Singer, guitarist, songwriter and actor Mazhar Alanson was born on February 13, 1950 in Ankara. His full name is Mahmut Mazhar Alanson. Mazhar Alanson's father Ferruh Alanson was the principal trumpet player in the Presidential Symphony Orchestra and his mother Melek Alanson was a primary school The Teacher. His aunt Neriman Esi played in the Symphony Orchestra and many operas and became one of the most important figures of Turkish opera. Her brother-in-law Muammer Esi was an actor who served for a long time in the State Theaters.