Also known as Bilgin Özçalkan
Bilgin Özçalkan (; born 31 December 1976), also known by his stage name Ceza (, Turkish for "punishment"), is a Turkish rapper, singer, and songwriter.
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Ceza is the pseudonym of Bilgin Özçalkan, a Turkish male rapper, singer, songwriter, and voice artist. Born in Üsküdar in 1976, he holds Turkish citizenship and speaks Turkish. He began his work period in 1995 and was educated at Istanbul University.
His musical output falls within the hip-hop and rap genres, specifically categorized as Turkish rap. He utilizes his voice as his primary instrument.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Türkiye
- Active from
- 1977
Discography
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 106,816
- Total plays
- 2,930,618
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Bilgin Özçalkan (born 31 December 1976), also known by his stage name Ceza (Turkish for "punishment"), is a Turkish rapper, singer, and songwriter. In 1995, Özçalkan started a group called U.C.S and performed with this group until about 1998. His group Nefret was signed under Hammer Music in 2000, leading to the release of the album Meclis Ala – İstanbul. In 2001, Özçalkan released the album Anahtar. The title track, which shares the same name as the album, was the first to have an accompanying
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Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Ceza
- Musical artist.image
- Bilgin Özçalkan.jpg
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Bilgin Özçalkan
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey
- Musical artist.instrument
- Vocals
- Musical artist.genre
- Hip hop, Political hip hop
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1995–present
- Musical artist.past_member_of
- • Uslanmaz Çocuklar Senfonisi (1995–1997) • Nefret (1998–2004) • Kuvvetmira (1998–2005) • Asya Sentez (1999–Unknown)
- Musical artist.associated_acts
- Rokabeats, Ayben, Dr. Fuchs, Nefret, Asya Sentez, Kuvvetmira, Sagopa Kajmer, Tech N9ne, Sansar Salvo, Yelawolf, Twista, USO, Busta Rhymes, Killa Hakan
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Turkey
- Place of birth
- Üsküdar
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Educated at
- Istanbul University
- Languages spoken
- Turkish
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.ceza.com.tr
- Image
- Bilgin Özçalkan.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1976-12-31
- pseudonym
- Ceza
- start of work period
- 1995-00-00
- name in native language
- Bilgin Özçalkan
- social media followers
- 860000
- Commons category
- Ceza (rapper)
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