Murat Boz

Murat Boz
Background information
Birth name	Murat Boz
Born	March 7, 1980 (1980-03-07) (age 31)
Origin	Turkey
Genres	Pop, R&B
Occupations	Singer-songwriter performer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2006 - Present
Labels	DSM (2008-2009) Stardium (2006-2008)
Website	muratboz.com

Murat Boz at concert in 2010.

Murat Boz was born on March 7, 1980^[1] in Karadeniz Ereğli, Turkey, currently resides in Istanbul is a Turkish pop singer.

Biography

Early life

"Murat Boz" completed his primary and secondary education in Karadeniz Ereğli, Zonguldak, then in 1995-1996 he attended a fine art oriented high school in İstanbul. At the time he pursued his musical career at various music halls as a backing vocalist.

In 1998 he won a nationwide contest held for High school students for best male solo vocalist, which was organized by the "Milliyet" newspaper (a major Turkish newspaper).^[1] In 1999, Boz attained a scholarship at Istanbul Bilgi University, where he studied Jazz music.^[1] Then in 2003, Boz continued his education at "İstanbul Technical University".^[1]

Musical career

Boz first entered the Turkish music scene in 2004 where he featured in Nil Karaibrahimgil's music video "Bronzlaşmak".^[2] A year later he featured on the single Yalan, which was released by Turkish girl group Hepsi.

It wasn't till the summer of 2006 where Boz released his first single "Aşkı Bulamam Ben", whom he work with Nil Karaibrahimgil once again.^[3] His follow up single "Maximum" earned him his first number one single on the Billboard Turkey chart. His debut album was released some time after, also titled "Maximum", proved to be a great success also and propelled him even further in the Turkish music scene. All his releases were made under Stardium label.^[3]

Some of the other names Boz has worked with include Tarkan, Ajda Pekkan, Shakira, Nilüfer, Nazan Öncel, Hande Yener. Boz has also advertised for many commercials, such as McDonald's, "İstikbal" and Cola Turka.^[3]

In 2008, Murat released his third single, Uçurum, under a new label, DSM. The single peaked at 9 on the Turkish Billboard chart. After the single Uçurum, he released his second studio album Şans.

Discography

Main article: Murat Boz discography

Albums

• 2007: "Maximum"
• 2009: "Şans"
• 2010: "Hayat Sana Güzel"
• 2010: "Asklarim Büyük Benden"

Awards

• 2007, Kral TV Müzik Ödülleri
  • En iyi çıkış yapan erkek sanatçı(en. The best new male artist)^[4]
• 2007, Altın Kelebek Ödülleri
  • En iyi çıkış yapan (en. The best new artist)^[5]
• 2007, İstanbul Fm Altın Ödülleri
  • En iyi video klip (en. The best video clip)

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d} [1] In Turkish
2. ^ [2] In Turkish
3. ^ ^{a b c} [3] In Turkish
4. ^ [4]
5. ^ Hürriyet - Bu Kelebek 34 yıldır uçuyor

External links

• Murat Boz Official Web Site

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Name	Boz, Murat
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