İrem Derici was born on 21 March 1987, the daughter of Hulusi Derici and Jale Ediz.[1][2] At the age of four she started to play piano,[3] and later had piano lessons at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory High School. Derici studied sociology at Istanbul Bilgi University, and while she was studying Marketing Communication she participated in the singing competition O Ses Türkiye and advanced to the semi-final stage.