Ozan Tügen
Turkish musician (born 1976)
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Ozan Tügen (born 1976 in Antalya), plays keyboard in heavy metal band Mezarkabul (known as Pentagram in Turkey).[1] His parents were both music teachers while his sister Ceren Akdeniz once worked as back vocalist of Şebnem Ferah, whom Ozan Tügen also worked with. He graduated from Istanbul Bilgi University, music composition department.[2]
Ozan Tügen | |
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| Born | 20 May 1976 Antalya, Turkey |
| Genres | Rock Turkish folk music Heavy metal Thrash metal |
| Occupations | Musician, arranger |
| Instruments | keyboard, oud, bağlama, cümbüş, cura |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Member of | Pentagram (2008–present) |
Music career
He is a musician, arranger and keyboardist.[3] Among the instruments, he can play keyboard, oud, bağlama, cümbüş, cura.
Since the mid-90s, he performed with the cover band called Kutsal Hazine Avcıları in venues such as Kemancı, Hayal Kahvesi, Andon, Eylül, Rock House Cafe. He has worked with Sertab Erener, Şebnem Ferah[4] and Mor ve Ötesi,[5] Kumdan Kaleler, Nazan Öncel and Sezen Aksu. He also worked as a theater pianist in Ferhan Şensoy's plays at Ortaoyuncular for two years.[6] He was one of the arrangers of commercial music production company Jingle Mingle between 2003 and 2016.[2]
