Leyla The Band

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Leyla The Band
Background information
OriginIstanbul, Turkey
GenresAlternative rock
Years activeMarch–September 2013
MembersAli Atay (vocals)
Onur Ünlü (drums)
Serkan Keskin (bass guitar)
Osman Sonant (keyboard)
Fırat İkisivri (guitar)
Sarp Aydınoğlu (percussion)
Sarper Aksoy (clarinet)

Leyla The Band is a Turkish rock band. Its formation was announced in March 2013 on the social media accounts for the TV series Leyla and Mecnun.[1] The series' leading actor Ali Atay served as the main vocalist for the band. Other members included director Onur Ünlü on drums, Serkan Keskin on bass guitar, Osman Sonant on keyboard, Fırat İkisivri on guitar, Sarp Aydınoğlu on percussion and Sarper Aksoy on clarinet.[2][3] The band's first song and musiv video[2] "Yokluğunda" was first played during an episodes of Leyla and Mecnun and later uploaded on YouTube. The music video was viewed over 100 million times on YouTube[4] and became one of the most viewed videos in Turkey in 2013.[5] Their second song "Aşk Bitti" expanded their fan base. It was followed by a third song titled "Zaman".

The first concert of the group was held on 21 May 2013 in Jolly Joker Istanbul.[6][7] The most crowded concert was held in Küçükçiftlik Park with 7 thousand people on 16 September 2013 under the slogan "Farewell to Leyla and Mecnun & Hello to I Miss Too".[8][9] Serkan Keskin, one of the members of the group, explained that the group was disbanded because they did not intend to make money from music and the world of music was a very different world for them.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Leyla İle Mecnun Müzik Grubu Oldu". trtmuzik.net.tr. 20 March 2013. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Leyla The Band 6 Ekim'de Arena'da". Sabah. 4 October 2013. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Leyla İle Mecnun Müzik Grubu Oldu". trtmuzik.net.tr. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Yokluğunda (Leyla The Band)". YouTube. 18 March 2013. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  5. ^ "2013'te YouTube'da en çok ne izledik?". Milliyet. 11 December 2013. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Leyla The Band sahnede!". Milliyet. 3 May 2013. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  7. ^ Türkölmez, Elif (22 May 2013). "Çayı koyun, Leyla the Band geliyor". Radikal. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  8. ^ Yılmaz, Mesut (18 September 2013). "ÇAYLAR MECNUN'DAN". Milliyet. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Leyla ile Mecnun'a konserli veda..." Radikal. 13 September 2013. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Leyla The Band neden bitti?". Gecce. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

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