The prominent musician played in several music groups and also for famous Turkish pop stars like Ajda Pekkan, Nilüfer, Kayahan and Sezen Aksu.
Özdemiroğlu was awarded five times for his film scores at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival and twice at the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival.
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Attila Özdemiroğlu, (b. January 5, 1943 in Ankara, Turkey- d. April 19, 2016 istanbul, Turkey) was a Turkish composer and arranger. He is best known for his award winning film scores in the 1970s and 1980s.
Özdemiroğlu got interested in playing music already in his early years. At his age of eight, he took private lessons on violin. Learning to play many music instruments such as flute, vibraphone, double bass and trombone, he participated at music events during his high school and university years.
In 1966, he moved to Istanbul and joined the music band Durul Gence 5. Later, Özdemiroğlu played in several other music groups and also for Turkish pop stars like Ajda Pekkan, Nilüfer, Kayahan and Sezen Aksu. One of his compositions, Pet'r Oil, was selected for Turkey's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980. Özdemiroğlu was awarded five times for his film scores at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival and twice at the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival.
Outside of his career as a musician Attila was one of the co-founders of Anadolu.net one of the first Internet Service Providers in Turkey together with Riza Nur Pacalioglu and Tony Yustein.
Atilla Özdemiroğlu married four times so far. He made his first marriage with Ayla at his age of 19. From this marriage that lasted eleven years, he has a daughter, Yaprak Özdemiroğlu, who became a film actress, and a son, Sarp Özdemiroğlu, who is also a composer and arranger. His marriage with Füsun Önal, a renowned pop singer, ended after only 1.5 years. He married then ballerina Lale Mansur, now film actress. After six years with her, he became an item with Müjde Ar, a famous film actress, which lasted 15 years. Since 1995, He is married to Hepgül Hepbir. Atilla Özdemiroğlu and his 31 years younger wife have together twin daughters, Lara and Lidya.
Filmography (film score)
Adı Vasfiye (1985)
Züğürt Ağa (1985)
Afife Jale (1987)
Muhsin Bey (1987)
Gece Yolculuğu (1988)
Kaçamak (1988)
Arabesk (1989)
Aşk Filmlerinin Unutulmaz Yönetmeni (1990)
Robert's Movie (1991)
Akrebin Yolculuğu (1997)
Ağır Roman (1997)
Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar (2003)
Kalbin Zamanı (2004)
Kilit (2007)
omposed by Şanar Yurdatapan arranged by Attila Özdemiroğlu Turkey's selection for Eurovision Song Contest
1975 Delisin by Cici Kızlar (third place in the selections)
1975 Minik Kuş by Füsun Önal (with Çiğdem Talu)
1975 Çiçekler by Zerrin Yaşar (with Zerrin Yaşar)
1978 İnsanız Biz by Grup Sekstet (second place in the selections - with Şanar Yurdatapan)
1980 Pet’r Oil by Ajda Pekkan (Turkey's entry - with Şanar Yurdatapan)
1983 Atlantis by Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra (with Aysel Gürel)