At a young age his family moved to İzmit where he spent a few years of his childhood.
[1] Following this, Sinan Özen decided to leave this profession, and embark on a career in music.
From a young age, Sinan Özen always had a passion for music, and his first attempt to start his singing career was in 1981, where he participated in a song contest that was advertised in a local newspaper.
He later met Süheyla Altmışdört, a tutor in the Academy of Music, with the help of his musician friend, who taught him instrumental and solfeggio classes.
His professional career began when he released his first album Rüyalarım Olmasa (“If I Didn't Have My Dreams”) in 1989.