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Zuhal Olcay

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Zuhal Olcay
Born
Zuhal İşanç

(1957-08-10) 10 August 1957 (age 67)
NationalityTurkish
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1977–present
Spouses
(m. 1976; div. 1979)
Zafer Olcay
(m. 1980; div. 1987)
(m. 1992; div. 2004)
Children1

Zuhal Olcay (Turkish pronunciation: [zuˈhal olˈdʒaj]; born 10 August 1957) is a Turkish actress and singer.

Biography

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Graduated from Ankara State Conservatory in 1976, she first started as a stage actress. She played in hit series Yeditepe İstanbul. Since 1983 she also started acting in films and became famous with films like "Amansız Yol", "Kurşun Ata Ata Biter", "Bir Avuç Gökyüzü", "Halkalı Köle", and "Dünden Sonra Yarından Önce". In 1989 with Evita musical, she began her singing career.[1]

In 2018, she was sentenced to 10 months in prison for allegedly insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. She had reportedly revised the lyrics to the song "Boş Vermişim Dünyayı" (I Let Go of the World), to say "Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, it's all empty, it's all a lie, life will end one day and you'll say 'I had a dream.'" A lawsuit was filed against her by the Istanbul Prosecutor's office for apparently insulting the president during a concert in 2016, seeking a four-year prison sentence.[2]

Olcay was previously fined 10,620 lira ($2,708) for "insulting a public servant" in 2010.[3]

Filmography

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Discography

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Solo albums

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  • Küçük Bir Öykü Bu (1989)
  • İki Çift Laf (1990)
  • Oyuncu (1993)
  • İhanet (1998)
  • Başucu Şarkıları (2001)
  • Başucu Şarkıları 2 (2005)
  • Aşk'ın Halleri (2009)
  • Başucu Şarkıları 3 (2015)

Singles

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  • "Dünden Sonra Yarından Önce" (1987)
  • "Sensiz" (with Emre Atabek) (2018)
  • "Eyvallah" (with Hüsnü Arkan) (2020)
  • "Aşkınla Her Şey Oldum" (with Tuna Kiremitçi) (2022)

Other albums

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  • Asansör Film Müzikleri / Kolektif (1999)
  • Bülent Ortaçgil İçin Söylenmiş Bülent Ortaçgil Şarkıları (2000)
  • Hiçbiryerde Film Müzikleri (2002)
  • Metin Altıok Ağıtı (2003)
  • Söz Vermiş Şarkılar (2004)
  • 41 Kere Maşallah (2006)
  • Nazım / Fazıl Say (2006)
  • Pop 2006 (2006)
  • Bulutsuzluk Özlemi 20 Yaşında (2007)
  • Güldünya Şarkıları (2008)
  • Mucize Nağmeler (2009)
  • Buğra Uğur'la 30 Yıl (2009)
  • 2020 Model (2020 Model: Murathan Mungan) (2020)

References

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  1. ^ "Zamanın ötesinde: Zuhal Olcay". L'Officiel Türkiye (in Turkish). 11 September 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Turkish singer, actress Zuhal Olcay sentenced to 10 months in prison for 'insulting Erdoğan'". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Turkish singer Zuhal Olcay jailed for insulting Erdogan | IOL News". Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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Awards
Preceded by Golden Orange Award
for Best Supporting Actress

1984
for İhtiras Fırtınası
Succeeded by
Preceded by Golden Orange Award
for Best Actress

1985
for Amansız Yol
Succeeded by
Preceded by German Film Prize
for Best Actress

1989
for Abschied vom falschen Paradies
with Heidemarie Hatheyer, Ayse Romey and Dana Vávrová
Succeeded by
Preceded by Golden Boll Award
for Best Actress

1993
for İki Kadın

1994
for Bir Sonbahar Hikayesi

Succeeded by