Bendeniz

Bendeniz (born Deniz Çelik, 25 July 1973) is a Turkish pop musician. After graduating from Erenköy Kız Lisesi, a high school in Erenköy, Istanbul, she continued her education at a university in Switzerland for two years. For some time, she played football for İstanbul Dostlukspor in the Turkish women's football league. During this period, she also wrote some compositions and fiddled with the idea of publishing those songs. Musical career

Bendeniz (born Deniz Çelik, 25 July 1973) is a Turkish pop musician. After graduating from Erenköy Kız Lisesi, a high school in Erenköy, Istanbul, she continued her education at a university in Switzerland for two years. For some time, she played football for İstanbul Dostlukspor in the Turkish women's football league. During this period, she also wrote some compositions and fiddled with the idea of publishing those songs. Musical career Incidentally, Deniz met a representative of a music company called Raks Müzik Yapım and they produced together her first album Bendeniz in the year 1993.

Owing to the extravagant title song Ya Sen Ya Hiç, the album was a large success and sold over a million copies. Kanak Attack, a socio-critical German film by Feridun Zaimoğlu (2000) used a piece called Sana Mı Kaldım from her 1996 album Bendeniz III. Discography Bendeniz, 1993 Bendeniz II, 1995 Bendeniz III, 1996 Bendeniz'den, 1998 Kurtulamıyorum, 1999 Bendeniz Şarkıları, 2000 (Best of compilation) Zaman, 2001 Demedim mi, 2003 Aşk Yok Mu Aşk, 2005 Değiştim, 2007 Olsun, 2009 User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL..