Gökhan Özoğuz
Gökhan Özoğuz (born 11 October 1976)[1] is the lead vocalist and guitarist of the Turkish ska-punk band Athena.[2] He is the twin brother of fellow band member Hakan Özoğuz, and a founder member of the band. He performs a broad field of music from rhythm and blues to punk rock.[3]
Gökhan Özoğuz | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | Athena Gökhan |
Born | Istanbul, Turkey | 11 October 1976
Genres | Ska, punk rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer, musician |
Years active | 1991–present |
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He was born on 14 October 1976 at Fenerbahçe neighborhood of Kadıköy district in Istanbul, Turkey. He completed an open education program at Anadolu University.[4]
He is a son of a pharmacist and nowadays he is living in Caddebostan district in Istanbul.
He represented Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Istanbul as a part of Athena. The band became 4th with 195 points.[5]
Gökhan Özoğuz is one of the four jury members in the third season of the reality television singing competition O Ses Türkiye aired by TV8, the Turkish version of the television show The Voice.[3][6][7]
On 29 December 2012, Gökhan Özoğuz married Melis Ülken.[8] His wife gave birth to a daughter on 4 July 2013, followed by fraternal twins on 7 March 2016.[9][10]
Discography
- Holigan (1992)
- One Last Breath (1993)
- Tam Zamanı Şimdi (1998)
- Mehteran Seferi (EP) (2001)
- Her Şey Yolunda (2002)
- US (2004)
- Athena (2005)
- İT (EP) (2006)
- 100 Şerefli Yıl (EP) (2007)
- Pis (2010)
- Altüst (2014)
- :D (2016)
- MLG (2017)
Filmography
- O Şimdi Asker, (Athena Gökhan)
- O Şimdi Mahkum, (Athena Gökhan)
- Tramvay, (Gökhan)
- Tatlı Kaçıklar, (visiting actor)
- Kirmizi Oda, (actor)
References
- "O SES TÜRKİYE JÜRİSİ: GÖKHAN & HAKAN". O Ses Türkiye (The Voice Turkey) (in Turkish). Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- Karaege, Vefik. "Biography: Athena". AMG. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- Atay, Tayfun (2013-10-11). "'O Ses Türkiye'de Gökhan farkı". Radikal (in Turkish). Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- "Gökhan Özoğuz" (in Turkish). Biyografi. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- "Athena - For Real (Turkey 2004)". Eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
- "O Ses Türkiye Yeni Bölüm İzle 18 Kasım 2013 Pazartesi". Star (in Turkish). 2013-11-18. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- Aytuğ, Yüksel (2013-10-12). "Athena Gökhan'a ağıt". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- Bağcıbaşı, Bora (2012-12-29). "Athena Gökhan evlendi". HT Magazin (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- "Athena Gökhan baba oldu". Hürriyet Kelebek (in Turkish). 2013-07-04. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- "Gökhan Özoğuz ve Melis Ülken çifti ikinci kez bebek sevinci yaşadı!". Hürriyet. 8 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.