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Nazan Oncel (born February 6, 1956) is one of Turkey's most successful
and famous pop music singers/songwriters. She writes her own songs,
does the arrangements for most of them and has also written songs for
many famous singers such as Tarkan and Ibrahim Tatlises.
She's mostly
known for her unique writing style, a combination of grammatically
perfect "high-class" Turkish and slang.
Biography and career
Nazan Oncel was born on 6 February 1956 in Karşıyaka, Izmir, the second
child to a family of government officials. Her mother, Raziye Hanım,
was a teacher. Her interest towards music started early in her
childhood. She began singing songs and playing guitar in her middle
school years. For three years from 1969 she worked with "Kervanlar
Orkestrası", then in 1971 she joined the band "Çılgınlar", which
performed at weddings and celebrations. In 1976 she won a song contest
organized by the İzmir Radio Station with her song "Annem" ("My
Mother").
In 1978, her song "Sana Kul Köle Olmuştum" ("I've Become Your Slave"),
written by Erdener Koyutürk and Özdener Koyutürk, was aired on radio
and television, and Nazan's interesting voice attracted attention. Her
first album (LP), "Yağmur Duası"("Prayer for the Rain") was published
in 1982. The first album, where all of the songs were written by Öncel
herself, was published in 1992, by the title "Bir Hadise Var" ("There
is an Issue"). In 1995 she published an unplugged album, "Göç" ("The
Migration") under her own publishing company Naz Müzik. Until recently,
this album has been out of print and received a cult following in
Turkey. It has been considered by many to be one of the best albums in
Turkish Music history. Her 1996 album "Sokak Kızı" ("Stray Girl")
included a more rock-oriented sound than its predecessor. In 1999, she
released "Demir Leblebi" ("The Iron Chickpea"), which caused
controversy because of the lyrics of the song with the same name, which
talks about her memories of child molestation by her father. Her latest
album, "Yan Yana Fotoğraf Çektirelim" ("Let's Have Our Photo Taken Side
By Side") came out in 2004 under HITT Productions, pop-star Tarkan's
own publishing company. The album includes two duets "Hay Hay" and
"Nereye Böyle" with him.
Nazan Oncel has finished working on her 7th studio album. It features
12 new songs and is titled 7'n Bitirdin. The mastering process of the
album has been seen through by Miles Showell in London, who is known
for his works with artists such as Queen, Elton John and George
Michael.The first single of the album was "Aşkım Baksana Bana".
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