Mesut Kurtis
Mesut Kurtis (Turkish: Mesut Kurtiş; Arabic: مسعود كُرتش) is a Turkish-Macedonian singer who is represented by and signed to Awakening Records. He has released four albums namely "Salawat", "Beloved", "Tabassam", and "Balaghal Ula" and one mini album namely "Azeem Al-Shan". Background and educationKurtis was born in Skopje, North Macedonia to Turkish parents.[1] He studied at the College of Skopje and came to the UK at a young age to pursue his studies. He graduated with a degree in Human Sciences, Islamic Law[2][3] and Jurisprudence[4] from the European Institute of Human Sciences, University of Wales.[2] Kurtis comes from a scholarly and religious family.[2] His father and grandfather were fluent in Classical Arabic.[5] CareerKurtis showed a strong interest in Islamic nasheeds from a very young age. He joined several nasheed groups in Macedonia that performed local[4] and also made several international visits including performances in Turkey and neighbouring places.[4] His music is influenced by Sufi, Turkish classical, Arabic and European styles.[6] In May 2004, his debut album Salawat, produced by Awakening Records, was released and[7] featured songs that combine Arabic, Turkish and English.[8] It was well received by Muslim listeners around the world after his first music video "Al‐Burdah" which was filmed on location in the islands off the coast of Turkey.[9] In June 2009, his second album Beloved was released.[10] On 7 July 2014, his third album Tabassam was released.[5] Kurtis sings in Arabic, English, Macedonian and Turkish.[5] He is also fluent in five languages.[4] Philanthropy
DiscographyAlbums
Mini album
Videography
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