{{Infobox musical artist | name = DJ Sakin | image = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Sakin Bozkurt | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1967|8|2}}<br>Turkey | origin = Germany | death_date = | instrument = | genre = Trance | occupation = Record producer, DJ | years_active = 1990–present | label = | website = }} '''Sakin Bozkurt''' (born 2 August 1967), known by his stage name '''DJ Sakin''', is a Turkish-German trance music producer.
==DJ Sakin & Friends== In 1999, DJ Sakin broke into the mainstream charts with hit single "Protect Your Mind (For the Love of a Princess)". Following the success of this single, collaborations followed under the name with vocalists and artists as diverse as Vanessa-Mae among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/DJ+Sakin+%26+Friends |title=DJ Sakin & Friends Biography |publisher=Discogs |date= |accessdate=2013-11-12}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="3" style="width:12em;" | Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | GER<br/><ref name="German album positions">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=dj+sakin&country=de&x=0&y=0&kategorie=album |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140707133608/http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=dj+sakin&country=de&x=0&y=0&kategorie=album |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 7, 2014 |title=Charts.de:DJ Sakin |publisher=Charts.de. Media Control|language=German |accessdate=2013-11-12}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | NOR<br/><ref name="Norwegian positions">{{cite web|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=DJ+Sakin+%26+Friends&titel=Walk+On+Fire&cat=a |title=DJ Sakin in Norwegian charts |publisher=norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien |language=German |accessdate=2013-11-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114132655/http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=DJ%2BSakin%2B&%2BFriends&titel=Walk%2BOn%2BFire&cat=a |archivedate=2013-11-14 }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | SWI<br/><ref name="Swiss album positions">{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=DJ+Sakin+%26+Friends&titel=Walk+On+Fire&cat=a |title=Hitparade.ch: DJ Sakin |publisher=Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien |language=German |accessdate=2013-11-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212124424/http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=DJ%2BSakin%2B&%2BFriends&titel=Walk%2BOn%2BFire&cat=a |archivedate=2013-12-12 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''Walk on Fire''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/DJ-Sakin-Friends-Walk-On-Fire/release/29421 |title=Walk On Fire Album |publisher=Discogs |date= |accessdate=2013-11-12}}</ref> | * Released: 1999 * Label: Club Tunes |align="center"| 71 |align="center"| 8 |align="center"| 23 |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:25em;"| Title ! colspan="11" | Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |-
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| GER<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=dj+sakin&country=de&x=0&y=0&kategorie=single |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140707133613/http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=dj+sakin&country=de&x=0&y=0&kategorie=single |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 7, 2014 |title=Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts - German Singles |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=2013-11-12}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|AUS<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=DJ+Sakin+%26+Friends&titel=Protect+Your+Mind+%28Braveheart%29&cat=s |title=Australian Charts |publisher=australian-charts.com |accessdate=2013-11-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212085106/http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=DJ%2BSakin%2B&%2BFriends&titel=Protect%2BYour%2BMind%2B%28Braveheart%29&cat=s |archivedate=2013-12-12 }}</ref><ref name="ARIA">{{cite Ryan|page=84}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|AUT<br/><ref name="Austria's positions">{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=DJ+Sakin+%26+Friends&titel=Protect+Your+Mind+%28Braveheart%29&cat=s |title=DJ Sakin in der Österreichischen charts |publisher=austriancharts.at. Hung Medien |language=German |accessdate=2013-11-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115103450/http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=DJ%20Sakin%20&%20Friends&titel=Protect%20Your%20Mind%20%28Braveheart%29&cat=s |archivedate=2013-11-15 }}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|BEL<br/><ref name="Belgium's positions">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?search=dj%20sakin&cat=s |title=Ultratop Belgian Charts|work=Ultratop.be |publisher=ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch |accessdate=2013-11-12}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|FRA<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=dj+sakin&cat=s |title=French Charts |publisher=lescharts.com |accessdate=2013-11-12}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| IRE<br><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |title=The Irish Charts |publisher=IRMA 2006 - 2008 |accessdate=2013-11-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602061251/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |archivedate=June 2, 2009 }}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| NED<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=DJ+Sakin+%26+Friends&titel=Protect+Your+Mind+%28Braveheart%29&cat=s |title=dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=2013-11-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114080536/http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=DJ%2BSakin%2B&%2BFriends&titel=Protect%2BYour%2BMind%2B%28Braveheart%29&cat=s |archivedate=2013-11-14 }}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| NOR<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=dj+sakin&cat=s |title=norwegiancharts.com - Norway charts portal |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=2013-11-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114132652/http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=dj%2Bsakin&cat=s |archivedate=2013-11-14 }}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| SWE<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=dj+sakin&cat=s |title=Swedish Charts - Swedish charts portal |publisher=Swedishcharts.com |accessdate=2013-11-12}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| SWI<br/><ref name="Swiss singles positions">{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=dj%20sakin&cat=s |title=Hitparade.ch: DJ Sakin (singles) |publisher=Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien |language=German |accessdate=2013-11-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212124412/http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=dj%20sakin&cat=s |archivedate=2013-12-12 }}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| UK<br><ref name="UK Singles">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/dj%20sakin%20%26%20friends/ |title=Chart Stats - DJ Sakin |publisher=www.officialcharts.com |accessdate=2013-11-09}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| 1998 ! scope="row"| "Protect Your Mind (For the Love of a Princess)" | 3 | 18 | 20 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 4 |rowspan=4 style="text-align:left;"|''Walk on Fire'' |- ! scope="row"| "Nomansland (David's Song)" | 11 | 54 | 25 | 26 | — | 16 | 76 | — | — | 16 | 14 |- | rowspan="1"| 1999 ! scope="row"| "Dragonfly" | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 33 | — |- | rowspan="2"| 2000 ! scope="row"| "Reminiscing (Stay)" <small>(featuring Vanessa-Mae)</small> | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- ! scope="row"| "Miami" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |rowspan=3 style="text-align:left;"|Singles only |- | rowspan="1"| 2002 ! scope="row"| "I Still Can Hear Your Voice" <small>(featuring Vanessa-Mae)</small> | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | rowspan="1"| 2007 ! scope="row"| "Dirty Dancing" <small>(featuring Nadja Benaissa)</small> | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://myspace.com/sakinandfriends]—DJ Sakin's Myspace * [https://web.archive.org/web/20131113135006/http://www.feiyr.com/DJ+Sakin/artist/10002747.html]—DJ Sakin at Feiyr * [http://www.discogs.com/artist/DJ+Sakin+%26+Friends]—DJ Sakin at Discogs * [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dj-sakin-mn0000661045]—DJ Sakin at AllMusic
{{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sakin, DJ}} Category:1967 births Category:20th-century German male musicians Category:21st-century German male musicians Category:German trance musicians Category:German electronic dance music DJs Category:Living people Category:Turkish emigrants to Germany