Aydilge Sarp

Aydilge Sarp is a Turkish writer, poet, singer and songwriter. Aydilge Sarp was born in 1979 in Kütahya, Turkey. Her mother, Faika Ozer writes poetry and novels, with a release of more than ten books. Aydilge passed the entrance exam to the Trt Radio Children's Choir when she was eight years old. At the age of fourteen she was given her first electric guitar and started composing her own songs. Later she performed in bars while she attended secondary school at Turkish Education Association Ankara College. Having completed her studies at the American Culture and Literature in Baskent University in Ankara with flying colours, she moved to Istanbul. Aydilge published her first volume of short stories in 1998 under the title "Thoughts For My Pen". Her first novel "Bulimia Street", published in 2002 was followed by "Trust of Golden Love" in 2004. Aydilge's first album entitled "Small Song Universe" was released in April, 2006 by EMI Music. The songs are a curious mixture of rock music and Eastern melodies. The lyrics were written and the music composed by Aydilge.