Bengü Erden seemed destined for a life defined by music—from an early age she performed in stage musicals and honed her craft at prestigious institutions in Istanbul and her native İzmir. Even she might not have predicted, though, that she’d become one of Turkey's biggest stars in the process. The gentle, lovelorn pop of “Yaralı” and the supremely danceable “Sahici” are among the tracks that have made her a versatile staple of the Turkish charts. As someone who is adept at producing ballads (“Kapıda Yalnızlık”) and bangers (“İki Melek”), Bengü remains one of her homeland’s most vital pop voices.