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Ali Rıza Binboğa
Ali Rıza Binboğa
Born	26 February 1950 (age 74); Sarız, Kayseri, Turkey
Genres	Anatolian rock, türkü
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, composer
Years active	1971–present

Ali Rıza Binboğa (born 26 February 1950) is a Turkish singer.

Life

He was born in 1950 in the small village of Ördekli in Sarız district of Kayseri Province. He first met with music in 1964 when he was selected as one of the sixteen students who attended a music seminar organized in Ankara^[1] After completing his secondary education in Kayseri, he attended Istanbul Technical University and in 1973, graduated as an electronics engineer. Before 1975, he served in Turkish PTT. He is married and a father of three children.

Career

His first public appearance as a singer was in Turkish under contest for Eurovision Song Contest 1975. His entry was named Yarınlar Bizim ("Tomorrows are ours") a dynamic melody with lyrics which were interpreted to be politic messages. The melody caused excitement and received the highest points in people's jury.^[1] But the points from the professional jury were low and Binboğa lost his chance to participate in Eurovision contest.^[2]

In the following years, Ali Rıza Binboğa produced other records. In 1978, he played in a drama of Turkish Radio and Television Corporation named İlk Öğretmen ("Primary school teacher"). His composition for this drama was another big success.

In 1987, he became a member of MESAM (Musical Work Owner's Society of Turkey). In 1999, he was elected as a member of the administrative board up to 2011.^[3]

Discography

Type	Name	Year
45 rpm
	Mehriban-N'oldun	1971
	Yarınlar bizim-Sen de katıl bize	1975
	Yaralı deli gönül-Kem gözlerden	1975
	Dost olayı-Ayak oyunları	1975
	Sevgilimin derdi-Birlik için el ele	1975
	İlk Öğretmen-Baharı Beklerim	1978
	Türkiye'nin Kızları-Alın beni de beraber	1982
LP
	Ve sen ağlarken	1976
	Yaramaz Çocuk	1979
	Göçmen Kuşlar	1985
	Paylaşmak ne güzel	1989
	Kardeşiz Biz	1996
	Eski 45 likler	2000^[4]