Kaan Yildirim, professionally known as Blackhotline (stylized in all lowercase), is an American-Turkish pop singer, songwriter and record producer.
Early Life[]
He couldn't see his mother often at a young age, and had to be looked after by his grandfather for months. His mother had many mental health problems, and therefore often had to stay in the mental hospital. His father and mother in Turkey, Istanbul had economic problems, so they often argued. So Yildirim's mother decided to divorce, and Yildirim was very unhappy with that. He missed his parents very often, because he grew up without a mother and father in a very long time of his life. Music was a therapy for him, also stating "Music is a path to freedom for me, and happiness. Without music I would not have found the real me."
Career[]
Early career[]
From an early age he has been interested in making music, producing and singing. In high school, he was not engaged in learning, but in making music. After heartbreaks and heartbreaks he got more motivation in learning to sing and produce so he went for it. He was very quiet in school, and music helped him socialize. He used garage band to make tunes, and then listen to them again to see if everything sounded better.
From an early age at the age of 6 years old, he made drums from buckets, trying to make music from them. Only a few years later he got a guitar for his birthday, and he learned to play on it. After he got more experience with playing a guitar, he chose to sing. And that was good, because at that age he was already very musical, and wanted to learn everything in the music world. And to this day he is still interested in it.
After the relationship and love problems, he chose to write songs about his own life. He writes them down in his phone and improves them every day so that they sound better and better. He has always been interested in starting a record label for artists who are underground in 2017, and that dream came true in 2022. He founded a record label called "Hotlineblack". He has switched the name of the record label from his own name, because his name has a lot of influence on his music world.
2023: The Remedy and The Empathy[]
Blackhotline is working on an album called The Remedy about his life and love issues with depression. He has chosen to release the entire album in 2023, which makes him say "Quality over Quantity, releasing an album takes a lot of time, effort and work". His next album after The Remedy was called The Empathy, where he will tell a lot more about his musical life and addiction to nicotine and alcohol.
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
- The Remedy (2023)
- The Empathy (2023)
- VAMPIRE (2023)