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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Özcan Deniz
Person · male · Turkey · Ankara · born 1972 · recording since 1993
Turkish actor and director (born 1972)
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Also known as Ozcan Deniz · 悦兹强·戴尼兹
Timeline
10 events▣ Album 8◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1970s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Hadi Hadi Meleğim
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
Biography
English biography351 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1373771557
Biography
Özcan Deniz (born 19 May 1972) is a Turkish actor, singer, composer, writer and director of Kurdish descent.
Life
His family is of Kurdish origin. Deniz's family is originally from Ağrı but he was born in Ankara and grew up in Aydın. He is the nephew of a famous traditional Kurdish singer named Şakiro. He started acting during his highschool years itself in theater plays, which he wrote himself and attended local amateur theater clubs. He performed his first orchestra work in 1985 in Aydın. In 1988 he moved to Istanbul and in 1989 to Germany to pursue a music career. He was discovered by a group of producers in Munich, Germany. Deniz‘ debut album Ağlattın Beni was released in 1992. With the album Meleğim released in 1993, he became well known. In 1994, he released his album Beyaz KelebeğimBeyaz KelebeğimSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Beyaz Kelebeğim2Nasıl Anlatayım3Yaban Sevdam4Lüle Lüle5Tarifi Yok6Bal Baldız7Hoşuma Gidiyor8Bi Çare9Kara Haber10Dünya11Yapma. In 1994, he acted in the film 'Ona Sevdiğimi Söyle' directed by Memduh Ün. After his military service he released another album called Yalan mı in 1997 and started acting in the TV series Yalan mı in the same year. In 1999, he starred in another TV series called Aşkın Dağlarda Gezer which he wrote himself too. Although he came to the fore with the news that he and Şebnem Schaefer were dating in 2022, Schaefer denied these allegations from the beginning. He had the leading roles in the very popular TV series Asmalı Konak and Haziran Gecesi. Deniz both directed and wrote the screenplay for the film Ya Sonra? in 2011.
Albums
Yine Ağlattın Beni (1992, Prestij Müzik)
Hadi Hadi Meleğim (1993, Prestij Müzik)
Beyaz Kelebeğim (1994, Prestij Müzik)
Yalan Mı? (1997, Prestij Müzik)
Çoban Yıldızı (1998, Prestij Müzik)
Aslan Gibi (2000, Prestij Müzik)
Leyla (2002, Popüler Müzik)
Ses ve Ayrılık (2004, Deniz-Spotek Production)
Hediye (2007, Doğan Music Company)
Sevdazede (2009, Avrupa Müzik)
Bi Düşün (2012, Poll Production)
Singles
"Her Şey DeğişirHer Şey DeğişirSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Her Şey Değişir" (with Pamela and Fuat) (2009, Pasaj Müzik)
"Merakımdan" (2012, Poll Production)
"Aşk" (2019, DNZ Production)
"Allah Büyük" (2020, DNZ Production)
"Ben Yine Kendimle" (2020, DNZ Production)
"Ayrıntılarda Gizli" (2020, DNZ Production)
"Arabesk" (2025, Medya Prodüksiyon)
"Bu Defa Başka" (2025, Medya Prodüksiyon)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 25 | 86.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 11 | 91.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 16 | 37.8th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (13 release groups · 11 studio albums)
Albums · 11
1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 48:22
1Meleğim3:472Dönüşüm Muhteşem Olacak5:053Amanın Aman4:344Gururum3:595Ne Gereği Vardı3:206İhanet4:057Darbe3:328Bizim Aşkımız3:149Jeton Düştü3:2610Uçun Güvercinler5:3811Yeter3:5712Meleğim (remix)3:451994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks
1Beyaz Kelebeğim2Nasıl Anlatayım3Yaban Sevdam4Lüle Lüle5Tarifi Yok6Bal Baldız7Hoşuma Gidiyor8Bi Çare9Kara Haber10Dünya11Yapma1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks
1Vallah2Yalan Mı?3Zırdeli4Sen Gelmezsen5Bittikten Sonra6Yalvarırım7O Beni Bilir8Ayrılamam9Fatma10Akşam Bize Gel11Çökertme12Munzur Dağı13Seyreyle Güzel14Çıkma Karşıma15Naze1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks
1Çoban Yıldızı2Geçmiyor Günler3İçem4Yaralı5Ayrılık6Fetbaz7Öldür Beni8Öl Deseydin9Kara Köprü Narlı Dere10Asrı Gurbet11Gubeti Benmi Yarattım12Gel Ha Böyle13Utanıyorum14Aşkımsın15Toprak Olacaksın16Kadersizim2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks
1Aslan Gibi2Ah O Gözlerin3Gelde Gör (El Camino)4Dokunma5Sosyete Kızı6Gemiler7Çöl Rüzgarı8Bir Gece Vakti9Karlı Kayın10Gelesin11Dostum12Sevdim Ağam13Potpori2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:03:55
1Leyla4:232Sonumun Adı5:023Sen de Seveme3:284Dön Desem4:365Derin Dugular4:476Gülüm4:597Lay Lay Lom4:238Olsam4:529Gesi Bağları4:1510Hovarda3:5011Yaraların Var6:0112Pişmanım4:4313O Benim3:4914Uyan4:472004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 52:35
1Canım4:002Anlayamadım4:243Kal De4:304Olmadı4:555Sevdanın Rengi5:076Tomurcuk4:077Yanıma Gel4:348Bahane3:459Sen Gidince3:2710Canım (remix)4:0011Yanıma Gel (remix)5:3212Canım (Nazan Öncel version)4:142007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks
1Bir Dudaktan2Kayboldum3Zorun Ne Benle Aşk4Karşılıksız Aşk5Eyvallah6Saçmalıyorum7Nasip Değilmiş8Yar9Sevda Tanrıçası10Hediye11Ne Gezer12Kapı Kapı13Her Dem Ey14Bir Dudaktan (Remix)15Zorun Ne Benle Aşk (Akustik)— · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 59:12
1Vallah3:182Yalan Mi5:013Zirdeli4:034Sen Gelmezsen4:235Bittikten Sonra4:026Yalvaririm4:457O Beni Bilir3:538Ayrilamam3:569Fatma3:0710Aksam Bize Gel3:3111Cokertme4:3712Munzur Dagi4:4513Seyreyle Guzel3:5214Cikma Karsima3:3715Naza2:22— · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks
1İllallah2Son Söz3Can Hatice4Kalp Yarası5Koşa Koşa6İllallah (remix)7Teklif8Sevdazede9Eski Sevgili10Keklik Gibi11İllallah (remix 2)— · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:03:28
1Aslan Gibi4:392Ah O Gözlerin5:133Gelde Gör4:104Dokunma5:045Sosyete Kizi3:506Gemiler4:407Cöl Rüzgari8:058Bir Gece Vakti4:079Karli Kayin4:4110Gelesin4:1111Meger Dostum3:4612Sevdim Agam4:4113Potpori: Toycular / Nare Nare6:21
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Asmalı Konak: HayatSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 42:181Bir Umut4:11 2Belalım7:02 3Ay Batırdım Pencerende3:29 4Kül3:12 5Masal3:16 6Belalım (2. Versiyon)5:36 7Böylesi Aşk4:38 8Fire Drums4:32 9Ay Batırdım Pencerende (2. Enstrümantel)3:53 10Bir Umut (Radyo Versiyonu)2:29 | Soundtrack | 2003 |
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Her Şey DeğişirSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1Her Şey Değişir | 2009 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Özcan Deniz head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 25 | 86.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 11 | 91.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 16 | 37.8th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C3%96zcan_Deniz.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b03697b8-6dfd-4346-93f8-d463ce1a8e42discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b03697b8-6dfd-4346-93f8-d463ce1a8e42core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q307737genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q307737seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96zcan_Denizbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96zcan_Deniz
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Turkish musicians
Tier rule: notable long tail (listeners 0, 25 language versions)
Image: İstanbullu Gelin · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q307737 · MusicBrainz: b03697b8-6dfd-4346-93f8-d463ce1a8e42
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