Zeynep Tanyalçın (born 28 June 1994), better known by her stage name Lil Zey, is a Turkish rapper, songwriter and DJ.[1][2]
Lil Zey | |
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| Birth name | Zeynep Tanyalçın |
| Born | (1994-07-28) 28 July 1994 (age 28) İzmir, Turkey |
| Origin | Turkey |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Labels | RedKeys Music, Atlantic Records Germany |
| Website | itslilzey |
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".
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Reference |
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| 2020 | 17th Radyo Boğaziçi Music Awards | Best Debut | Won | [8] |