed up a beautiful line under the 1990s with the third album "Detay" ("Detail"). In the same 1999 Mustafa signed a contract with the European studio "Sony Music France", on which he recorded an album of hits for music lovers of Europe "Araba" ("Machine").

Album "Akışına Bırak" ("Let It Happen"), presented in 2000, turned out to be a failure and was sold out in a modest circulation. But the only hit from the collection "Hatırla Beni", recorded in a duet with the singer from Greece Natalia, is included in Sandal's permanent repertoire.

The albums "Kop" ("Broke"), "Seven" ("Seven") and "Iste" ("Necessity") helped the artist return to the top of popularity. The latest English-Turkish compilation includes the hits "All My Life" and "Story", which multiplied the popularity of the Turkish star in Europe.

Album "Isyankar", which translates from Turkish as "Prone to Escape", was released in 2004 and received gold status in Germany.

Having announced that he was ending his singing career, Mustafa Sandal unpleasantly surprised fans who were expecting new hits from the star. Therefore, music lovers were delighted when the favorite in 2007 and 2009 presented the albums "Devamı Var" ("Continuing") and "Karizma" ("Charisma").

A year later, fans were waiting for a meeting with their favorite, this time from television screens. Mustafa played the main role of the Turkish policeman Akar in the action movie Five Minarets in New York. Together with his partner Firat (Makhsun Kirmizigul), the hero Sandal participates in a joint Turkish-American anti-terrorist operation. Already in 2012, the artist announced himself with a new work - the album "Organik" ("Organic").

In Russia, the Turkish singer became famous with the light hand of Philip Kirkorov, who, having met Mustafa in London, invited a colleague on a tour to Moscow and starred in a video for one of Sandal's songs.

In 2015 and 2016, the pop star delighted fans with the albums Ben Olsaydım (If I Was) and Dön Dünya (Return to the World).

In Mustafa Sandal's personal life, as well as in his work, there were ups and downs. The vocalist's first romance with a beautiful model, Italian by nationality, ended sadly. The fashion model, whose career was gaining momentum, did not want to leave the podium and move to her beloved in Istanbul.

After a sad parting, Sandal met true love - a Serbian model, actress and singer Emina Jahovic. The other half of Mustafa played a role in the Turkish melodrama "Tulip Time", and in 2013 she was a judge in the Serbian TV show "X Factor", repeatedly participated in the national selection of the international Eurovision Song Contest. Emina was 12 years younger than her lover, which did not interfere with the feelings of the lovers.

The two stars began living together in 2004 and got married in early 2008. In the same year, Emina gave her husband her first child, who was named Yaman. In February 2012, the singer became the father of his second child, a boy in Yavuz.

For 10 years, the family of Mustafa and Emina was an example of an ideal marriage for fans, but at the beginning of 2018, the couple decided to put an end to the relationship. The singer's wife was the first to notify her fans about the divorce. On her personal page on Instagram, she changed her last name to her maiden name.

The news was later confirmed by Sandal. Both artists spoke at a press conference where they officially announced the breakup. The musicians did not comment on the reasons for the separation, but judging by the photo of Mustafa on his personal page on Instagram, he is still actively involved in raising his sons.

In November 2017, at the Moscow Crocus City Hall, the Turkish singer gave a concert to Russian fans. The event was hosted by the ex-participant of the TV show "Dom-2" Evgenia Feofilaktova. ...

Mustafa pleases the fans not only with his perfected vocals, but also with a sports figure. With a height of 173 cm, the weight of the Sandal is 66 kg

According to unconfirmed information, the performer is going to add new work to his discography soon. Now, in addition to creativity, Mustafa is involved in two trials. One concerns the divorce from his wife Emina Yakhovich, the second - from the oil company BP (British Petroleum), which for a year illegally used the image of the singer in an advertising campaign. Initially, Mustafa's lawsuit was 65 thousand Turkish liras (about $ 10 thousand), then the singer increased the amount to 3 million (almost $ 500 thousand).

In July 2018, Mustafa presented to the public a new video for the single "Reset", which he created together with the Turkish rapper Eypio. The song talked about modern technologies and possibilities of virtual reality. The video, which was watched by 20 million users in two months, was criticized by the Turkish Ministry of Health. Officials were outraged by the image of a frivolous nurse presented in the video, which does not correspond to the generally accepted idea of ​​medical workers. The musician had to cut back on scenes with the actress dressed in a spicy costume. For filming in the video, Sandal attracted the eldest son Yaman.

1994 - Suç Bende ("My Guilt") 1996 - Gölgede Aynı ("Same as the Shadow") 1998 - Detay ("Detail") 2000 - Araba ("Machine") 2000 - Akışına Bırak ("Let It Happen" ) 2002 - Kop ("Broke") 2003 - Seven ("Seven") 2004 - Iste ("Necessity") 2004 - "Isyankar" ("Prone to Escape") 2005 - Yamalı ("Spotted") 2007 - Devamı Var ( "Continuing") 2009 - Karizma ("Charisma") 2012 - Organik ("Organic") 2015 - Ben Olsaydım ("If I Was") 2016 - Dön Dünya ("Return to the World")

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Mustafa Sandal Net Worth 2021

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Mustafa Sandal Net Worth 2020

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Mustafa Sandal Net Worth 2019

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Mustafa Sandal Net Worth 2017

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