Ozan Çolakoğlu

Ozan Çolakoğlu is a Turkish composer, songwriter and music producer; famous for his work with various Turkish pop singers and his multiple film scores. He co-founded Sarı Ev production company but left in 2010 to work for dB Müzik.

Life and career

Ozan Çolakoğlu was born in Adana, Turkey, in 1972. He attended the Berklee College of Music and his career started with Tarkan's first album called Yine Sensiz. Besides working continuously with the Turkish pop idol, he also contributed to the albums of notable artists like Nil Karaibrahimgil, Murat Boz 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 arrange another Eurovision hit, "Düm Tek Tek," written by his friend Sinan Akçıl.
Ozan Çolakoğlu is also credited for co-writing several of Tarkan's songs, including the second version of "Şımarık."
Apart from Tarkan, he worked for Nilüfer, Bendeniz, Deniz Seki, Nil Karaibrahimgil, Ümit Sayın, Pınar Aylin, Gökçe, Yaşar, Çelik Erişçi, Özgün, Kızlar, Tan Taşçi, Sibel Can, Gülşen.
His works include the scores of popular movies like G.O.R.A., Sınav or Organize İşler.

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