Nazan Öncel

Nazan Öncel
Born	February 6, 1956 (1956-02-06) (age 55)
Origin	İzmir, Turkey
Genres	Pop, Pop rock
Occupations	Singer, Song-writer
Years active	1975 - present
Labels	Seyhan, Hitt, Raks
Website	nazanoncel.net

Nazan Öncel (born February 6, 1956) is one of Turkey's most successful and famous pop music and pop rock 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 İbrahim Tatlıses. She's mostly known for her unique writing style, a combination of grammatically perfect "high-class" Turkish and slang.

Biography and career

Nazan Öncel was born on 6 February 1956 in Karşıyaka, İzmir, 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 1994 she published her second album "Ben Böyle Aşk Görmedim" (I Didn't See Love like This) and album included a 1994 hit with its video,^[1] "Geceler Kara Tren" ("The Nights are Dark Train"). Songs lyrics written by Nazan Öncel and with "Geceler Kara Tren"s lyrics, she reached high-class lyric writer rank. 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. Album included four singles and three of this singles; "Erkekler de Yanar" (The Men Are on the Hook, too),^[2] "A Bu Hayat" (This Life) ^[3] and "Bırak Seveyim Rahat Edeyim" (Let Me Love You Disembarrass Me) ^[4] became hits with their videos. 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 Öncel 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.^[5] The first single of the album was "Aşkım Baksana Bana".

Discography

Singles

Album	Single	Peak position
		Turkey[6]	Russia[7][8][9]
Ben Böyle Aşk Görmedim	Ben Böyle Aşk Görmedim	-	-
	Geceler Kara Tren	-	-
Göç	Gidelim Buralardan	-	-
Sokak Kızı	Erkekler de Yanar	-	-
	A Bu Hayat	-	-
	Bırak Seveyim Rahat Edeyim	-	-
Yan Yana Fotoğraf Çektirelim	Hay Hay	-	198
	Hokka	-	283
	Nereye Böyle	-	-
	Hayat Güzelmiş	-	-
	Atıyorsun	-	346
7'n Bitirdin	Aşkım Baksana Bana	1	-
	Omzumda Ağla	3	-
	Ekilmekteyim	10	-
	7'n Bitirdin	-	-
Hatırına Sustum	Seni Bugün Görmem Lazım	38	-

Albums

• Nazan Öncel, 1978

1. Sana Kul Köle Olmuştum
2. Kader Bu Çekeceksin

• Yağmur Duası, 1980

1. Zalimin Zülmü
2. Hüdaverdi
3. Damarımda Kanımsın
4. Şahane Gözler
5. Kim Demiş
6. Demedim mi?
7. Yağmur Duası
8. Böyle mi Olacaktı?
9. Kaderimde Hep Güzeli Aradım
10. Ben Yalnız Seni Sevdim
11. Geçti Güzelim

• Bir Hadise Var, 1992

1. Aynı Nakarat
2. Gitme Kal Bu Şehirde
3. Aşık Değilim Olabilirim
4. Leylim Yar
5. Mühürledim Seni Kalbime (Bir Hadise Var)
6. Hadi Hadi Nazlanma
7. Boncuk
8. Hani Böyle Olamazdık?
9. Nokta Nokta
10. Ağla Erkeğim Ağla
11. Olmaz ki
12. Aynı Nakarat (Remix)

• Ben Böyle Aşk Görmedim, 1994

1. Ben Böyle Aşk Görmedim
2. Geceler Kara Tren
3. Dillere Düşeceğiz Seninle
4. Adam Sende Yeter
5. Nazınla Dünya Sazınla Dünya
6. Bu Kaçıncı Bahar?
7. Eveleme Geveleme Develeme Bitti
8. Avare Yıllar
9. Aşk Beklemez
10. Bunu Bir Ben Bilirim Bir Allah

• Göç, 1995

1. Gidelim Buralardan
2. Sen Beni Öldürüyorsun
3. Aşk Olmalı
4. Bir Şarkı Tut
5. Ağlama Gönlüm
6. Nazlı Ay
7. Göç
8. İşiniz Gücünüz Yok mu Yani?
9. Çocuk Kalbim
10. Vesaire

Erdem Sökmen : Guitar
Erkan Oğur : E-Bow
Güral Ağırbaş : Bass
Tarkan Gözübüyük : Bass
Hüseyin Cebeci : Mandolin, acoustic instruments
Özer Arkun : Cello
Music direction: Nazan Öncel
Producer : Akşit Togay
Arrangement : Nazan Öncel
Supervisor : Mert Özmen
Art Direction : Mete Özgencil

• Sokak Kızı, 1996

1. Ben Sokak Kızıyım
2. Bana Özel
3. Bu İstanbul
4. Erkekler de Yanar
5. Geberik
6. Bırak Seveyim Rahat Edeyim
7. Özgür Çiçek
8. Ölüyorum Anlasana
9. A Bu Hayat
10. Hadi Güneye

Alper Erinç : Acoustic, Electric and Bass Guitar
Ogün Sanlısoy : Harmonica
Ahmet Koç : Bağlama
Deniz Selman : Zurna
Hamit Ündaş : Shaker
Vocals: Sezen Aksu, Metin Arolat, Mert Savaş, Zeynep Erekli, Hamit Ündaş, Menent Savaş

• Demir Leblebi, 1999

1. Beni Söyletme
2. Bu Havada Gidilmez
3. Kunduram Sandukam Zembilim
4. Aşıklar Parkı
5. Zor Dünya
6. Hızlı Yaşarken
7. Hep Yalnız
8. Kötülere Bi'şey Olmaz
9. Kız Bebek
10. Sokarım Politikana
11. Demirden Leblebi

Nazan Öncel: Music direction, Sound and Rhythm Composition, Electric guitar, Hollo
İskender Paydaş: Arrangement
Hamit Ündaş : Arrangement, Basa, Electric and Classic Guitar, Taf, Shaker, Castanet, Bongo, Holo, Backvocals
Erdem Sökmen : Acoustic Guitar
İslay Tetik ve Grubu : Yaylı
Volkan Öktem : Acoustic drums
Mehmet Bitmez : Ud
Kerem Tüzün : Bass
Deniz Yılmaz : Electric Guitar
Cengiz Ercümer : Darbuka
Ahmet Koç : Bağlama, Electro Bağlama, Cura
Alper Erinç : E-bow, Bass, Bağlama
Evran Tokdamış : Bass
Mustafa Süder : Violin, Guitar, Backvocal

• Yan Yana Fotoğraf Çektirelim, 2004

1. Hay Hay
2. Ukala Dümbeleği
3. Nereye Böyle
4. Beyoğlu
5. Atıyorsun
6. Beni Hatırla
7. Hokka
8. Anlamaya Çalış
9. Küçük Gemiler
10. Gül Pansiyon
11. Otomobil (Yan Yana Fotoğraf Çektirelim)
12. Ruh Hali
13. Hayat Güzelmiş

• 7'n Bitirdin, 2006

1. Aşkım Baksana Bana
2. Omzumda Ağla
3. 7'n Bitirdin
4. Ekilmekteyim
5. Zehirli Sarmaşık
6. Bırak Konuşsunlar
7. Utan
8. El Kızı
9. Bittimse Bittim
10. Anlat Arkadaşım
11. Direkten Döndüm
12. Kış Baba

Executive Producer: Nazan Öncel
Sound Designer: Nazan Öncel
Director: Akşit Togay
Recording Studios: İmaj, RMS, I.P Studio, M.İ.A.M
Mix: Ulaş Ağce
Mastering: Metropolis (London)
Recordings: Okan Doğu, Hamit Ündaş, Tufan Taş, Evrim İşbilir, Özgür Yurtoğlu, Murat Elgün, Veli Meral
Nazan Öncel Vocal Recordings: Hamit Ündaş
Studio Assistants: Murat Elgün (Mix), Emin Hasan
Caricatures: İsmail Gülgeç
Booklet Design: Nazan Öncel
Photographer: Gül Gülbahar
Photography Coordinator: Nurdan Sözgen
Make-up: Ülker Mutlucan
Hair Designer: Yüksel Altun
Costume Designer: Nazan Öncel
Graphics: Özgürarcan
Print: FRS Printing
Producer: A3 Music Production
Production: Avrupa Music Production A.Ş - 1697

• Hatırına Sustum, 2008

1. Öp Barışalım
2. Seni Bugün Görmem Lazım
3. Canım Benim Nasılsın
4. Hatırına Sustum
5. Nereye Gitti Bu Adam
6. Ankaralı Sevgilim
7. Bu Da Hayat Mı
8. Manzaralı Oda
9. Pollyanna
10. Ali
11. Çiçekçi Geldi

Sources

• Nazan Öncel Biography, Official Site

References

1. ^ "Geceler Kara Tren" music video on YouTube
2. ^ "Erkekler de Yanar" music video on YouTube
3. ^ "A Bu Hayat" music video on YouTube
4. ^ "Bırak Seveyim Rahat Edeyim" music video on YouTube
5. ^ Son albüm Londra'dan (The latest album from London) - 20 July 2006, Hürriyet Newspaper
6. ^ Turkish Top 20 Chart Retrieved on January 26, 2009
7. ^ Russia Singles Chart - Hay Hay Retrieved on January 29, 2009
8. ^ Russia Singles Chart - Hokka Retrieved on January 29, 2009
9. ^ Russia Singles Chart - Atıyorsun Retrieved on January 29, 2009

External links

• Nazan Öncel Official Site

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Name	Oncel, Nazan
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Date of birth	February 6, 1956
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