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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Bahar
Özlem Tekin Lyrics
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Boğazımda düğümlü sözler var
Gözlerimde bir ince yağmur var
Tomurcuklar açınca dallarda
Yolcular yol alınca yollarda
Bulurum aşkı başka kollarda
Yüzümde gölgen
Gidiyorum dönmem
Bahardan önce
Altımda deprem
Ardımda seller
Gidiyorum dönmem
Bahardan önce
In the song "Bahar" by Özlem Tekin, the singer talks about her conflicting emotions as she prepares for spring. She has wilting flowers in one hand and words she can't say caught in her throat. Her eyes are tearful like a light rain. She sees new buds forming on the branches and travelers heading down the road, ready to find love in other arms. She also harbours anger in her heart and shadows on her face, and she is determined to leave before the spring comes. She feels like there is an earthquake beneath her feet and floods following her. Despite that, she declares she is leaving and won't look back until spring comes.
Through her words, she conveys her inner turmoil and the chaotic emotional state she's in. The flowers in her hands represent the dying love in her life which she is trying to hold on to, while the rain in her eyes shows her sadness and the tears she can't hold back. The buds on the branches symbolize the new beginnings and opportunities she can't yet see or is not ready to embrace. The travellers on the roads represent those who dare to take chances in love, which she is not quite ready to do.
The artist expresses herself in a way that resonates with audiences on an emotional level, showing that we all have our difficult moments and that we need to let go of the past to move forward and embrace the opportunities that await us.
Line by Line Meaning
Bir elimde solan çiçekler var
I am holding dying flowers in one hand
Boğazımda düğümlü sözler var
There are words stuck in my throat
Gözlerimde bir ince yağmur var
My eyes are filled with a light rain
Tomurcuklar açınca dallarda
When the buds bloom on the branches
Yolcular yol alınca yollarda
When travelers take to the roads
Bulurum aşkı başka kollarda
I find love elsewhere
Yüreğimde öfken
Anger in my heart
Yüzümde gölgen
Shadow on my face
Gidiyorum dönmem
I am leaving and not coming back
Bahardan önce
Before spring
Altımda deprem
Earthquake beneath me
Ardımda seller
Floods behind me
Gidiyorum dönmem
I am leaving and not coming back
Bahardan önce
Before spring
Contributed by Elizabeth F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Frt Esr
nutkum tutuldu.. nasıl bi sevgidir bu içimdeki? kim kimi 12 yıl karşılıksız, sadece şarkıları, konuşması, gülmesi , esprileri için sevebilir ki? özlem tekin abi. başka söze gerek yok.
Koray Kolbaşı
Vav! Özlem Tekin süpersin ya, çok başarılı bir performans...
brkhllc
kaliteli canlı performans.arkadaki grubun gereksiz kendinden bişiler katmaması,özlemin gereksiz bağırışlarını olmaması ve sert soundun olması.msj alınmıştır
Konser Kayıtları
Olağanüstü bi video ya.. Böyle hali zor bulunur.. Sağol Serox..
Sercan Teoman Aktürk
Özlem harikasın tabiki tek kelimeyle...
Gokhan Bas
Bence gelmis gecmis en iyi sarkisi bu.
Büşra Palancı
süpersin sölicek kelime yok 10 numara !!
Büşra Palancı
sölicek kelime yok 10 numara !!
Konser Kayıtları
Olağanüstü..
Kalebent
Manyak performans!