Murat Boz

Murat Boz
Boz in October 2012
Born	(1980-03-07) 7 March 1980 (age 37) Karadeniz Ereğli, Turkey
Residence	Yeniköy, Istanbul
Education	Istanbul Bilgi University Istanbul Technical University
Occupation	Singer-songwriter, actor
Spouse(s)	Eliz Sakuçoğlu (m. 2008; div. 2012)
Website	muratboz.com
Musical career
Genres	Pop, R&B
Instruments	Vocals drum violin ney piano
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Stardium, DSM, DMC

Murat Boz (born 7 March 1980) is a Turkish singer-songwriter and actor. After finishing his primary and secondary education in his birth place, Karadeniz Ereğli, he moved to Istanbul and enrolled in Istanbul Bilgi University in 1999 and later continued his studies in Istanbul Technical University. At the same time he began to perform as a backing vocalist for Tarkan.

Boz began his solo career by releasing his first single, "Aşkı Bulamam Ben", in 2006. In the following year his first studio album titled Maximum (2007) was released which sold numerous copies and earned him multiple awards. He continued his music career by releasing his subsequent albums Şans (2009), Aşklarım Büyük Benden (2011), and Janti (2016). Numerous songs from these albums including "Maximum", "Uçurum", "Para Yok", "Özledim", "Sallana Sallana" and "Adını Bilen Yazsın" were among the top-five hits on Türkçe Top 20, and "Geri Dönüş Olsa", "Kalamam Arkadaş" and "Janti" were the number-one singles on the list. In addition to his singing career, he began acting by starring in the cinema movie Hadi İnşallah (2014), and later continued his successful acting career by playing leading roles in Kardeşim Benim (2016) and Dönerse Senindir (2016).

An avid player of violin, drum and ney, he is also the commercial face for many brands. Boz is also a judge on the TV Show O Ses Türkiye (Turkish version of The Voice) and was the champion judge on its first season. Throughout his career he has won numerous awards including four Golden Butterfly Awards and two Turkey Music Awards.