Özcan Deniz, born May 19, 1972 in Ankara, Turkey to a Kurdish family from Ağrı, is a Turkish singer and actor. After moving to Aydın with his family in 1977, he worked selling simit before heading to Istanbul in 1988 to pursue music. In 1989 he moved to Germany, performing in small casinos in Munich before gaining his breakthrough singing background vocals for Sezen Aksu. He released his debut studio album Yine Ağlattın Beni in 1992, followed by Hadi Hadi Meleğim in 1993, and made his film acting debut in Ona Sevdiğimi Söyle in 1994. In 1998 he won a Kral Türkiye Müzik Award for Best Fantezi Artist. Over the following years, he released studio albums including Leyla (2002), Ses ve Ayrılık (2004), Hediye (2007), Sevdazede (2009), and Bi Düşün (2012), alongside singles such as "Dön Desem", "Derin Duygular", "Sevdanın Rengi", and "Kalp Yarası". He collaborated with Petek Dinçöz on "Beyaz Cam" in 2003, Haluk Bilginer on "Ya Evde Yoksan?" in 2004, and Sıla on "Aç Bir Coca-Cola" in 2015. His achievements include winning a second Kral Türkiye Müzik Award for Best Fantezi Artist in 2003, an Altın Kelebek Award for Best Fantezi Artist in 2004, and an Altın Kelebek Award for Best Actor in 2005.
