Özgür Çevik

Who is Özgür Çevik?

Özgür Çevik is a Turkish singer and actor who gained fame and intense fan following as a result of having appeared in his country's version of the television pop music talent contest, Star Academy and, subsequently, as a variety performer and actor.

A native of Ankara, his father was a soldier and his mother was a police officer. He has one younger sister. Because of his father's job, Çevik's family moved a lot. They moved back to Istanbul after the 1999 Marmaris Earthquake.

He studied philosophy at Istanbul University and radio and television at Beykent University.

Özgür Çevik was cast as the lead in the popular TV mini-series Yabancı Damat [The Foreign Groom], in which he starred as the Greek bridegroom Niko whose Turkish bride Nazlı was played by the actress Nehir Erdoğan.

He released his first album in 2008.