Native name Mesut Kurtis Years active 2000–present Origin United Kingdom Name Mesut Kurtis | Occupation(s) Singer Role Singer Instruments Vocals Record label Awakening Records | |
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Genres NasheedSufiHamdNa'atWorld music Albums Tebessem, Tabassam (Smile), Sevgili (Beloved Turkish Version), Beloved - Percussive Version, Salawat, Beloved Similar People Profiles | ||
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Mesut Kurtis (Turkish: Mesut Kurtiş; born (1981-07-31)31 July 1981) is a Macedonian Islamic singer of Turkish descent represented by and signed to Awakening Records.
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- Turkish sufi music mesut kurtis derman arardim derdime
- Mesut Kurtis Balaghal Ula Music Video
- Background and education
- Career
- Philanthropy
- Videography
- References
Mesut Kurtis - Balaghal Ula (Music Video) | مسعود كُرتِس - بلغ العُلا
Background and education
Kurtis was born in Skopje, Macedonia. His parents are of Turkish origin. He studied at the College of Skopje and came to the UK at a young age to pursue his studies. He graduated with a degree in Human Sciences, Islamic Law and Jurisprudence. from the European Institute of Human Sciences, University of Wales
Kurtis comes from a scholarly and religious family. His great-grandfather was a well known scholar at the time of the Ottoman Empire.
Career
Kurtis showed a strong interest in Islamic nasheeds from a very young age. He joined several nasheed groups in Macedonia that performed local social clubs, mosques, and conferences and also made several international visits including performances in Turkey and neighbouring places. His music is influenced by Sufi, Turkish classical, Arabic and European styles.
In May 2004, his debut album Salawat, produced by Awakening Records, was released and featured songs that combine Arabic, Turkish and English. It was well received by Muslim listeners around the world after his first music video "Al‐Burdah" which was filmed on location in the islands off the coast of Turkey.
In June 2009, his second album Beloved was released. On 7 July 2014, his third album Tabassam was released.
Kurtis sings in Arabic, English and Turkish. He is also fluent in five languages. He has performed several concerts in the UK, France, Macedonia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and others.