[1] 100 Derece was formed in 2000 by high school friends Barış Çakır, Uluç Taşocak and Emre Cebeci.
They drew inspiration from musical acts such as Siddhartha, Dawn, Barış 'Monkey's Popcorn, Cockroach (band), Emre 'Dimensions and Taxi.
They were signed up by Ada Müzik and released their first album called Kahpe Felek in 2005.
100 Derece performed in several local and international festivals including H 2000, Rock İstanbul, Europe Music Fest.
After their term ended, the band resumed its activities, eventually releasing the album Mavra.