İzel

Biography

İzel Çeliköz (born 29 April 1969) is a Turkish pop singer. She was originally part of the Turkish pop trio İzel-Çelik-Ercan, but after the group broke up in 1993, she decided to release solo albums. She is one of the most successful Turkish singers of the 1990s and 2000s.

Career

İzel Çeliköz was born in Yalova. In 1991 İzel represented Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing alongside Reyhan Karaca and Can Uğurluer with the song "İki Dakika", the trio finished 12th of 22 participants. After deciding to start releasing solo albums, İzel released her solo debut album titled Adak. In 1997, İzel released her second solo album titled Emanet×Emanet1997 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Emanet5:002Eyvallah4:053Geyik Çıkabilir4:584Bekle Biraz3:295Sır4:306Deli Gibi3:237Acilen4:028Nakış4:189Hain4:3110Kızımız Olacaktı4:31 which featured Mustafa Sandal on the opening track as well as listing him as a producer. She originally wanted the album to be produced by Ercan Saatçi and Aykut Gürel, but could not convince them to work together. In 1999, İzel released her third album Bir Küçük Aşk×Bir Küçük AşkJune 1999 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Yok Yere4:332Yelken4:213Galibi Sen3:374Unutmak3:565Dayanamam3:356Ya Sus3:127Bir Küçük Aşk4:578Beni Bırak3:289Elele3:5110Çarşaf4:3611Dua (CD Ekstra)5:03. In this album, she worked with young composer Altan Çetin. All of the songs were written by Altan Çetin. The album closely sold 500.000 copies and created a successful career for her. In 2001, her fourth album Bebek×Bebek2001 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Haberin Olmaz5:032Geceler Kara (remix)3:563Şekerim4:314Efendim4:525Vurmuşum3:496Son Arzum4:047Bebek4:168Çocuk4:329Kıyamadım3:4310Boşver6:5311Geceler Kara8:42 was released. It was the second time that she was working with Altan Çetin. All of the songs were written by Altan Çetin. For the album, İzel tried arabesque music in some songs. In 2003, İzel released her fifth album Şak. In 2005, İzel released her sixth album Bir Dilek Tut Benim İçin×Bir Dilek Tut Benim İçin2005 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Sayın Herşeyi Bilen3:562Bir Dilek Tut Benim İçin3:393Git Burdan4:424Direniyorum4:215Aç Kapıyı3:406Aşk Hakları3:557Güle Güle5:008Yalancı Dünya4:439Madem4:1910Mutluluk Sorunu3:2511Gülmek İçin3:0612Anlayamazsın4:3713Peki3:2614Sayın Herşeyi Bilen (2. versiyon)4:1515Aşk Hakları (club mix)4:2116Bir Dilek Tut Benim İçin (club mix)3:58. While she was working for Emel Müftüoğlu's album, she met Sezen Aksu and her present arranger Sinan Akçıl. She vocalized three Sezen Aksu songs in her own album. Also, Sinan Akçıl produced the album. In 2007, her seventh album Işıklı Yol×Işıklı Yol5 June 2007 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Belli mi Olur4:072Hevesimi Kırma4:263Hatalım3:564Herşey Ayrı3:505Boş Yere4:466Bir Sene Oldu4:327Sana Ne Kadar4:448Sayende3:579Gurur4:1110Taksi3:0711Gelişi Güzel Değil (Ayrılık)4:3512Işıklı Yol4:2513Belli mi Olur (summer bonus)4:21 was released. Sinan Akçıl produced the album. Now, İzel is working on her new album.
Up to now, her all albums have sold more than 2 million copies.

Personal life

In December 2008, she had an operation for her acne. She has had a prolonged bout of acne, which she recently explained was a physiological response to her learning about being deceived by her partner.
In April 2009, she had a second operation and said that she would "have a skin like a baby's".

Solo albums

Adak (Sacrifice) (1995)
Emanet (On Hold) (1997)
Bir Küçük Aşk (A Small Love) (1999)
Bebek (Baby) (2001)
Şak (Shock) (2003)
Bir Dilek Tut Benim İçin (Make A Wish For Me) (2005)
Işıklı Yol (Road With Lights) (2007)
Jazz Nağme (2010)
Aşk En Büyüktür Her Zaman (2012)
Kendiliğinden Olmalı (2019)