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Murat İlkan

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Murat İlkan
Born (1971-07-08) 8 July 1971 (age 53)
Karşıyaka, İzmir Province, Turkey
GenresRock
Turkish folk music
Heavy metal
Thrash metal
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrumentvocal
Years active1987–present
Member ofMezarkabul (1995–2010 / 2017–...)
Websitewww.thepentagram.net

Murat İlkan (born 8 July 1971) is a Turkish musician. He is the vocalist of heavy metal band Mezarkabul (known as Pentagram in Turkey).

After Hakimiyeti Milliye Primary and İzmir Fatih Collage, he graduated from Kadıköy Kenan Evren High School.[1] When he was living in İzmir, he also was a swimmer in Karşıyaka S.K. for 8 years.[2]

Music career

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In 1987, he founded the band Sawdust and gave concerts with the group. He received honors in the TRT Golden Antenna and Kuşadası Golden Pigeon competitions. He worked with the band Cherokee in various clubs for four years.[2]

He joined Mezarkabul in 1995. He was a vocalist on the band's albums Anatolia, Unspoken, Bir and live albums Popçular Dışarı and 1987.[2] On 1 May 2010, he announced that he decided to leave the band and continue his music with a solo project called Murat İlkan Akustik due to his MS diagnosis. His solo album Fanus was released in 2013.[3]

In 2015, he appeared as a guest artist in the song Buhran of the band Takıntı. Also in 2015, he appeared as a guest artist in Atra Hasis, the opening track of the first album of the Istanbul symphonic death/folk metal band Khepra. In 2016, he sang the song Rüya in Metin Türkcan's album Vakti Geldi. Also in 2016, he sang the song Ufaktı Sistem in Selim Işık's album Tutunamayan. In 2017, he rejoined Mezarkabul.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Murat İlkan Biography". 7/24 Dinle. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Murat İlkan Biography". Last FM. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Murat İlkan'dan 'sarsıcı' dönüş!". Hürriyet. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
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