Özkan Uğur
| Özkan Uğur | |
|---|---|
 Özkan Uğur (left) at MFÖ concert in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
October 17, 1953 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, film actor |
| Instruments | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Associated acts | MFÖ |
Raif Özkan Uğur (born October 17, 1953 in Istanbul) is a Turkish pop musician, member of the renowned band MFÖ and an actor.
He started his musician career in the Şerif Yüzbaşıoğlu Orchestra as a bass guitarist. In 1971, Özkan joined Mazhar Alanson and Fuat Güner in the duo "Kaygısızlar" ("The Unworrieds") The band was dissolved in 1972. Between 1972 and 1975, Özkan played Anatolian rock music with Barış Manço in his band "Kurtalan Ekspresi", in "TER" of Erkin Koray, "Dostlar" of Edip Akbayram, "Kardaşlar" of Seyhan Karabay and "Dadaşlar" of Ersen. In 1976, he left Anatolian rock music genre and joined the quintet "İpucu" led by the MFÖ trio. Özkan formed in 1978 the band "Grup Karma" with Galip Boransu and Cengiz Teoman. He is now playing in the group MFÖ. He released "Aynada" ("In The Mirror" in Turkish) single from DMC in 2016.
Currently he is judge in most viewed Tv Show of Turkey O Ses Türkiye ( Turkish version of The Voice)
Filmography
Movies
- Arkadaşım Şeytan, 1988
- Eşkıya, 1996
- Komser Şekspir, 2000
- G.O.R.A., 2004
- Kısık Ateşte 15 Dakika, 2006
- A.R.O.G, 2009
- Yahşi Batı, 2010
- Pek Yakında, 2014
TV series
- İkinci Bahar, 1999
- Yeter Anne, 2002
- Alacakaranlık, 2003
- İstanbul Şahidimdir, 2004
- Cennet Mahallesi, 2004 (Show TV)
- Sıkı Dostlar, 2009 (Türkmax - Fox TV)
- Türk Malı, 2010 (Show TV)
- Şubat, 2012-2013 (TRT 1)
- Poyraz Karayel, 2015- (Kanal D)
Film score
- Arkadaşım Şeytan, 1988
References
- Biyografi.info - Özkan Uğur (Turkish)
External links
- Biography (Turkish)
- Sinematürk (Turkish)
- Cennet Mahallesi