Bio

Aydilge Sarp was born in 1979 in Kütahya, Turkey. She successfully passed the entrance exam to the TRT Radio Children's Choir (TRT Radyosu Çocuk Korusu) when she was eight years old. At the age of 14 she was given her first electric guitar and started composing her own songs. Later she performed in bars while she attended secondary school at Türk Eğitim Derneği Ankara Koleji. Having finished the American Culture and Literature faculty of Başkent University in Ankara with flying colours, she moved to Istanbul. Aydilge currently reads Radio, Television and Cinema studies at Istanbul University. Aydilge's first album, entitled Küçük Şarkı Evreni (Small Song Universe), was released in April, 2006 by EMI. The songs are a curious mixture of rock music and Eastern melodies. The lyrics were written and the music composed by Aydilge. Besides her music life, she has several books published, as well. www.aydilge.net