| Fikri Karayel | |
| Birth Date: | 1987 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Zodeia, Cyprus |
| Origin: | Turkish Cypriot |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Occupation: | Singer, songwriter |
| Years Active: | 2014–present |
| Label: | Dokuz Sekiz Müzik |
| Associated Acts: | Refik |
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]
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |