Mazhar Alanson

He was born on February 13, 1950, to a family of musicians in Ankara, Turkey, where his father was the head trumpeter in the State Philharmonic Orchestra.

They played the music of the Beatles, Crosby, Stills & Nash and the Rolling Stones and collaborated with the renowned Turkish pop singer Barış Manço.

Aside from the band, he released two solo albums: Herşey Çok Güzel Olacak (1999), and Türk Lokumuyla Tatlı Rüyalar (2002).

Sufism items attract attention in his songs, such as "Buselik Makamına", "Uç Oldum", "Adımız Miskindir Bizim" and "Yandım".

In his second film Her Şey Çok Güzel Olacak ("Everything's Gonna Be Alright") directed by Ömer Vargı, Mazhar Alanson shared the leading roles with Cem Yılmaz and Ceyda Düvenci.

The same year, he played in the TV series Çekirdek Aile ("Nuclear family") produced for Kanal D. In 2006, he appeared in the Cem Yılmaz movie Hokkabaz ("The Magician").