Fikri Karayel

Fikri Karayel
Born (1987-02-07) 7 February 1987
Zodeia, Northern Cyprus
Origin Turkish Cypriot
Genres Rock
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Labels Dokuz Sekiz Müzik
Associated acts Refik

Fikri Karayel (born February 2, 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]

References

  1. ↑ Özay, Fahriye. "Sevgili Fikri Karayel genç bir yetenek yolun açık olsun". Star Kıbrıs. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Fikri Karayel'den ilk konser". Akşam. 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.
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