She started out as the vocalist in "The Bad." The Bad was an underground rock band like most other rock bands and they would perform gigs at clubs, often playing covers from other popular bands. In 1993, she met Şebnem Ferah, who has now also become another recognized rock musician in Turkey, and became the keyboard player of the successful all-female rock band Volvox. Özlem occasionally performed as the lead singer as well.
While still in Volvox, she met Hakan Peker and they started working on her debut solo album in 1994. This album, Kime Ne (literally, who cares?), was eventually released in January 1996 to widespread critical acclaim. The first single Aşk Herşeyi Affeder Mi? (Does love forgive everything?) shot to the top of the charts. Other hit tracks include Duvaksız Gelin (Bride without a veil) and Herkes Şanslı Doğmuyor (Not everyone is born lucky).
Özlem Tekin then left Hakan Peker's record label and went to İstanbul Plak (Istanbul Record) which also had acquired other popular singers like Tarkan. Her second album Öz (Pure) was released in February 1998. This spawned Yol (Road) which became an enormous hit.
Laubali (Care-free/Disrespectful) came out a year later to great success.
Özlem started up her own TV show on Kanal D called Yaz Rüzgarı (Summer Wind) in 2000. This aired for 1 hour, 5 days a week and received high ratings. In year 2003 she started acting in the TV series "Sil Baştan" (From Scratch). This show aired for 2 years, also with high ratings.
In 2005, she starred in the stage musical "Mucizeler Komedisi" (The Comedy of Miracles). That very year, her new album "10987654321" was released, which presented a much harder sound than her previous effort.
In 2006 she played in the Cem Yılmaz movie "Hokkabaz" (The Trickster).
In the same year,she also played in the tv movie "Maçolar" (Machos).
After this experiment, she received a nice surprise, a forest in her honor, owing to her tenth year in music sector. After a long preparation,the forest was completed and named as "Özlem Tekin-Bahar Ormanı (Özlem Tekin-Spring Forest)" by her fans.
In 2007, she played in another TV movie "Fesupanallah" (Gosh) and nowadays she is preparing for her new project which is a theatre play "Kim O" (Who's That). Özlem Tekin will share the roles with a famous Turkish thespian Metin Serezli in this project.
In 2008, she started a new TV show in one of the most famous national music channels in Turkey, Kral TV. The show's name is "Hiperaktif" (Hyperactive), which is well-suited for Özlem's personality. Özlem is also fully suitable for the program format in her second TV announcer experience after "Yaz Rüzgarı" (Summer Breeze).
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Aslan Yarim
Özlem Tekin Lyrics
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Tokat yolları taşlı
Onbeşliler geliyor
Kızların gözü yaşlı
Aslan yarim kız senin adın Hediye
Ben dolandım sen de dolan gel beriye
Fistan aldım endazesi onyediye
Gidelim ilinizden
Kurtulam dilinizden
Yeşil baş ördek olsam
Su içmem gölünüzden
Aslan yarim kız senin adın Hediye
Ben dolandım sen de dolan gel beriye
Fistan aldım endazesi onyediye
Ben dolandım sen de dolan gel beriye
The lyrics of Özlem Tekin's song Aslan Yarim tells a story of a man who is deeply in love with a woman named Hediye. The song starts with a mention of "onbeşli" which stands for a group of people from a district in Turkey called Tokat. The roads in this district are rocky, and the onbeşli people are coming, and the eyes of the girls they left behind are tearful. This mention sets the scene for the rest of the song.
The man, who is referred to as "Aslan yarim," is enamored with Hediye, and he is asking her to come with him. He tells her that he is lost in love with her, and she should come to him. The next line talks about the dress that he has bought for her, and how it is a beauty made for a seventeen-year-old girl. The clothing reference might indicate that the man is ready to marry her or take the next step in their relationship.
The rest of the song talks about leaving their town and moving away together. The man suggests that they should leave the harmful habits they have picked up in their town behind, such as the way they speak, and move to a new place where they can start anew. He also mentions that if he were a duck, he wouldn't even drink water from the river in their town, indicating that they need to leave the past behind.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey onbeşli onbeşli
Hey fifteens, hey fifteens
Tokat yolları taşlı
The roads of Tokat are rocky
Onbeşliler geliyor
The fifteens are coming
Kızların gözü yaşlı
The girls' eyes are tearful
Aslan yarim kız senin adın Hediye
My lion-hearted love, your name is Hediye
Ben dolandım sen de dolan gel beriye
I got lost, but you also got lost, come here
Fistan aldım endazesi onyediye
I bought a dress for seventeen liras
Gidelim ilinizden
Let's go away from your land
Kurtulam dilinizden
I can't stand your tongue anymore
Yeşil baş ördek olsam
Even if I were a green-headed duck
Su içmem gölünüzden
I wouldn't drink from your lake
Contributed by Olivia I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
İlker G. D.
Merzifon dan kafa dengi bı kaç arkadaş çıktık Tokat sınırına girdik, tam memleketin içindeyiz. Bı açtık özlem tekini butun insanlar bize kulak kabartmisti. Memlekette bı dönem moda etmisligimiz vardır.
Murat Kalkisim
Rock ı bana sevdiren büyük usta helal sana özlem dön artık🤘❤️
_GotikMadam_
Keşke geri gelsen keşke be kadın
Tuana kevser Aydın
Benim memleket tokat bende severim.🦁🦁🤘🏻
Fatma KURT
Ah be Kadın 💙
iyi ki varsın iyi ki yokum
Aşk kadın 😍
Doğancan Akdoğan
çok eğlenceli olmuş, bayıldım:)
Ceyhun odabaş
ben burdayım......arayan burdan bulsun lütfen..:.(
ayturan özalp
babuş çok iyisin tanışmak isterdim :D
Marilyn Monroe
😩🖐🏻🖐🏻