Fikri Karayel (born 7 February 1987) is a Turkish Cypriot rock singer and songwriter.
Biography He was born in Zodeia, Cyprus, 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. 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.
His first popular song was "Şehit" ("Martyr"). "Trenler" ("Trains"), "Hayal Edemezsin" ("You Can't Imagine") and "Morgue" ("Morg") are other popular songs by Karayel; "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. In 2014, he performed the soundtrack for the Turkish-Turkish Cypriot movie Seni Seviyorum Adamım ("I Love You Man") and received the best singer award from the Near East University. In 2015, he released his first album, Zor Zamanlar ("Hard Times") and gave his first concert in Istanbul, Turkey.
Discography Studio albums Zor Zamanlar (2014) #TitleLength1Zor Zamanlar5:272Döner Başa3:263Beni Bırakma4:094Hayal Edemezsin3:175Senden1:386Senden Sonra4:047Küçük Kardeşim3:238Morg4:499Vazgeçilmez4:2610Keyfinin Kahyası4:0511Bir Gün4:5512Trenler3:18
Uzaktan (2021) #TitleLength1Uzaktan4:182Ne Güzel Oldu4:083Karanlıkta2:474Acilen Aşka İhtiyacımız Var3:135Tutkunum2:446Kahkahalar2:577Bitmezse Kış3:198Bir Şey Var (Demo Version)3:159İyi Geliyor3:31
Singles ReleaseTitleFeatured artistLabelGenreLengthNotes23 March 2018YolTolga ErzurumluDokuz Sekiz MüzikPop4:1422 November 2018Yorgunum Çokrowspan="6" 3:1113 September 2019Bir Şey Var4:0428 February 2020Öl De Öleyim4:2917 April 2020İyi Geliyor3:5812 February 2021Bitmezse Kış3:1925 June 2021Ne Güzel Oldu4:08
Songs written ReleaseTitleArtistAlbumSongwriterNotes6 May 2011Bazı GünlerHaluk LeventKaragöz Ve HacivatFikri Karayel09 July 2018Zor KurtarmışımGenco EcerZor Kurtarmışım23 March 2018YolFikri Karayel24 May 2019Konumuz VarMerve ÖzbeyDevran19 July 2019Aşk BuMurat Bozrowspan="2" 18 October 2019EfsaneAyşe Hatun Önal
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