İbrahim Ferman Akgül (born 25 December 1979) is a Turkish singer, songwriter, TV host and actor.

However a twist of faith made him temporary fill the role as the lead singer and Akgül decided singing was the best way to express himself.

He got an honorable mention award for a project he worked on together with the respected Turkish architect Yavuz Selim Sepin, while he was recording maNga's first album.

The eclectic acoustic project broadened maNga's fan base and established their name as a strong force in the European music community.

The single has since been used as commercial music for TV, featuring athletes from teams such as LA Lakers and Manchester United.

maNga has performed as opening act for Korn, Linkin Park, Nine Inch Nails, The Cure, The Offspring, Limp Bizkit, and Skin.

They have headlined countless festivals and shows (Rock'n Coke, Fanta, Vitebsk Slavianski Bazaar Belarus, Sziget Hungary, The Balkan Concerts Bosnia & Herzegovina, Balkan Music Awards Bulgaria, Belgrade Festival Serbia) and toured extensively through Europe.

Across the pond they performed at New York City’s “Istanbul Live” Central Park and London's O2 Academy Islington.

He has released two electronic music singles with Turkish DJ Birol "Beegee" Giray and subsequently toured Turkey's club scene.

[5] Akgül has directed and hosted three seasons of the music program Kulaktan Kulağa on Turkish state TV, TRT Müzik.

In the beginning of 2016 Akgül released his first solo single "İstemem Söz Sevmeni" under his own label 06 Records in cooperation with EMI - Universal Music Turkey.