Zeynep Tanyalçın (born 28 June 1994), better known by her stage name Lil Zey, is a Turkish rapper, singer and songwriter.[1][2]

Lil Zey
Birth nameZeynep Tanyalçın
Born (1994-07-28) 28 July 1994 (age 30)
İzmir, Turkey
OriginTurkey
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2019–present
LabelsRedKeys Music, Atlantic Records Germany
Websiteitslilzey.com

Biography

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Tanyalçın studied music management and songwriting at Berklee College of Music. In 2019, she voiced two songs in the album METFLIX, released under the label RedKeys Music.[3] In the same year, she attracted the attention of the music market and the press with the song "Ötede Dur", released as a duet with KÖK$VL. She continued her career with the song "Yolumuz Yol Değil", which is a duet song with Khontkar.[4] Towards the last months of 2019, she made a duet with Metth in the song "Marina".[5] She released her first solo single named "Heveslenmem" in 2020.[6][7] Tanyalçın signed a contract with "Universal Music Production" in 2020. Lil Zey was a nominee in the "Best Debut" category at the "17th Radyo Boğaziçi Music Awards".

Discography

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Singles and featurings

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  • Turn me Cold (2019) (feat. Metth)
  • Dont @ Me (2019) (feat. Metth)
  • Ötede Dur (2019) (feat. KÖK$VL)
  • Yolumuz Yol Değil (2019) (feat. Khontkar)
  • Marina (2019) (feat. Metth)
  • Heveslenmem (2020)
  • Eskisi Gibi (2020) (feat. Kozmos)
  • Zor & Zor II (2020)
  • Meditasyon (2021) (feat. GRKM)
  • 1 Gr Eksik (2021)
  • ELMAS (2021) (feat. Luciano)
  • Matrix (2021)
  • 80 Kere (2021) (feat. Rosalie.)
  • Geçmişi Sil (2021) (feat. Kozmos)
  • Keşif (2022) (feat. BYTE & Chasnu
  • OnlyFans (2022)
  • Gözyaşı Rapsodi 3 (2022) (feat. Khontkar)
  • ÇEK (2023) (feat. Strick)

Albums

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  • Kara Tiyatro (2021)

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Reference
2020 17th Radyo Boğaziçi Music Awards Best Debut Won [8]

References

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  1. ^ "Lil Zey'den yeni çalışmalar". Milliyet.
  2. ^ "MIX Festival'da sıra dışı bir müzik deneyimine hazır mısınız?". www.hurriyet.com.tr.
  3. ^ "METFLIX by Metth". Genius.
  4. ^ "Biraz yukarıdan bakmaktan sakınca yok". Sabah.
  5. ^ "Türkçe trap şarkıcısı Lil Zey ile Metth'in yeni düeti: Marina". www.ntv.com.tr.
  6. ^ "Lil Zey'den Yepyeni Bir Single 'Heveslenmem'". www.powerapp.com.tr.
  7. ^ AKYILDIZ, Tolga. "Para diye bir şey olmasa yine müzik yapardım". www.hurriyet.com.tr.
  8. ^ 17. radyo boğaziçi Müzik Ödülleri - Dijital Ödül Töreni (in Turkish). Event occurs at 11:41.
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