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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, born Bilgin Özçalkan on December 31, 1976, in Üsküdar, is a Turkish rapper, singer, songwriter, and voice artist. A male citizen of Turkey, he speaks and writes in 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 identified as Turkish Rap. He performs using his voice as the primary instrument. Under the pseudonym Ceza, he is also known as Ceza Kassem in author contexts.

His notable works include Flights of fantasy, FLIGHTS OF FANTASY, and Flights of Fantasy. He has three listed works in author records. His music is tagged with descriptors including rap, Turkish Rap, turkish, Hip-Hop, and hip hop.

Synthesized by Vinony from 23 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, MusicBrainz. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
3

Top works

  • Flights of fantasy
  • FLIGHTS OF FANTASY
  • Flights of Fantasy

via Open Library + Wikidata

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
106,816
Total plays
2,930,618

Tags

rapTurkish RapturkishHip-Hophip hop

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

via Last.fm · Ceza

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

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Turkey
Place of birth
Üsküdar
Occupation
songwriter
Languages spoken
Turkish
Instrument
voice
Official website
www.ceza.com.tr
Image
Bilgin Özçalkan.jpg
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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)
Sources (3)

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Early works
  • Personal life
  • Discography
  • Solo albums
  • Split albums
  • Singles
  • Unreleased singles
  • Filmography
  • References
  • External links

Bilgin Özçalkan (; born 31 December 1976), also known by his stage name Ceza (, Turkish for "punishment"), is a Turkish rapper, singer, and songwriter.

==Early works== 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 music video. The album was a great success, and Özçalkan performed at many concerts promoting it.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ceza” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.