Aydo Abay
Aydo Abay (born May 29, 1973) is a German singer and songwriter raised in Koblenz, Germany. He is of Turkish descent. Abay is mainly known for being the frontman for the German indie rock quartet Blackmail (1995–2008).
Aydo Abay

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- Name
- Aydo Abay
- Born
- 29 May 1973
- Occupation
- Singer, songwriter
- Nationality
- Germany
- Fields
- indie rock
- Languages
- German
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Aydo Abay (born May 29, 1973) is a German singer and songwriter raised in Koblenz, Germany. He is of Turkish descent. Abay is mainly known for being the frontman for the German indie rock quartet Blackmail (1995–2008).
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He has also started his own solo band project known as "KEN".
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• Name — Aydo Abay • Alias — Aydos • Born — 29 May 1973 • Origin — Koblenz, Germany • Genre — Indie rock • Occupation — Singer, songwriter • Instrument — Vocals, guitars, keyboards • Years Active — 1995–present • Label — Strange Ways Records Metropolis Records (for U. S. distribution) City Slang Records • Past Member Of — Blackmail • Website — www.blackmail-music.com Aydo Abay (born May 29, 1973) is a German singer and songwriter raised in Koblenz, Germany. He is of Turkish descent. Abay is mainly known for being the frontman for the German indie rock quartet Blackmail (1995–2008). He has also started his own solo band project known as "KEN".
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• With KEN • Have A Nice Day (2002) • Stronger (2005) • I Am Thief (2005) • Stop! Look! Sing Songs Of Revolution! (2005) • Yes We (2010) • With DuMonde • Gun (2007) • With Blackmail
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- 1.20130928031259. Nachricht über die Trennung bei intro.de Abrufdatum. 2024-04-14.
- 2.Aydo Abay über seine fiktive Band.
- 3.Alpha 0.7 ab November 2010 im SWR.
- 4.Crash:Conspiracy gegen den Überwachungsstaat - Visions.de.
- 5.Fabian Broicher. ABAY veröffentlichen Debüt-EP. 2014-10-17.
- 6.Unter Schafen Records. ABAY veröffentlichen Debüt im August und touren im September. 2016-06-17.
- 7.ABAY treten diesen Sonntag in der „Lindenstraße“ auf - Musikexpress. musikexpress.de. 2018-10-19.
- 8.Tim Brügmann. Freindz - High Times in Babylon. 2021-08-02.
- 9.Eberhard Dobler. Beatsteaks, Harmful und Blackmail gründen eine neue Band. 2021-11-26.
- 10.Daniel Koch. „Sky Without Colours“ von Julian Stetter feat. Aydo Abay. 2021-07-27.
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