Ozan Çolakoğlu
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Ozan Çolakoğlu (Adana, 1972 - ) is a Turkish composer, songwriter and music producer; famous for his work with pop idol Tarkan and his various film scores. He owns the production company Sarı Ev (Yellow House).
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[edit] Biography and career
Ozan Çolakoğlu was born in Adana in 1972. He attended the Berklee College of Music[1][2][3] 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 such notable artists like Nil Karaibrahimgil[4], Murat Boz or the well known all-female Turkish rock band, Pin-up[5]. In the music world he is also known for his remixes under the name Ozinga[6]. He also did the musical arrangement of Every Way That I Can, the song Sertab Erener won the Eurovision contest with[7][8]. Ozan Çolakoğlu is also credited for co-writing several of Tarkan's songs, including the second (European) version of Şımarık.
His works include the scores of such popular movies like G.O.R.A., Sınav or Organize İşler[9].
[edit] Works
[edit] Albums
| Year | Title/Artist | Task | Instrument played |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Yine Sensiz / Tarkan (Without You Again) |
Music direction, arrangements | |
| 1994 | A-Acayipsin / Tarkan (Oh You're Something Else) |
Mixing Arrangement | Piano |
| 1997 | Ölürüm Sana / Tarkan (I'd die for you) |
Arrangement | Keyboard |
| 2001 | Karma / Tarkan | String Composition & Orchestration, mixing, co-producer,arrangements |
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| 2003 | Dudu / Tarkan (Woman) |
Producer,arrangements | |
| 2006 | Come Closer / Tarkan | Programming, drum programming | Keyboards |
| 2006 | Tek Taşımı Kendim Aldım / Nil Karaibrahimgil (I Bought My Diamond Myself) |
Producer, remixes,arrangements | |
| 2007 | Maximum / Murat Boz[10] | Producer,arrangements | |
| 2007 | Metamorfoz / Tarkan | Producer,arrangements, songwriter |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title/Artist | Task |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Kuzu Kuzu / Tarkan (Like a Lamb) |
Producer, remixes arrangements |
| 2002 | Bir Oluruz Yolunda / Tarkan (We'll Unite On Your Way) |
Producer, arrangements |
| 2002 | Özgürlük İçimizde / Tarkan (Freedom Within Us) |
Producer, remixes , arrangements |
| 2003 | Every Way That I Can / Sertab Erener | Producer, arrangements |
| 2005 | Ayrılık Zor / Tarkan (Separation Is Hard) |
Producer, remixes, arrangements |
| 2006 | Aşkı Bulamam Ben / Murat Boz (I Can't Find Love) |
Producer, remix, arrangements |
[edit] Remixes
| Song title | Album / Single | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Aşkı Bulamam Ben (Ozimga mix) (I Can't Find Love) |
Maximum | Murat Boz |
| Bounce (Ozinga) | Come Closer / Bounce single |
Tarkan |
| Dudu (Ozinga Mix) (Woman) |
Dudu | Tarkan |
| Hüp (Ozinga Disco Mix) | Karma / Hüp single |
Tarkan |
| Kuzu Kuzu (Ozinga Mix) (Like a Lamb) |
Karma / Kuzu Kuzu single |
Tarkan |
| Özgürlük İçimizde (Ozinga Alternatif Verziyon) (Freedom Within Us) |
Özgürlük İçimizde promo single |
Tarkan |
| Pırlanta (Organize Remix) (Diamond) |
Tek Taşımı Kendim Aldım (I Bought My Diamond Myself) |
Nil Karaibrahimgil |
[edit] Film scores
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2005 | G.O.R.A. |
| 2006 | Hokkabaz (Swindler) |
| 2006 | Organize İşler (Organized Job) |
| 2006 | Sınav (The Exam) |
[edit] References
- ^ Ozan Colakoglu biography at Isimsizsiniz.com
- ^ TarkanDeluxe
- ^ 12 dev müzisyen (12 giant musicians) - Hürriyet
- ^ Biri bizi düzenliyor (Somebody is arranging us) - Radikal
- ^ News: Pin-up - AnatolianRock.com
- ^ TarkanDeluxe
- ^ Eurovision'un ev sahibiyiz (We are the hosts of Eurovision) - Radikal.
- ^ Every way That I Can - info
- ^ Ozan Colakoglu film scores - Milliyet Sinema
- ^ Murat Boz discography
