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Özgün
12+ albums
Turkish PoppopturkishAllturkey
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Özgün Uğurlu (born October 19, 1979 in Eskişehir), commonly known as Özgün, is a Turkish pop singer. He first debuted in 2005 with the album "Elveda". When he was 8 he joined the Eskisehir Anatolian Universities Choir for children. Even at that age Ozgun’s dream was to enter conservatoire. He made that dream come true when he entered the entrance exam at 11 and got a place in the viola department. During his education at the Ankara State Conservatoire he taught himself guitar and at 16 Ozgun began to earn money from playing guitar while singing. At first, he was playing in cafes and then he began to play in bars. Following very positive feedback after his first bar performance and due to his young age Ozgun began making demands that the bar owners didn’t appreciate and his slot was cancelled. However, he didn’t give up and created a mini orchestra of 5 people and started playing regular gigs and became quite popular. After having to do a little catch up for his studies Ozgun successfully finished his Viola degree. Once graduated Ozgun received an offer from the conservatoire which he accepted and stayed with the conservatoire while working on his personal work at the same time. He then joined the presidential symphony orchestra and soon after also joined his conservatoires chamber orchestra. It was during this period that Ozgun began writing original material; his first song ‘Elveda’ and the ones to follow were all met with positive feedback. With some of his friends f
