Sinan Özen (; b.

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Çayeli Çayeli ( lzz, მაფავრი, ) is a town and district of Rize Province on the Black Sea coast of eastern Turkey, 18 km east of the city of Rize. ''Çay'' means ''tea'' in Turkish and a large percentage of Turkey's tea is indeed gr ...

Rize Rize (Greek language, Greek: ρίζα, Laz language, Laz: რიზინი, Georgian language, Georgian: რიზე, , Ottoman Turkish: ريزه) is the capital city of Rize Province in the eastern part of the Black Sea Region of Turkey. Rize ...

) is a Turkish singer, composer and actor.

Life and career

Sinan Özen was born on March 1, 1964, in the

district of

. His family moved to

İzmit İzmit () is a district and the central district of Kocaeli province, Turkey. It is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara, about east of Istanbul, on the northwestern part of Anatolia. As of the last 31/12/2019 estimation, the c ...

when he was young and he spent a few years of his childhood there. Then they moved to

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

where Sinan had his primary and secondary education. He attended high school in Rize, at the Department of Lathe-Leveling in Rize Vocational High School. Sinan Özen had great passion to music from his young age and his first attempt to get into music world was in 1981 with a song contest that was advertised in a local newspaper. He participated and won the contest, however it did not move him forward in his career. Later he met Süheyla Altmışdört, a tutor in Academy of Music, with the help of his musician friend, who taught him instrumental and solfeggio classes. He also had instrumental oud and solfeggio training from Irfan Ozbakir, Turkish composer. Encouraged by his tutors he applied to Istanbul Academy of Music, and was accepted to Department of Turkish Classical Music in 1982 from where he graduated in 1988. His professional career began with his first album ''Ruyalarim olmasa'' (“If I have no dreams”) in 1989. From 1989 to 2016, Sinan Özen produced 17 albums including one

Turkish classical music Ottoman music ( tr, Osmanlı müziği) or Turkish classical music ( tr, Türk sanat müziği) is the tradition of classical music originating in the Ottoman Empire. Developed in the palace, major Ottoman cities, and Sufi lodges, it traditionally ...

album and 2 singles.

Discography

Singles

* 2016 ''Sana Birşey Olmasın'' * 2015 ''Sevişmeliyiz'' (We Should Make love) * 2013 ''Yıkılır İstanbul'' (Istanbul Will Fall)

Albums

* 2014 ''Babamın Şarkıları ve İnce Saz'' (My Father's Songs and Fine Saz) * 2011 ''Usta'' (Master) * 2010 ''Sinan Özen'' 2010 * 2007 ''Ödün Vermem'' (I Cannot Give Over) * 2006 ''Aşkın S Hali'' (S State of Love) * 2004 ''Islak Islak'' (Wet) * 2003 ''Quiero Comer Tus Labios & Senin Agzini Yerim Ben'' (I Wanna Eat Your Lips) * 2002 ''Serseri Gönlüm'' (My Crazy Heart) * 2000 ''Gitsem Uzaklara'' (If I Could Go Far Away) * 1998 ''Tek Başına'' (Alone) * 1997 ''Evlere Şenlik'' (Goodness Me) * 1996 ''Sigaramın Dumanı Sen'' (Be My Cigarette Smoke) * 1994 ''Kapına Gül Bıraktım'' (I Left a Rose at Your Doorsteps) * 1993 ''Ölürüm Yoluna'' (I Would Die For You) * 1992 ''Öpsene Beni'' (Kiss Me) * 1991 ''Aşık Olmak İstiyorum'' (Wanna Fall in Love) * 1990 ''Kar Tanesi'' (Snowflake) * 1989 ''Rüyalarım Olmasa'' (If I Have No Dreams)

EPs

* 2011 ''Ben Seni Sevdim'' ft Asli Gungor (I Fell in Love with You) * 2003 ''Senin Ağzını Yerim'' (I Wanna Eat Your Lips) * 1998 ''Çaresizim'' (Desperate) * 1998 ''Tek Başına'' (Alone) * 1997 ''Evlere Şenlik'' (Goodness Me) * 1996 ''Sigaramın Dumanı'' (My Cigarette Smoke) * 1994 ''Kapına Kırmızı Bir Gül Bıraktım'' (I Left a Red Rose at Your Doorsteps) * 1993 ''Ölürüm Yoluna'' (I Would Die For You) * 1992 ''Öpsene Beni'' (Kiss Me) * 1991 ''Dertli Ud'' (Weeping Oud) * 1990 ''Kar Tanesi'' (Snowflake) * 1989 ''Rüyalarım Olmasa'' (If I Have No Dreams)

Music videos

* ''Radyoda Bir İnce Saz'' (Fine Saz on Radio) * ''Yıkılır İstanbul'' (Istanbul Will Fall) * ''Ben Seni Sevdim'' (I Fell in Love with You) * ''Teessüf Ederim'' (I Feel Sorry) * ''Yaşamak'' (To Live) * ''Çok Ama Çok'' (So Much) * ''Bişey Olmaz Deme'' (Don't Tell Nothing Gonna Happen) * ''Bilemiyorum'' (Don't Know) * ''Sana Kıyamam'' (Unable To Be Heartless To You) * ''Seni Düşünüyorum'' (Thinking About You) * ''Canım Yandı'' (I Got Hurt) * ''Ödün Vermem'' (I Cannot Give Over) * ''Seni Öyle Çok'' (Love You So Much) * ''Koptuğu Yerde Bırak'' (Leave It) * ''Ellerini Bırak'' (Leave Your Hands) * ''Sildim'' (I Have Crossed You) * ''Islak Islak'' (Wet) * ''Kulağımdan Öp Beni'' (Kiss My Ears) * ''Yatiya Geldim'' (Came To Stay Overnight) * ''Uyusun Da Büyüsün'' (Sleep and Grow) * ''Gülüm'' (My Rose) * ''Ezanlar Bizim İçin'' (Azans are For Us) * ''Hazalım'' (My Fallen Leaf) * ''Çaresizim'' (Desperate) * ''Ağlayamadım'' (I Couldn't Cry) * ''Sigaramın Dumanı Sen'' (Be My Cigarette Smoke) * ''Vicdansızlar'' (Unscrupulous) * ''Başımın Tatlı Belası'' (My Sweet Curse) * ''Evlere Şenlik'' (Goodness Me) * ''Senin Ağzını Yerim'' (I Wanna Eat Your Lips)

Filmography

*''Gecenin Işıltısı'' (Sparkle of the Night) *''

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References

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External links

Official website
1964 births Living people Turkish music arrangers Turkish film score composers People from Çayeli Deputies of Rize Turkish television talk show hosts Turkish oud players 20th-century Turkish male actors 21st-century Turkish male actors Bağlama players Idealism (Turkey) Kemençe players Turkish folk musicians Turkish tambur players Santur players Turkish classical composers Turkish classical musicians Musicians of Ottoman classical music Composers of Ottoman classical music Turkish male songwriters Turkish folk-pop singers Darülfünun alumni Istanbul Technical University alumni Turkish record producers Turkish male film actors Turkish lyricists Turkish television presenters Turkish classical kemençe players Turkish male television actors 20th-century Turkish male musicians 21st-century Turkish male musicians Pan-Turkists Turanists Nationalist musicians