Çağdaş was born on October 22, 1975 in İzmir. After graduated from Karşıyaka Ankara İlkokulu, he moved with his family to Mersin. When he graduated from high school,he moved in İzmir again. In 1992, He attended the Voice Education department of Ege Üniversitesi Devlet Türk Musıkisi Konservatuarı, however he didn't complete his studies in that university.He continued his education at İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Devlet Türk Musıkisi Konservatuarı and graduated from that university. He released his first album, “Çağdaş’la İlk Defa” in 2000 . However, he remained undiscovered until his second album “Hey Gidi Günler” which is produced by Avrupa Müzik.