Rony Uzay Heparı (24 July 1969 – 31 May 1994) was a Turkish

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producer,

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and

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Biography

Uzay finished his education at Saint Benoit high school and proceeded to finish the

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section of the

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. First, he played piano in

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's album ''Küçük Bir Öykü Bu'' (This is a little story) and Akrep Nalan's album ''Dağ Çiçeği'' (Flower of the mountain). He later started working with

Sezen Aksu Sezen Aksu (; born Fatma Sezen Yıldırım; 13 July 1954) is a Turkish pop music singer, songwriter and producer who has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. Her nicknames include the "Queen of Turkish Pop" and "''Minik Serçe''" ("Little Spar ...

on numerous musical projects including her album named ''Deli Kızın Türküsü'' (The ballad of the crazy girl). His wife Zeynep Tunuslu (who had appeared on ''

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'' in 2011) was pregnant when Heparı died. Their son, Uzay Kanat Heparı, was born after his death. Heparı died on 31 May 1994 as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash.

Works

– ''Küçük Bir Öykü Bu'' (1989) *

– ''İki Çift Laf'' (1990) * Akrep Nalan – ''Dağ Çiçeği'' (1991) *

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– ''Erol Evgin İle Yeniden'' (1991) *

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– ''Hesap Ver'' (1991) *

Sertab Erener Sertab Erener (born 4 December 1964) is a Turkish singer, songwriter and composer. With her coloratura soprano voice, she started working as a backing vocalist for Sezen Aksu, and with Aksu's help she released her first studio album in the 1990s ...

– ''Sakin Ol!'' (1992) *

– ''Deli Kızın Türküsü'' (1993) *

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– ''Med Cezir'' (1993) *

– ''Sıramı Bekliyorum'' (1993) *

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– ''Nükhet Duru'' (1994) *

– ''La'l'' (1994) *

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– ''Kınalı Bebek'' (1994)

Filmography

* '' Gece, Melek ve Bizim Çocuklar'' (1992)

References

1969 births 1994 deaths Musicians from Istanbul Turkish record producers Turkish composers Turkish male film actors 20th-century composers Road incident deaths in Turkey Motorcycle road incident deaths Burials at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery {{Turkey-bio-stub