Zerrin Özer is a famous Turkish

Turkish people

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 pop

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 singer. She is called as Turkey's Janis Joplin

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 by several fans. She has very famous hits such as "Gönül" (Heart), "Dayanamıyorum" (I Can't Stand), "Dünya Tatlısı" (World Sweet) and "Paşa Gönlüm" (My Great Heart)

Biography

She was born in 1957 in Ankara, Turkey. Between 1978-1980 she worked with "İstanbul Gelişim Orchestra" on jazz

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 and dance music projects. In 1980, Özer won a "Golden Album" award with her song "Gönül". In 1982 she performed "Binbir Gece" ("Thousand and one nights") concerts at the Eiffel Tower

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 in Paris

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, France

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. A year later Özer performed in Olympia Hall in Paris. She released "Dayanamıyorum" in 1987 and "Dünya Tatlısı" in 1988. In 1990 Özer married to Alper Önal, but divorced a year later. She won the "Best Album" award once more with album "İşte Ben" in 1991. Her sister is Tülay Özer was also singer and was famous in 1970s and 1980s. Tülay Özer recorded the last album in 1993.

In 2000 she released a best-of album named "Bir Zerrin Özer Arşivi". Zerrin Özer married to Levent Süren in 2006 but divorced two years later.

Discography

Singles

• Sizler ve Bizler / Yalvarırım (1976)
• Gönül / Yaman Olurum Yaman (1979)
• Dünya Tatlısı (2000)

Albums (LP)

• Seni Seviyorum (1980)
• Sevgiler (1981)
• Ve Zerrin Özer (1981)
• Gelecek misin? (1982)
• Modern Arabesk (1982)
• Mutluluklar Dilerim (1984)
• Kırmızı (1985)
• Evcilik Oyunu (1985)
• Dayanamıyorum (1987)

Albums (CD)

• Dünya Tatlısı (1988)
• İşte Ben (1990)
• Sevildiğini Bil (1991)
• Olay Olay (1992)
• Zerrin Özer 96 (1996)
• Zerrin Özer 97 (1997)
• Ölürüm Ben Sana (2001)
• Ve Böyle Bir Şey (2005)
• Zerrin Özel (2007)
• Ömür Geçiyor (2007)

Compilations

• Bir Zerrin Özer Arşivi (2000)
• Ben (2002)

External links

• Official website of Zerrin Özer