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Mor ve Ötesi
Mor ve Ötesi at Eurovision 2008 (from left to right): Harun Tekin and Kerem Özyeğen
Background information
Origin	Istanbul, Turkey
Genres	Alt-rock,
Years active	1995 - present
Labels	RAKUN
Website	morveotesi.com
Members
Harun Tekin (vocals and rhythm guitar) Kerem Kabadayı (drums) Burak Güven (bass) Kerem Özyeğen (lead guitar)
Former members
Alper Tekin (bass) Derin Esmer (vocals & guitar)

Mor ve Ötesi (literally Purple and Beyond; a play on the word morötesi, meaning ultraviolet) is a Turkish alternative rock band from Istanbul. Its four current members are Harun Tekin (vocals and rhythm guitar), Kerem Kabadayı (drums), Burak Güven (bass) and Kerem Özyeğen (lead guitar). Former members include Alper Tekin (no relation to Harun) and Derin Esmer. The band achieved mainstream success with the release of the album Dünya Yalan Söylüyor. In 2008, the band represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade with the song "Deli" (Crazy).

Discography

• Şehir (1996)
• Bırak Zaman Aksın (1999)
• Gül Kendine (2001)
• Yaz (EP) (2002)
• Dünya Yalan Söylüyor (2004)
• Büyük Düşler (2006)
• Başıbozuk (2008)
• TBA (2010)

References

External links

• (Turkish) & (English) Official Site
• (Turkish) Fan Site
• (English) Official MySpace page
• (English) International Fan Forums
• (Russian) Russian Fan Forums