Mehmet Fatih Erkoç (born 7 April 1953) is a Turkish

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and pop music singer and composer.

Biography

Fatih Erkoç is the son of Hasan Erkoç, an oud musician. He gave a violin to his son when Fatih was three years old. Fatih studied at Istanbul Municipality Conservatory. He played

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and worked with Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra. Then he went to

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. He returned to

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in 1986. His first album is ''Nihayet''. He joined Kuşadası Golden Piegon Song Contest and won. His last album was ''Kör Randevu''. ''Elveda Ey Gençlik'' in this album is written by Hasan Erkoç. He joined the Lütfü Kırdar Concert on 24 February 2009. He was a part of the musicians in ''My Best Friends Are Vocalists'', the latest album of the Turkish jazz musician Ozan Musluoğlu, with his original composition 'As Long As You're Here With Me'. After the endless demands from the jazz audience in Turkey, he released ''True Love'' together with Ferit Odman on drums, Ercüment Orkut on piano and Kağan Yıldız on double bass

Albums

*Yol Verin A Dostlar (June 1987) *Ellerim Bomboş (March 1992) *Penceremden Gökyüzüne (February 1993) *Sana Deliyim (January 1994) *Kardelen (June 1996) *Korkmazdım REMIX (May 1998) *Vefasız (August 1999) *Fatih Erkoç Klasikleri (March 2002) *Beklenen (September 2004) *Kör Randevu (March 2007) * Fatih Erkoç & Kerem Görsev Trio – The Lady From İstanbul (2019) * Seher Yeli (2010) * Yanında Her Kimse (2011) * Babamdan Miras (2012) * Çocuk Şarkıları (2014) * True Love (2016) *5. Boyut (2018)

References

Biography of Fatih Erkoç''
accessed 6 April 2015.

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Erkoc, Faith 1953 births Living people Singers from Istanbul Turkish composers Turkish male singers Turkish pop singers Turkish jazz musicians Turkish jazz singers Turkish guitarists Turkish pianists Turkish jazz pianists Turkish flautists Trombonists Turkish trumpeters Turkish violinists Bağlama players Turkish singer-songwriters