Bertan Asllani

Bertan Asllani (born July 03 1990) is a singer, actor, and musical producer born in the Macedonian city of Skopje.

Early Life
Bertan Asllani was born in 1990 in the multicultural city of Skopje, Macedonia. He was born to Turkish and Albanian parents. As he stated in an interview, his father was a tradesman in the Old Turkish Bazaar in Skopje. Asllani grew up speaking primarily Turkish in his household. In addition to the Turkish language, Asllani also knows the Macedonian, Albanian, and English languages. Asllani, at a young age, had a great interest in music and soccer. Asllani took up the guitar and the piano instruments at a young age. Asllani stated in an interview that he would go from guitar lessons straight to soccer practice. When faced with a choice between his love for music and soccer, Asllani choose music. At the age of 12, Asllani set up his own music studio to pursue his music interest. From there, he was able to work on his first music releases.

Career
At the age of 13, Asllani released his debut song "Akoma Të D". This song was written in the Albanian language. As Asllani mentioned, he wrote this song without fully understanding the language yet. This song ended up being a great success for Asllani as it became a hit song in multiple countries, including Macedonia, Kosovo, and Albania. At the age of 20, Asllani decided to make a shift in his career and venture into the Turkish music market. With that shift came his debut Turkish song "Damla Damla". The song became a hit and boosted Asllani's career even further. After this exposure, Asllani was able to catch the eyes of many Turkish stars. Asllani produced music for many popular Turkish singers, such as Murat Dalkılıç, Demet Akalın, and Gülben Ergen.

At the age of 21, Asllani decided to venture into acting. With this came his debut acting role in the show Pis Yedili on the channel Show TV. Later, Asllani starred in the show Akrep, directed by Gökçen Usta and broadcast on Show TV. Asllani also starred in the show Evlilik Hakkinda Her Sey, directed by Elif Akarsu Polat and broadcast on Now TV. Asllani landed his first streaming platform project with the show Etkileyici. The show was released on GAİN in 2021. In 2023 Asllani made his debut film role with the project |Atatürk 1881 - 1919, directed by Mehmet Ada Öztekin. In the film, Asllani took up the role of the historical figure Ali Fethi Okyar. In 2023, Asllani landed a lead role with the hit Now TV show Yabani. In it, Asllani gave life to the character Alaz Soysalan, a character that became a fan favorite among viewers due to its complexity and depth. The show went on to become very popular overseas and has landed high international sales.