▁play ▁fl ute ▁and ▁piano . ▁Bur ak ▁then ▁attended ▁Kab ata ş ▁Er ke k ▁L ises i , ▁coming ▁third ▁to ▁Ken an ▁Do ğ ulu ▁in ▁a ▁school ▁competition ▁the ▁first ▁year , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁competition ▁three ▁years ▁running . ▁ ▁He ▁released ▁his ▁first ▁album ▁Ben im le ▁O ynam a / Ç ı lg ı n ı m ▁with ▁P ek er ▁Music . ▁His ▁rise ▁to ▁fame ▁ro cket ed , ▁performing ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁concert s ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁released . ▁He ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁European ▁MTV ▁" Local ▁Hero ▁Award " ▁around ▁this ▁time . ▁Bur ak ▁did ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁on ▁his ▁second ▁album ▁N er eden ▁G eld im , ▁N er el ere ▁G ide ce ğ im . ▁His ▁song ▁Ya ş and ı ▁B itt i ▁gained ▁air play ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁and ▁his ▁popular ity ▁now ▁stretch ed ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁While ▁working ▁on ▁an ▁album , ▁Bur ak ▁did ▁a ▁du et ▁with ▁Sarah ▁Bright man ▁accompanied ▁by ▁an ▁or chestra ▁ensemble ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁mus icians . ▁He ▁also ▁sang ▁du ets ▁with ▁Greek ▁singer ▁Sak is ▁Rou vas ▁in ▁Cy pr us ▁at ▁the ▁Border ▁Line ▁( Y e ş il ▁Hat ) ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁two ▁nations ▁come ▁together . ▁He ▁self - produ ced ▁his ▁third ▁album ▁Kü ç ük ▁Pr ens . ▁He ▁also ▁later ▁signed ▁on ▁to ▁Universal