(1987-02-07) 7 February 1987 (age 37) Zodeia, Cyprus
Origin
Turkish Cypriot
Genres
Rock
Occupation(s)
Singer, songwriter
Years active
2014–present
Labels
Dokuz Sekiz Müzik
Musical artist
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]
^Özay, Fahriye. "Sevgili Fikri Karayel genç bir yetenek yolun açık olsun". Star Kıbrıs. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
^ ab"Adam olmuş çocuk – Rockstar Fikri Karayel". Kıbrıs Time. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
^İsmailoğlu, Orhan. "Karayel'in performansı ülke sınırlarını aştı". Kıbrıs. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
^ ab"Fikri Karayel'den ilk konser". Akşam. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
^"Fikri Karayel'den büyük başarı". Kıbrıs Postası. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
^"5.YDÜ Video Müzik Ödülleri büyüledi". Kıbrıs Postası. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
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