Murat Boz (born on March 7, 1980 in Karadeniz Ereğli, Turkey), currently resides in Istanbul is a Turkish pop singer. He rose to fame with his first-ever single Aşkı Bulamam Ben (I Can't Find Love) (2006).
Boz completed his primary and secondary education in Karadeniz Ereğli, Zonguldak, then in 1995-1996 he attended a fine art oriented high school in İstanbul. At the time he pursued his musical career at various music halls as a backing vocalist.
In 1998 he won a nationwide contest held for High school students for best male solo vocalist, which was organized by the "Milliyet" newspaper (a major Turkish newspaper). In 1999, Boz attained a scholarship at Istanbul Bilgi University, where he studied Jazz music.
Then in 2003, Boz continued his education at "İstanbul Technical University".Boz first entered the Turkish music scene in 2004 where he featured in Nil Karaibrahimgil's music video "Bronzlaşmak". A year later he featured on the single Yalan, which was released by Turkish girl group Hepsi.
It wasn't till the summer of 2006 where Boz released his first single "Aşkı Bulamam Ben", whom he work with Nil Karaibrahimgil once again. His follow up single "Maximum" earned him his first number one single on the Billboard Turkey chart.
His debut album was released some time after, also titled "Maximum", proved to be a great success also and propelled him even further in the Turkish music scene. All his releases were made under Stardium label.
Before toping the charts, Murat Boz used to be Tarkan's vocalist, from whom he says to have learned much - which may partially explain his music, dance and dressing style. He's been chosen by Shakira as one of her backing vocals during her tour in Turkey.
Some of the other names Boz has worked with include Tarkan, Ajda Pekkan, Shakira, Nilüfer, Nazan Öncel, Hande Yener. Boz has also advertised for many commercials, such as McDonald's, "İstikbal" and Cola Turka.
In 2008, Boz released his third single, Uçurum, under a new label, DSM. The single peaked at 9 on the Turkish Billboard chart. After the single Uçurum, he released his second studio album Şans.In 2011, Boz released a new single, Aşklarım Büyük Benden.
After the single, he released his third studio album Aşklarım Büyük Benden.
