Ceza
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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.
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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.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Flights of fantasy
- FLIGHTS OF FANTASY
- Flights of Fantasy
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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
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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)
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- 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.
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