Tilki was born in
Konya on March 28, 2000. Her father is also from Konya. Her paternal family is of either
Turkic or
Caucasian descent who immigrated from
Caucasus. Her mother is from
Of, Trabzon. Her sister Ayça Tilki is a singer and actress. At the age of fourteen, she was a semi-finalist on the sixth season of
Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye (Turkish version of the
Got Talent series). She caught public attention because of
Turkish folk song "Gesi Bağları" was covered as
Anatolian rock, which fuses Turkish folk music and rock, on the show. Aleyna Tilki has received critical acclaim for her voice style like pop singers
Sertab Erener,
Gülçin Ergül,
Burcu Güneş, ,
Atiye,
Hadise,
Aynur Aydın, and
Şebnem Keskin. She achieved national recognition after the release of her song "Cevapsız Çınlama" along with its music video, which has more than 600 million views on YouTube. It is considered the most viewed Turkish music video on YouTube. The song went up to No. 2 on the Turkey's Trending List. Aleyna Tilki released her first solo single "Sen Olsan Bari" in July 2017 which became number 1 in Turkey's charts. The music video currently has over 500 million views on YouTube. Tilki temporarily left Turkey to complete English language training and settled in Los Angeles in November 2017. In November 2019, it was announced that she was in negotiations with
Warner Music for producing a new album and four singles. This would make her the first Turkish singer ever to work with this company. In 2020, she agreed on a series of projects on the digital platform Exxen, owned by
Acun Ilıcalı. The series shares the similar name as her song "İşte Bu Benim Masalım". She shared the lead roles with in the series, which premiered in 2021. ==Discography==