Gökhan Özoğuz Explained

Gökhan Özoğuz
Background:solo_singer
Alias:Athena Gökhan
Birth Date:11 October 1976
Birth Place:Istanbul, Turkey
Genre:Ska, punk rock
Occupation:Singer, musician
Years Active:1991–present
Associated Acts:Athena

Gökhan Özoğuz (born 11 October 1976)[1] is the lead vocalist and guitarist of the Turkish ska-punk band Athena.[2] He is the twin brother of fellow band member Hakan Özoğuz, and a founder member of the band. He performs a broad field of music from rhythm and blues to punk rock.[3]

He was born on 14 October 1976 at Fenerbahçe neighborhood of Kadıköy district in Istanbul, Turkey. He completed an open education program at Anadolu University.[4]

He is a son of a pharmacist and nowadays he is living in Caddebostan district in Istanbul.

He represented Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Istanbul as a part of Athena. The band became 4th with 195 points.[5]

Gökhan Özoğuz is one of the four jury members in the third season of the reality television singing competition O Ses Türkiye aired by TV8, the Turkish version of the television show The Voice.[3] [6] [7]

On 29 December 2012, Gökhan Özoğuz married Melis Ülken.[8] His wife gave birth to a daughter on 4 July 2013, followed by fraternal twins on 7 March 2016.[9] [10]

Discography

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: O SES TÜRKİYE JÜRİSİ: GÖKHAN & HAKAN. O Ses Türkiye (The Voice Turkey). 26 February 2017. Turkish.
  2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p624373/biography|pure_url=yes}} Biography: Athena ]. Karaege . Vefik . . 15 May 2010 .
  3. News: 'O Ses Türkiye'de Gökhan farkı . . Atay, Tayfun . 2013-10-11 . Turkish . 2011-11-20 .
  4. Web site: Gökhan Özoğuz . Biyografi . Turkish . 2013-11-20 .
  5. Web site: Athena - For Real (Turkey 2004). Eurovision.tv. 2016-12-11. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150929104116/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/year/participant-profile/?song=18373. 2015-09-29.
  6. News: O Ses Türkiye Yeni Bölüm İzle 18 Kasım 2013 Pazartesi . Star . 2013-11-18 . Turkish . 2011-11-20 . 2013-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010835/http://haber.stargazete.com/guncel/o-ses-turkiye-yeni-bolum-izle-18-kasim-2013-pazartesi--star-tv/haber-807581 . dead .
  7. News: Athena Gökhan'a ağıt . . Aytuğ, Yüksel . 2013-10-12 . Turkish . 2011-11-20 .
  8. News: Athena Gökhan evlendi . . Bağcıbaşı, Bora . 2012-12-29 . Turkish . 2013-11-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141213113710/http://magazin.haberturk.com/herkes-bunu-konusuyor/haber/807412-athena-gokhan-evlendi . 2014-12-13 . dead .
  9. News: Athena Gökhan baba oldu . Hürriyet Kelebek . 2013-07-04 . Turkish . 2013-11-20 .
  10. Web site: Gökhan Özoğuz ve Melis Ülken çifti ikinci kez bebek sevinci yaşadı! . 16 March 2016 . . 8 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160320211951/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gokhan-ozoguz-ve-melis-ulken-ciftinin-ikizleri-oldu-40065395 . 20 March 2016.