Özlem Tekin was born in California, United States into a Turkish-American f… Read Full Bio ↴Özlem Tekin was born in California, United States into a Turkish-American family. Her father Talat Tekin was a prominent Turkologist at UC Berkeley. The Tekins moved to Turkey when she was four years old. Özlem grew up in Ankara, where she went on to study classical western music at the Hacettepe University Music Conservatory in Ankara, specializing in the clarinet.

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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Bana Bi'şey Olmaz
Özlem Tekin Lyrics

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Bu geceden başlayıp boşvericem ben
Eğlenicem ben günümü gün edicem
Şimdiden yük kalktı omuzumdan
Tam da gün aldım otuzumdan Gitmeden döndüm ben yarıyoldan

Yer yerinden oynasa ben buradayım
Kar kıyamet kopsa da aynı konumdayım
Dünya altüst olsa da sabit durumdayım

Herşey tersine dönse
Bana bi'şey olmaz!!!

Devam etmek gelmio içimden
Kimse kaldıramaz beni yerimden
Şimdiden yük kalktı omuzumdan
Tam da gün aldım otuzumdan
Gitmeden döndüm ben yarıyoldan

Yer yerinden oynasa ben buradayım
Kar kıyamet kopsa da aynı konumdayım
Dünya altüst olsa da sabit durumdayım

Herşey tersine dönse
Bana bi'şey olmaz!!!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Özlem Tekin's song "Bana Bi'şey Olmaz" talk about the singer's inner strength and resilience in the face of life's challenges. The opening lines suggest that the singer has made a decision to let go of their worries and have a good time, saying "I'll forget starting from tonight, I'll have fun, I'll live my days to the fullest." The singer feels a weight lifted off their shoulders, indicating that they have overcome some past struggles or obstacles. They also mention turning back from halfway, which could signify a past failure or setback, but the singer is still standing strong.

Throughout the song, the singer asserts their steadfast spirit, regardless of any chaotic events happening around them. They say that even if everything turns upside down, it won't affect them— "yer yerinden oynasa, kar kıyamet kopsa da, dünya altüst olsa da, sabit durumdayım," meaning "even if the ground shakes, even if an apocalypse happens, even if the world turns upside down, I remain stable." The repeated phrase "bana bi'şey olmaz" reinforces this idea of invincibility.

Overall, the song can be seen as a message of resilience and strength in the face of adversity. The singer shows that they are capable of not only surviving but thriving, and that they will not be knocked down easily.

Line by Line Meaning

Bu geceden başlayıp boşvericem ben
I'm going to let go starting from tonight

Eğlenicem ben günümü gün edicem
I'm going to have fun and live in the moment

Şimdiden yük kalktı omuzumdan
The burden has lifted off my shoulders already

Tam da gün aldım otuzumdan
I just turned 30, the perfect time to start fresh

Gitmeden döndüm ben yarıyoldan
I changed my mind before it was too late

Yer yerinden oynasa ben buradayım
Even if everything around me is shaking, I'm still here

Kar kıyamet kopsa da aynı konumdayım
Even if chaos is erupting, I'm in the same place

Dünya altüst olsa da sabit durumdayım
Even if the world is turned upside down, I remain steady

Herşey tersine dönse
Even if everything turns upside down

Bana bi'şey olmaz!!!
Nothing will happen to me!!!

Devam etmek gelmio içimden
I don't feel like continuing