Lil Zey

Lil Zey
Born
Zeynep Tanyalçın

(1994-07-28) 28 July 1994 (age 32)
İzmir, Turkey
OriginTurkey
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2019–present
LabelsRedKeys Music, Atlantic Records Germany
Websiteitslilzey.com

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

Biography

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. 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. Towards the last months of 2019, she made a duet with Metth in the song "Marina". She released her first solo single named "Heveslenmem" in 2020. 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" and later won.

Discography

Singles and featurings

Albums

Awards and nominations

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

References

  1. ↑ "Lil Zey'den yeni çalışmalar". Milliyet. 20 April 2020.
  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. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  7. ↑ AKYILDIZ, Tolga (7 March 2020). "Para diye bir şey olmasa yine müzik yapardım". www.hurriyet.com.tr.
  8. ↑ "Radyo Boğaziçi Music Awards Gave 7 Awards to the Rap Scene". Rapertuar (in Turkish). Retrieved 11 October 2025. Lil Zey won the "Best Newcomer" award at the 17th Radyo Boğaziçi Music Awards.
  9. ↑ 17. radyo boğaziçi Müzik Ödülleri - Dijital Ödül Töreni (in Turkish). Event occurs at 11:41.