Mahmut Orhan (born 11 January 1993) is a Turkish DJ and record producer.[1] He started working with music in Bursa at the age of 15 and eventually moved to Istanbul to work at a "Bebek" nightclub in 2011.[2] He first experienced international success in 2015 with the instrumental song "Age of Emotions".[3] One year later, his song "Feel" featuring Turkish singer and songwriter Sena Şener appeared on charts in Greece, Germany, Poland and Romania, among others. The song reached number one position on musical platform iTunes. In 2017, Mahmut released a remix of "Game of Thrones" and the song "Save Me" with Romanian singer Eneli, both of which gained significant success. In June 2018, he released a remix album titled "One". The lead single, "6 Days", a remix of Colonel Bagshot's "Six Day War", reached number one in many countries, such as Greece, Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria. Orhan has been part of some of the world's leading electronic music festivals, such as Exit Festival in Serbia and Untold Festival in Romania.
Mahmut Orhan | |
|---|---|
 Mahmut Orhan (January 2018) | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 11 January 1993 Bursa, Turkey |
| Genres | |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Ultra Music |
Discography
editExtended plays
edit| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| Undesirable Life |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUR [4] |
BEL (FL) [5] |
GER [6] |
GRE [7] |
LUX [8] |
POL [9] |
ROM [10] |
RS [11] | |||
| "Feel" (featuring Sena Șener) |
2016 | 31 | —[A] | 70 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 34 | — | |
| "Game of Thrones" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Save Me" (featuring Eneli) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "6 Days" (with Colonel Bagshot) |
2018 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| "Schhh" (featuring Irina Rimes) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "6 Feet"[14] (with Thomas Newson featuring Jason Gaffner) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes an item that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Albums
edit- Pangea (2024)[15]
Awards
edit- GQ Man of The Year 2018 - "Best Dj"
- Altın Kelebek 2022 - Best DJ
- Europaplus Best Track of Year 2016 Mahmut Orhan ft Sena Sener- FEEL
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Новата диджей сензация Махмут Орхан идва за първи път в България на 28 май - bTV Новините".
- ^ Fıratlı, Meltem (28 January 2017). "Baş döndürücü bir yükseliş hikayesi". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ Leight, Elias (18 January 2017). "Turkish Producer Mahmut Orhan Talks Hit Single 'Feel' & Signing With Ultra Records". Billboard. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Number 1 Top 40 Liste" (in Turkish). Number One Top 40. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Discografie Mahmut Orhan". Ultratop. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "Mahmut Orhan feat. Sena Sener - Feel". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "Mahmut Orhan – Greece Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "Mahmut Orhan – Luxembourg Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:
- "Feel": "AirPlay Top: 15.10. – 21.10.2016" (in Polish). ZPAV. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Romania:
- "Feel": "Airplay 100 – 2 octombrie 2016" (in Romanian). Kiss FM. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- "6 Days": "Airplay 100 – 24 iunie 2018" (in Romanian). Kiss FM. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Serbia:
- "6 Days": "Serbia – Radio airplay chart". Radiomonitor. 22 July 2018. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Mahmut Orhan)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 February 2024. Click "WYKONAWCA" and enter Mahmut Orhan in the search box.
- ^ "6 Feet (feat. Jason Gaffner) - Single by Thomas Newson on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Mahmut Orhan Pangea". 2024-03-22. Retrieved 2024-04-09.