Ozan Çolakoğlu (, born 1 April 1972) is a Turkish

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and

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; famous for his work with various Turkish pop singers and his multiple

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s. He co-founded the production company ''Sarı Ev'' (Yellow House), but left it in 2010 to work for ''dB Müzik''.

Life and career

Ozan Çolakoğlu was born in

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in 1972. He attended the

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's first album called '' Yine Sensiz''. Besides working continuously with the Turkish pop idol, he also contributed to the albums of such notable artists like Nil Karaibrahimgil,

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or the well known all-female Turkish rock band, Pin-up. In the music world he is also known for his remixes under the name ''Ozinga''. He arranged " Every Way That I Can", the song Sertab Erener won the Eurovision contest with. Years later, he would go on to arrange another Eurovision hit "

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", written by his friend Sinan Akçıl. Ozan Çolakoğlu is also credited for co-writing several of

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's songs, including the second (European) version of "

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". Apart from

Tarkan Tarkan may refer to: People * Tarkan (name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Tarkan (singer) (born 1972), Turkish pop singer Other uses

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, he worked for Nilüfer (albums ''Karar Verdim'' and ''Hayal'', single "Zalimin Kararı"), Bendeniz, Deniz Seki, Nil Karaibrahimgil, Ümit Sayın, Pınar Aylin, Gökçe, Yaşar, Çelik Erişçi, Özgün, Kızlar, Tan Taşçi (song "İşaret"), Sibel Can (song "Çantada Keklik"), Gülşen (complete album ''Önsöz''). His works include the scores of such popular movies like '' G.O.R.A.'', '' Sınav'' or '' Organize İşler''.Ozan Colakoglu film scores
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Sinema

Discography

;Studio albums * ''01'' (2012) (sales: 72,998)

Collaborations with other artists

Albums

Singles

Remixes

Film scores

References

External links

Ozan Çolakoğlu official website

dB Müzik

Sarı Ev official website
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