Ozan Çolakoğlu
Life and career
Ozan Çolakoğlu was born in Adana, Turkey, in 1972. He attended the Berklee College of Music and his career started with Tarkan's first album called Yine Sensiz. Besides working continuously with the Turkish pop idol, he also contributed to the albums of notable artists like Nil Karaibrahimgil, Murat Boz or the well-known all-female Turkish rock band, Pin-up. In the music world, he is also known for his remixes under the name Ozinga.
He arranged "Every Way That I Can", the song Sertab Erener won the Eurovision contest with. Years later, he would arrange another Eurovision hit, "Düm Tek Tek," written by his friend Sinan Akçıl.
Ozan Çolakoğlu is also credited for co-writing several of Tarkan's songs, including the second (European) version of "Şımarık."
Apart from Tarkan, he worked for Nilüfer (albums Karar Verdim and Hayal, single "Zalimin Kararı"), Bendeniz, Deniz Seki, Nil Karaibrahimgil, Ümit Sayın, Pınar Aylin, Gökçe, Yaşar, Çelik Erişçi, Özgün, Kızlar, Tan Taşçi (song "İşaret"), Sibel Can (song "Çantada Keklik"), Gülşen (complete album Önsöz). His works include the scores of popular movies like G.O.R.A., Sınav or Organize İşler.
Discography
- Studio albums
- 01 (2012) (sales: 72,998)
Collaborations with other artists
Albums
- 1992 — Yine Sensiz / Tarkan (Without You Again) — Music direction, arrangements
- 1994 — A-Acayipsin / Tarkan (Oh You're Something Else) — Mixing Arrangement — Piano
- 1997 — Ölürüm Sana / Tarkan (I'd die for you) — Arrangement — Keyboard
- 2001 — Karma / Tarkan — String Composition & Orchestration,mixing, co-producer, arrangements
- 2003 — Dudu / Tarkan(Woman) — Producer, arrangements
- 2006 — Come Closer / Tarkan — Programming, drum programming — Keyboards
- 2006 — Tek Taşımı Kendim Aldım / Nil Karaibrahimgil(I Bought My Diamond Myself) — Producer, remixes, arrangements
- 2007 — Maximum / Murat Boz — Producer, arrangements
- 2007 — Metamorfoz / Tarkan — Producer, arrangements, songwriter
- 2010 — Adımı Kalbine Yaz / Tarkan — Producer, arrangements, songwriter
Singles
- 2001 — Kuzu Kuzu / Tarkan(Like a Lamb) — Producer, remixes arrangements
- 2002 — Bir Oluruz Yolunda / Tarkan(We'll Unite On Your Way) — Producer, arrangements
- 2002 — Özgürlük İçimizde / Tarkan(Freedom Within Us) — Producer, remixes, arrangements
- 2003 — Every Way That I Can / Sertab Erener — Producer, arrangements
- 2005 — Ayrılık Zor / Tarkan(Separation Is Hard) — Producer, remixes, arrangements
- 2006 — Aşkı Bulamam Ben / Murat Boz(I Can't Find Love) — Producer, remix, arrangements
- 2012 — Aşk Gitti Bizden / Tarkan(Our Love is Gone) — Producer, remixes, arrangements
- 2012 — Hadi Bakalım / Tarkan(Alright Then) — Producer, remixes, arrangements
Remixes
- Aşkı Bulamam Ben (Ozimga mix)(I Can't Find Love) — Maximum — Murat Boz
- Bounce (Ozinga) — Come Closer / Bouncesingle — Tarkan
- Dudu (Ozinga Mix)(Woman) — Dudu — Tarkan
- Hüp (Ozinga Disco Mix) — Karma / Hüpsingle — Tarkan
- Kuzu Kuzu (Ozinga Mix)(Like a Lamb) — Karma / Kuzu Kuzusingle — Tarkan
- Özgürlük İçimizde (Ozinga Alternatif Verziyon)(Freedom Within Us) — Özgürlük İçimizdepromo single — Tarkan
- Pırlanta (Organize Remix)(Diamond) — Tek Taşımı Kendim Aldım(I Bought My Diamond Myself) — Nil Karaibrahimgil
- Sheep (Ozinga Latin Mix) — Are You Satisfied? — Rebel Moves
Film scores
- 2005 — G.O.R.A.
- 2006 — Hokkabaz (The Magician)
- 2006 — Organize İşler (Organized Job)
- 2006 — Sınav (The Exam)
📚 Source: Wikipedia
