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Zuhal Olcay
Person · female · Turkey · Istanbul · born 1957 · recording since 1990
Turkish actress and singer (born 1957)
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Also known as Zuhal İşanç · 祖哈拉·尤里扎
Timeline
11 events▣ Album 9◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1950s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Küçük Bir Öykü Bu...
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
Biography
English biography302 words · 5 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1372352736
Biography
Zuhal Olcay (Turkish pronunciation: [zuˈhal olˈdʒaj]; born 10 August 1957) is a Turkish actress, singer and Actors Union president.
Biography
Graduated from Ankara State Conservatory in 1976, she first started as a stage actress. She played in hit series Yeditepe İstanbul. Since 1983 she also started acting in films and became famous with films like "Amansız Yol", "Kurşun Ata Ata Biter", "Bir Avuç Gökyüzü", "Halkalı Köle", and "Dünden Sonra Yarından Önce". In 1989 with Evita musical, she began her singing career.
In 2018, she was sentenced to 10 months in prison for allegedly insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. She had reportedly revised the lyrics to the song "Boş Vermişim Dünyayı" (I Let Go of the World), to say "Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, it's all empty, it's all a lie, life will end one day and you'll say 'I had a dream.'" A lawsuit was filed against her by the Istanbul Prosecutor's office for apparently insulting the president during a concert in 2016, seeking a four-year prison sentence.
Olcay was previously fined 10,620 lira ($2,708) for "insulting a public servant" in 2010.
She was elected as the president of Actors Union in 2024.
Solo albums
Küçük Bir Öykü Bu (1989)
İki Çift Laf (1990)
Oyuncu (1993)
İhanet (1998)
Başucu Şarkıları (2001)
Başucu Şarkıları 2 (2005)
Aşk'ın Halleri (2009)
Başucu Şarkıları 3 (2015)
Singles
"Dünden Sonra Yarından Önce" (1987)
"Sensiz" (with Emre Atabek) (2018)
"Eyvallah" (with Hüsnü Arkan) (2020)
"Aşkınla Her Şey Oldum" (with Tuna Kiremitçi) (2022)
Other albums
Asansör Film Müzikleri / Kolektif (1999)
Bülent Ortaçgil İçin Söylenmiş Bülent Ortaçgil Şarkıları (2000)
Hiçbiryerde Film Müzikleri (2002)
Metin Altıok Ağıtı (2003)
Söz Vermiş Şarkılar (2004)
41 Kere Maşallah (2006)
Nazım / Fazıl Say (2006)
Pop 2006 (2006)
Bulutsuzluk Özlemi 20 Yaşında (2007)
Güldünya Şarkıları (2008)
Mucize Nağmeler (2009)
Buğra Uğur'la 30 Yıl (2009)
2020 Model (2020 Model: Murathan Mungan) (2020)
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 | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 12 | 83.4th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 35 | 74.2th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (12 release groups · 9 studio albums)
Albums · 9
1990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 46:42
1Sizi Gözlerdim Hep5:012Memnun Oldum5:193Ve Seni Bekliyorum3:104Sen Farklısın4:165Uçmak1:246Beni Korumalısın4:227Özledim3:558Kafam Karışıyor3:079Neden4:1710Kara Güvercin4:3711Yanlızlığım3:2912Küçük Bir Öykü Bu3:451993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 43:05
1Süreyya2:462Bir Hüzün Şarkısı3:223Olsun4:564Dünden Sonra Yarından Önce5:175İki Çift Laf5:086Rüzgar3:077Sevgilerde4:368Bilinmeyen Aşk2:519Bırak Herşeyi2:5110Hayallerim4:1911Kadın Ne Bekler3:521996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
1İyisin2Ayrılık3Leyla4Tango5Hep Aynı6Oyuncu7Uykun Olsam8Düet9Yağmur10Sevgisiz1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 40:56
1İhanet3:492Ayrılık da Sevdaya Dahil3:503Ankara'da Aşık Olmak3:174Ağlayamıyorum Bile3:545Issız Kaldım5:486Yani Yani3:197Yalnızlığım3:188Nefes Nefese4:569Gecenin Öteki Yüzü4:4310Güvercin4:022001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 47:24
1Güller ve Dudaklar5:062Aynalar3:343Çaresizim4:114Ölsem de Bir Kalsam da Bir3:475Canım Seninle Olmak İstiyor4:026Yağmur3:117El Gibi4:518Kimse Bilmez4:129Yalnızlar Rıhtımı4:5010Beni Benimle Bırak4:5711Tepedeki Çimenlik4:432002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 13:10
1Kalbim Uzaklarda Biryerlerde3:272Hayatımdaki İlk Gerçek Yolculuğumdu Bu0:173Hiçbir Yerde3:484Oralarda Bir Yerdeydi0:145Fotoğraflar1:146Yalnız Ölüler Resimlerine Sığınırlar0:197Bekleyiş3:098Herşeyi O Gün Arkamda Bıraktım0:079Mardin Yolunda0:352005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 40:46
1Pervane4:132Sus Duymasın4:063Adım Kadın4:034Unutulur4:075Gecelerim3:586Beni Kategorize Etme3:007Ben Varım3:258Sana Doğru3:149Nisan Yağmuru3:1210Ben O Şarkıyı Henüz Yazmadım2:5611Yıldızlar da İsterim4:322009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 36:29
1Derinde4:272Aşkın En Mavi Zamanı3:393Yine Aşk Var3:244Gitme Vakti3:445Aşk Bana Zor Geliyor3:226Şermin3:437Eski Resimler3:468Halka Açık3:279Düş-Müş3:5210Hamfendiler Beyfendiler3:052015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 40:43
1Eksik Bir Şey4:572Pencereler Önünde5:243Kumsalda4:454Ağlıyor İstanbul3:345İyisin4:526Sevda Kuşun Kanadında4:297Yalan Da Olsa4:298Söyleyemedim3:239Dünya Dönüyor4:50
Other · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Hiçbiryerde (innowhereland)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 13:101Kalbim Uzaklarda Biryerlerde3:27 2Hayatımda İlk Gerçek Yolculuğumdu Bu0:17 3Hiçbiryerde3:48 4Oralarda Bir Yerlerde0:14 5Fotoğraflar1:14 6Yalnız Ölüler Resimlerine Sığınırlar0:19 7Bekleyiş3:09 8Herşeyi O gün Arkamda Bıraktım0:07 9Mardin Yolunda0:35 | Soundtrack | 2002 |
Single · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Aşktan Ölenler MeydanıSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:001Aşktan Ölenler Meydanı4:00 | 6 September 2024 | ||
| 2025 | Kutsal ZehirSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:011Kutsal Zehir3:01 | 14 February 2025 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Zuhal Olcay head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 12 | 83.4th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 35 | 74.2th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | German Film Award | won |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e3203e01-7236-46ee-b6ca-b4a291581316discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e3203e01-7236-46ee-b6ca-b4a291581316core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q228567seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuhal_Olcaybiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuhal_Olcay
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Turkish musicians
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Wikidata: Q228567 · MusicBrainz: e3203e01-7236-46ee-b6ca-b4a291581316
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