Ben Fero

Ferhat Yılmaz (born 25 February 1991), better known by his stage name Ben Fero, is a Turkish rapper and songwriter.

Ben Fero
Background information
Birth nameFerhat Yılmaz
Born (1991-02-25) 25 February 1991
Bonn, Germany
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Years active2018–present
Associated acts

Life and career

Fero was born on 25 February 1991 in Bonn, Germany. His father is from Sivas, and his mother is from Trabzon.[1] In 1994, he returned to Turkey with his family and settled in İzmir. At the age of 8, he became familiar with rap by listening to Tupac Shakur. In April 2018, his first song, "Mahallemiz Esmer" was released. After releasing another single, "Kimlerdensin", in August 2018, he decided to leave his job as a sales manager in a private company and focus on music.[2] He is reportedly close to Ezhel and YouTuber Berkcan Güven, and this made it easier for him to make himself known in the music market. On 30 November 2018, he released his third single "3 2 1". On 2 December 2018, the song ranked first on Spotify's list of most listened songs in Turkey.[3] On 20 February 2019, his first studio album, Orman Kanunları, was released, which also included the singles that he had previously released on its track listing. On the day it was released, all of its songs ranked among the top 12 on Spotify Türkiye Top 50. He became the first artist in Turkey whose songs from one album entered the list all at the same time.[4] Out of these songs, "Biladerim İçin" ranked first on music charts for weeks. He also changed the name of the song "Akalım" to "Demet Akalın", after Turkish pop singer Demet Akalın.[5] His unique spelling style has garnered mixed reviews from some of the audience in Turkey.[6] On 9 May 2019, at the 16th Radio Boğaziçi Music Awards he received the "Best Newcomer Artist" award.[7][8] On 19 January 2020, he performed at the Sinan Erdem Dome following the 2020 Basketbol Süper Ligi All-Star match.[9]

Discography
Studio albums
  • Orman Kanunları (2019)
Singles

References
  1. "Ben Fero kimdir, kaç yaşında, gerçek adı ne?". cnnturk.com. 3 April 2019. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. "RAP müziğin hızla yükselen ismi 'Ben Fero'". mynet.com. 2 March 2019. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  3. Ben Fero instagram
  4. "Rapçi Ben Fero, Spotify'da Dinlenme Rekoru Kırdı!". haberler.com. 6 March 2019. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  5. "Ben Fero, 'Akalım' Şarkısını 'Demet Akalın'la Değiştirdi". muzikonair.com. 26 February 2019. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  6. "Ben Fero hangi tarzda müzik yapar?". sozcu.com.tr. 7 April 2019. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  7. "Radyo Boğaziçi 16.Müzik Ödülleri Dağıtıldı". ozgurhiphop.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  8. "16. Radyo Boğaziçi Müzik Ödülleri sahiplerini buldu". birbabaindie.com. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  9. "ING All-Star 2020'de Ben Fero Rüzgarı Esti". TBF.org.tr. 19 January 2020. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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