Cengiz Kurtoğlu

Cengiz Kurtoğlu (born. 28 October 1957) is a Turkish musician, record producer, lyricist, songwriter, composer, and pianist. He is of Laz origin.

Cengiz Kurtoğlu
Born (1957-10-28) 28 October 1957
Arhavi, Artvin Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey
GenresFantasty, folk, folk-pop, Arabesque, electronic, Turkish classicial
Occupation(s)musician, songwriter, arranger, lyricist, composer, record producer, pianist
Instrument(s)Piano, synthesizer, kemençe, kemençe of the Black Sea, tambur, tanbur, percussion, musical keyboard, oud, qanun
Years active1982–present
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He worked as a civil servant at a tea factory in Rize Province and moved to Istanbul in 1984. On 12 September 1984, his first album Sen Sözden Anlamaz Mısın? was released. His later albums helped him building a fan group called as Cengizciler (Fans of Cengiz). In 2010 Cengiz Kurtoğlu released an album called Sessizce.

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