Zuhal Olcay
Zuhal Olcay (Turkish pronunciation: [zuˈhal olˈdʒaj]; born 10 August 1957) is a Turkish actress and singer.
Biography
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
Film
TV series
|
Discography
Solo albums
- 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
- "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
- 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
- ^ "Zamanın ötesinde: Zuhal Olcay". L'Officiel Türkiye (in Turkish). 11 September 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Turkish singer, actress Zuhal Olcay sentenced to 10 months in prison for 'insulting Erdoğan'". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Turkish singer Zuhal Olcay jailed for insulting Erdogan | IOL News". Retrieved 22 March 2018.
External links
- Zuhal Olcay at IMDb
- Zuhal Olcay's official website
Awards | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded by Asuman Arsan | Golden Orange Award for Best Supporting Actress 1984 for İhtiras Fırtınası | Succeeded by Keriman Ulusoy |
Preceded by Hale Soygazi | Golden Orange Award for Best Actress 1985 for Amansız Yol | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Adriana Altaras Marianne Sägebrecht | 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 | Succeeded by |
- v
- t
- e
- Yıldız Kenter (1964)
- Aliye Rona (1965)
- Yıldız Kenter (1966)
- Aliye Rona (1967)
- Aliye Rona (1968)
- Muazzez Arçay (1969)
- Lale Belkıs (1970)
- Suna Selen (1971)
- Şükriye Atav (1972)
- Semra Sar (1973)
- Yıldız Kenter (1974)
- Seden Kızıltunç (1975)
- Diler Saraç (1976)
- Gönül Hancı (1977)
- Meral Orhonsay (1978)
- Sevda Aktolga (1979)
- Fehamet Atila (1980)
- Meral Çetinkaya (1981)
- Güler Ökten (1982)
- Asuman Arsan (1983)
- Zuhal Olcay (1984)
- Keriman Ulusoy (1985)
- Füsun Demirel (1986)
- Hümeyra (1987)
- Fatoş Sezer (1988)
- Meral Oğuz (1989)
- Ayşegül Ünsal (1990)
- Gülsen Tuncer (1991)
- Serap Aksoy (1992)
- Demet Akbağ (1993
- Derya Alabora (1994)
- Tomris Oğuzalp (1995)
- Meriç Başaran (1996)
- Meral Çetinkaya (1997)
- Sevda Ferdağ (1998)
- Serra Yılmaz / Inge Keller (1999)
- Nilüfer Aydan (2000)
- Füsun Demirel (2001)
- Sema Atalay (2002)
- Nurhayat Kavrak (2003)
- Eli Mango (2004)
- Fadik Sevin Atasoy (2005)
- Nazan Kesal (2006)
- Nursel Köse (2007)
- Övül Avkıran (2008)
- Damla Sönmez (2009)
- Ayşen Gruda (2010)
- Nesrin Cavadzade & Tilbe Saran (2011)
- Lale Yavaş (2012)
- Gülistan Acet (2013)
- Nursel Köse (2014)
- Çiğdem Selışık Onat (2015)
- Kübra Kip (2016)
- Aslı İnandık (2019)
- Nalan Kuruçim / Nezaket Erden (2020)
- Nezaket Erden / Özay Fecht (2021)