Özlem Tekin (born November 18, 1971) is a Turkish singer and occasional actress, primarily known for her music.
Özlem Tekin was born in California, United States into a Turkish-American family.
While still in Volvox, she met Hakan Peker and they started working on her debut solo album in 1994.
Other hit tracks include Duvaksız Gelin (Bride without a veil) and Herkes Şanslı Doğmuyor (Not everyone is born lucky).
Then, Özlem Tekin left Hakan Peker's record label and went to İstanbul Plak which also had acquired other popular singers such as Tarkan.
Özlem started up her own TV show on Kanal D called Yaz Rüzgarı (Summer Wind) in 2000.
In 2007, she had a role in another TV movie "Fesupanallah" as well as acting on stage with the famous Metin Serezli in a theater show named "Kim O".
She also recorded "Sen Anla" which was written by her and vocalized, and used by a famous Turkish singer, Levent Yüksel, in his earlier album.
One of the interesting things about new album is that she interpreted a famous Anatolian folk song "Hey Onbeşli" as "Aslan Yarim", in her own musical style.
Track Listing Öz (English: Essence) is the second album by Turkish singer Özlem Tekin.