With her passion for music and the interest in her soprano voice, Sertab Erener’s difference stood out during her undergraduate years in Istanbul State Conservatory. In the beginning of 1990’s, she shared the same stage with Sezen Aksu along with many famous artists. In 1992 with Sezen Aksu’s support, she released her first album ‘Sakin Ol’. With the album’s circulation topping 1 million, it also became Turkey’s best selling and best rising album. Sertab Erener’s second work ‘Lal’ was published in 1994. The albums ‘Sertab Gibi’ in 1999 and ‘Turuncu’ followed in 2001, produced by Demir Demirkan.