Oğuzhan Uğur

Oğuzhan Uğur — Biography

Oğuzhan Uğur is a versatile figure who moved from music to film and then to digital broadcasting. He is best known for the YouTube channel BaBaLa TV, which he founded, and for Mevzular: Açık Mikrofon, a show that puts politicians in front of audience questions; he has also worked as a director, screenwriter, musician, cartoonist and presenter.

He studied photography at Akdeniz University's Faculty of Fine Arts, drew cartoons from his school years and made documentaries and short films as a student. After graduating he assisted Mustafa Şevki Doğan and Osman Sınav, and in 2011 he directed and wrote the film Ağır Abi. His first album, Çok Şükür, came out in 2012, followed by singles such as Terbiyesizim, Panpa, Sağ Salim and Kıskanç; he directed Murat Dalkılıç's Leyla video and later voiced the duet Mağlubiyet with him. He played the lead in Pişt and acted in Bizans Oyunları.

For a time he produced YouTube content under the name Şeberme. His real turning point came in 2017: he made programs such as Budabi Haber and Korkoloji for Budabi TV, founded BaBaLa TV on August 12, 2017, produced Oğuzhan Uğur'la P!NÇ for Onedio's channel until 2020 and presented the first season of Exathlon Turkey that year. Politicians such as Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Ali Babacan and Ahmet Davutoğlu appeared on Mevzular: Açık Mikrofon, which began on August 4, 2022, and he also heads BaBaLa TV's musical tribute project Saygı1.