Özgün

Özgün Uğurlu (born 19 October 1979) is a Turkish singer.

Özgün
Birth nameÖzgün Uğurlu
Born (1979-10-19) 19 October 1979
Eskişehir, Turkey
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2005–present
Labels

Early life and education

At the age of 8, he joined the Eskişehir Anadolu University Children's Choir. At the age of 11, he moved to Ankara. At the age of 16 he started his career as a musician and worked in a number of cafes and bars. He graduated from Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory in 2001 with a degree in cello studies. He then worked under contract for the Presidential Symphony Orchestra.[1]

Career

His first studio album Elveda was released in November 2005. Several songs from this album were turned into music videos, including "Elveda", "Şeytan", "Yanarım", "Kandırman Lazım", "Günahkar" and "Aşk Çiçeği". Özgün's second album, titled Nöbetçi Aşık was released on 20 June 2007. The album's lead single, "Kıvırır", was released with a music video on 23 June 2007. He started his military service in December 2009 and completed it in May 2010.[2]

After releasing a single, titled "Yeni", under the label Avrupa Müzik, his 2010 song "İstiklal" became a hit and entered national charts. 2010 Another single, titled "Toz", was released in fall 2010. His 2011 single "Sadece Arkadaşız" managed to be a major hit as well and ranked 2nd on Türkçe Top 20.

Personal life

He married Nida Karaçar in July 2012.[3] The couple has a son who has been diagnosed with down syndrome.[4]

Discography

Albums
  • Elveda (2005)
  • Nöbetçi Aşık (2007)
  • Biz Ayrıldık (2009)
  • Yeni (EP) (2010)
  • Konu Senden Açılınca (2012)

Singles
  • "Milli Takım Marşı" (2010)
  • "Sen ve Ben" (2011)
  • "Tatil" (2013)
  • "Öpücem" (2014)
  • "Şimdi Burada Olsan" (2015)
  • "Bu Kadar Mı Zor" (2016)[5]
  • "Senden İbaret" (2016)
  • "Bayramın Kutlu Olsun / Birlikte Çok Güzeliz" (2016)
  • "Gelmiyor musun?" (2017)
  • "Hayalet" (2018)
  • "Aşık" (2019)
  • "Kalbimin Her Yeri" (2019)
  • "Mahzen" (2020)
  • "En Güzeli (Acoustic)" (2021)
  • "Vefa" (2021)
  • "Mümkansız" (2021)

Charts
Album Single Peak
TR[6][7]
Elveda "Günahkar" 17
Nöbetçi Aşık "Kıvırır" 5
"Acıyı Çeken Anlar" 2
"Yalnızlık" —
"Kıpır Kıpır" —
Biz Ayrıldık "Biz Ayrıldık" 6
"Zilli" 17
"Mühür" 13
"Direniyorum Yokluğuna" —
Yeni "İstiklal" 4
"Toz" 4
Sadece Arkadaşız "Sadece Arkadaşız" 2
Mahzen "Mahzen" 1

Awards
YearAwardCategory
200711th Istanbul Fm Golden AwardsBest Male Pop Singer
34th Golden Butterfly AwardsBest Music Video (Elveda)
PowerTürk Music AwardsBest Music Video (Elveda)
2008MÜ-YAP Music Industry AwardsGold Album (Nöbetçi Aşık)

References
  1. "Özgün kimdir?". Hürriyet. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. "Şarkıcı Özgün kaç yaşında? Özgün kimdir?". Milliyet. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. "Ünlü popçu Özgün, dört yıldır birlikte olduğu müzisyen Nida Karaçar ile evlendi." sacitaslan.com. 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  4. "Özgün kimdir? Özgün nereli ve kaç yaşında?". Sözcü. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. "Özgün'den Yepyeni Şarkı :'Bu Kadar Mı Zor'". Kral TV. 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  6. Billboard Türkçe Top 20 Archived 14 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 13 July 2009.
  7. Nielsen Music Control Archived 29 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 29 July 2010.
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