Fikri Karayel

Fikri Karayel
Born (1987-02-07) 7 February 1987 (age 37)
Zodeia, Cyprus
OriginTurkish Cypriot
GenresRock
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active2014–present
LabelsDokuz Sekiz Müzik

Fikri Karayel (born 7 February 1987) is a Turkish Cypriot rock singer and songwriter.

He was born in Zodeia, where he lived throughout his childhood. He was named after his grandfather, Fikri Karayel, a popular sportsman after whom the local primary school and Fikri Karayel Stadium were named.[1] He was inspired and helped by the local band SOS, and he quickly developed a passion for music. He started singing at the fifth year of the primary school and had his first performance to a broad audience at the Orange Festival of Morphou. He went on to study biochemistry at the Kingston University; meanwhile, he joined the band Refik and started composing songs that became popular. He performed before concerts of Turkish bands such as Duman and thus developed a Turkish Cypriot fan base, during this time, he became known in Turkey as Haluk Levent performed one of his songs.[2]

His first popular song was "Şehit" ("Martyr").[3] "Trenler" ("Trains"), "Hayal Edemezsin" ("You Can't Imagine") and "Morgue" ("Morg") are other popular songs by Karayel;[2] "Hayal Edemezsin" was especially a great hit in Turkey as it became very popular among alternative music listeners, remaining at number 1 on Myspace Turkey for two years.[4] In 2014, he performed the soundtrack for the Turkish-Turkish Cypriot movie Seni Seviyorum Adamım ("I Love You Man")[5] and received the best singer award from the Near East University.[6] In 2015, he released his first album, Zor Zamanlar ("Hard Times") and gave his first concert in Istanbul, Turkey.[4]

Discography

Studio albums

Zor Zamanlar (2014)

# Title Length
1 Zor Zamanlar 5:27
2 Döner Başa 3:26
3 Beni Bırakma 4:09
4 Hayal Edemezsin 3:17
5 Senden 1:38
6 Senden Sonra 4:04
7 Küçük Kardeşim 3:23
8 Morg 4:49
9 Vazgeçilmez 4:26
10 Keyfinin Kahyası 4:05
11 Bir Gün 4:55
12 Trenler 3:18

Uzaktan (2021)

# Title Length
1 Uzaktan 4:18
2 Ne Güzel Oldu 4:08
3 Karanlıkta 2:47
4 Acilen Aşka İhtiyacımız Var 3:13
5 Tutkunum 2:44
6 Kahkahalar 2:57
7 Bitmezse Kış 3:19
8 Bir Şey Var (Demo Version) 3:15
9 İyi Geliyor 3:31

Singles

Release Title Featured artist Label Genre Length Notes
23 March 2018 Yol Tolga Erzurumlu Dokuz Sekiz Müzik Pop 4:14
22 November 2018 Yorgunum Çok — 3:11
13 September 2019 Bir Şey Var 4:04
28 February 2020 Öl De Öleyim 4:29
17 April 2020 İyi Geliyor 3:58
12 February 2021 Bitmezse Kış 3:19
25 June 2021 Ne Güzel Oldu 4:08

Songs written

Release Title Artist Album Songwriter Notes
6 May 2011 Bazı Günler Haluk Levent Karagöz Ve Hacivat Fikri Karayel
09 July 2018 Zor Kurtarmışım Genco Ecer Zor Kurtarmışım
23 March 2018 Yol Fikri Karayel —
24 May 2019 Konumuz Var Merve Özbey Devran
19 July 2019 Aşk Bu Murat Boz —
18 October 2019 Efsane Ayşe Hatun Önal

References

  1. ^ Özay, Fahriye. "Sevgili Fikri Karayel genç bir yetenek yolun açık olsun". Star Kıbrıs. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Adam olmuş çocuk – Rockstar Fikri Karayel". Kıbrıs Time. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  3. ^ İsmailoğlu, Orhan. "Karayel'in performansı ülke sınırlarını aştı". Kıbrıs. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Fikri Karayel'den ilk konser". Akşam. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Fikri Karayel'den büyük başarı". Kıbrıs Postası. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  6. ^ "5.YDÜ Video Müzik Ödülleri büyüledi". Kıbrıs Postası. Retrieved 27 February 2015.