Gökhan Özoğuz is a musician who was born in Istanbul on October 11, 1976, and is one of the leading names of Turkish rock music. Gökhan, the founder and soloist of the Athena band, has gained an important place in the music world together with his twin brother Hakan Özoğuz since 1993.
This adventure, which started with Athena's debut album, has reached today thanks to the efforts of the band members. In addition to unforgettable songs such as Hooligan, Look Taklanmana, Öpücük, Yalan, Serseri Mın, the band also took part in special projects such as 12 Giant Men and Fenerbahçe's 100th anniversary anthem, and took the stage in many festivals at home and abroad. Gökhan Özoğuz is also known as a Fenerbahçe fan.
Gökhan Özoğuz, who was a jury member for five seasons in O Ses Türkiye, which he participated in between 2013 and 2017, also undertook social responsibility projects with the documentary 25 Liters, which he made with National Geographic in 2019. The musician, who is also involved in the world of cinema, took part in the films O Now Soldier, O Now Prisoner and Tramvay.
The movie titled Kendi Yolumda, in which he both starred and produced, was released in 2022. In 2021, she appeared as a guest star in the TV series Red Room with the character Dara.
An important turning point in Gökhan Özoğuz's music career was the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest. Gökhan, who represented his country with Athena with the song "For Real", came in fourth with 195 points, and this result was Turkey's highest score in Eurovision history up to that time. It is known that Özoğuz married Melis Ülken in 2012 and had three children from this marriage. It was learned that the couple divorced in 2025.
Gökhan Özoğuz (born 11 October 1976), Turkish musician. He is the twin brother of Hakan Özoğuz. He is the lead singer of the Athena group.
They represented Türkiye in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "For Real". This song came in fourth place with 195 points and became the highest-scoring song in Türkiye's Eurovision history up to that time.
He also served as a jury member in the music competition called O Ses Türkiye, which was broadcast on TV8 during the 2013-2016 broadcast period and was produced and hosted by Acun Ilıcalı.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 15 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Eurovision Song Contest (1956) — Self - Contestant
- Golden Butterfly Awards (1973) — Self - Winner
- Red Room (2020) — Dara Sezgin
- Kral Türkiye Music Awards (1995) — Nominee
- O Ses Türkiye (2011) — Self - Judge
- Empathy with Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan (2022)
- 25 Liters (2019)
- Brother Squad (2024)
- Guest with Mazhar Alanson (2024)
- 25 Liters: Chasing Water (2020)
- He's a Soldier Now (2003)
- Tram (2006) — Gökhan
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
