Ilay Bal Arslan
NAME
Ilay Bal Arslan
HOME
Based in Berlin, born & raised in Türkiye (Ankara/İstanbul)
STUDIES
Voice and Repertoire Training at Ankara State Opera and Ballet Children’s Choir
»Physical Theatre & Method Acting« accredited classes at Koç University, Istanbul (with Bedirhan Dehmen, Ömer Akgüllü, Maria Merzlyakova)
Jazz vocal studies with Selçuk Sun, Istanbul
»(Inter)Acting with the Inner Partner« audit classes at the Authorial Acting MA program, DAMU, Prague
RELEASES
Giderayak – ILÆY (Digital single, 2020)
Kızıl Çimen – ILÆY (Digital single, 2020)
Satellite – Ochepovsky Project (Digital single, 2024)
Rebirth – Shum Davar (Digital album, 2025)
slip.fade.sink.stay. – ILÆY (Digital single, 2025)
COMPETITIONS/AWARDS
High scholarships – New York Film Academy (NYFA) & American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA), Musical Theatre programs, New York (2012)
Winner – IKSV Young Jazz Competition, Istanbul (2012 & 2013)
IMPORTANT DIRECTORS
Ahmet Levendoğlu
Ömer Akgüllü
Berna Adıgüzel
IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENTS
ILÆY (solo performance) – Glastonbury Festival, UK (2023)
ILÆY (solo performance) – Sziget Festival, Hungary (2024)
Performer/ Live sound installation – Akış/Flux, Marina Abramović Exhibition, Sakıp Sabancı Museum, Istanbul (2020)
Jazz vocalist – Ochepovsky Project (Brno Jazz Fest, Central European Jazz Showcase, München Jazz Fest, Ostrava Jazz Fest, 2021-2024)
Selected solo performer – Kansai Music Conference, Japan (2020)
IMPORTANT PARTS ELSEWHERE
Juliette, Musical Director, Vocal Coach, Co-Adaptor(Romeos and Juliettes, Koc Oyunculari, Istanbul)
Prostitute, Jail Guard, Assistant Director (Roberto Zucco, Koc Oyunculari, Istanbul)
FILM AND TELEVISION
Bridget (Trolls, Turkish dubbing voice)
Brooke (Ice Age: Collision Course, Turkish dubbing voice)
Rebecca Bunch (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Turkish dubbing voice)
Marta (Vivo, Turkish dubbing voice)
Chang’e (Over the Moon, Turkish dubbing voice)
EXCURSIONS
ILÆY – Creator, songwriter, producer, performer of a solo music project blending voice, electronics, and synthesizers
Float & My Hospital Friend Ida – Sound Designer / Voice Actor (breathing app and AR therapy app for children with cancer)
Original music featured in Hegemonya – a documentary on violence against women in Türkiye
performed in various concerts with the Presidential Symphony Orchestra (Turkey)
AT THE KOMISCHE OPER BERLIN
Mary Magdalene (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Ilay Bal Arslan
HOME
Based in Berlin, born & raised in Türkiye (Ankara/İstanbul)
STUDIES
Voice and Repertoire Training at Ankara State Opera and Ballet Children’s Choir
»Physical Theatre & Method Acting« accredited classes at Koç University, Istanbul (with Bedirhan Dehmen, Ömer Akgüllü, Maria Merzlyakova)
Jazz vocal studies with Selçuk Sun, Istanbul
»(Inter)Acting with the Inner Partner« audit classes at the Authorial Acting MA program, DAMU, Prague
RELEASES
Giderayak – ILÆY (Digital single, 2020)
Kızıl Çimen – ILÆY (Digital single, 2020)
Satellite – Ochepovsky Project (Digital single, 2024)
Rebirth – Shum Davar (Digital album, 2025)
slip.fade.sink.stay. – ILÆY (Digital single, 2025)
COMPETITIONS/AWARDS
High scholarships – New York Film Academy (NYFA) & American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA), Musical Theatre programs, New York (2012)
Winner – IKSV Young Jazz Competition, Istanbul (2012 & 2013)
IMPORTANT DIRECTORS
Ahmet Levendoğlu
Ömer Akgüllü
Berna Adıgüzel
IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENTS
ILÆY (solo performance) – Glastonbury Festival, UK (2023)
ILÆY (solo performance) – Sziget Festival, Hungary (2024)
Performer/ Live sound installation – Akış/Flux, Marina Abramović Exhibition, Sakıp Sabancı Museum, Istanbul (2020)
Jazz vocalist – Ochepovsky Project (Brno Jazz Fest, Central European Jazz Showcase, München Jazz Fest, Ostrava Jazz Fest, 2021-2024)
Selected solo performer – Kansai Music Conference, Japan (2020)
IMPORTANT PARTS ELSEWHERE
Juliette, Musical Director, Vocal Coach, Co-Adaptor(Romeos and Juliettes, Koc Oyunculari, Istanbul)
Prostitute, Jail Guard, Assistant Director (Roberto Zucco, Koc Oyunculari, Istanbul)
FILM AND TELEVISION
Bridget (Trolls, Turkish dubbing voice)
Brooke (Ice Age: Collision Course, Turkish dubbing voice)
Rebecca Bunch (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Turkish dubbing voice)
Marta (Vivo, Turkish dubbing voice)
Chang’e (Over the Moon, Turkish dubbing voice)
EXCURSIONS
ILÆY – Creator, songwriter, producer, performer of a solo music project blending voice, electronics, and synthesizers
Float & My Hospital Friend Ida – Sound Designer / Voice Actor (breathing app and AR therapy app for children with cancer)
Original music featured in Hegemonya – a documentary on violence against women in Türkiye
performed in various concerts with the Presidential Symphony Orchestra (Turkey)
AT THE KOMISCHE OPER BERLIN
Mary Magdalene (Jesus Christ Superstar)