Fikret Kızılok

Fikret Kızılok
Born	October 10, 1946(1946-10-10) Istanbul, Turkey
Died	September 22, 2001(2001-09-22) (aged 55) Istanbul, Turkey
Genres	Rock, folk
Occupations	Singer, composer, dentist

Fikret Kızılok (October 10, 1946 - September 22, 2001) was a Turkish musician. He was a pioneer of Turkish rock music and an early experimentalist. After publishing his farewell album (A revolutionist's diary), he died in 2001 following a long illness.

Kızılok was introduced to music during his secondary school years at the Galatasaray High School, the same school his fellow music legends Barış Manço and Timur Selçuk also went, and his first instrument was an accordion. Upon graduation, he went on to studying dentistry. “Yumma Gözün Kör Gibi ! Yağmur Olsam” was his first album release.

Finally, his ‘’farewell album’’ 'Mustafa Kemal-Devrimcinin Güncesi' was released. He died in 2001 because of a terminal illness he long suffered.

Discography

With Cahit Oben 4

• 1965: I Wanna Be Your Man / 36 24 36
• 1965: Silifke'nin Yoğurdu / Hereke
• 1965: Makaram Sarı Bağlar / Halime

Fikret Kızılok ve Üç Veliaht (Fikret Kızılok and three crown princes)

• 1965: Belle Marie / Kız Ayşe

Solo 45s

• 1966: Ay Osman - Sevgilim / Colours - Baby
• 1969: Uzun İnce Bir Yoldayım / Benim Aşkım Beni Geçti
• 1970: Yağmur Olsam / Yumma Gözün Kör Gibi
• 1970: Söyle Sazım / Güzel Ne Güzel Olmuşsun
• 1971: Vurulmuşum / Emmo
• 1971: Gün Ola Devran Döne / Anadolu'yum
• 1972: Leylim Leylim (Kara Tren) / Gözlerinden Bellidir
• 1973: Köroğlu Dağları / Tutamadım Ellerini
• 1973: Bacın Önde Ben Arkada / Koyverdin Gittin Beni
• 1975: Anadolu'yum '75 / Darağacı
• 1976: Biz Yanarız / Sen Bir Ceylan Olsan

Fikret Kızılok ve Tehlikeli Madde

• 1974: Aşkın Olmadığı Yerde / İnsan mıyım Mahluk muyum Ot muyum
• 1974: Haberin Var mı / Kör Pencere - Ay Battı

Solo albums

• 1977: Not Defterimden
• 1983: Zaman Zaman
• 1990: Yana Yana
• 1992: Olmuyo Olmuyo
• 1995: Demirbaş
• 1995: Yadigar
• 1998: Mustafa Kemal - Devrimcinin Güncesi
• 1999: Gün ola devran döne

With Bülent Ortaçgil

• 1985: Biz Şarkılarımızı... (This album wasn't published, but distributed by hand)
• 1986: Pencere Önü Çiçeği
• 2007 Büyükler İçin Çocuk Şarkıları

Compilations

• 1992 68'ler
• 1993 Seçme Eserler - 68'ler 2

Albums with book

• 1995: Demirbaş
• 1996: Vurulduk Ey Halkım...
• 1999: Bir Devrimcinin Güncesi

Among his well-known songs are Bu Kalp Seni Unutur mu? (Would this heart forget you?), Yeter ki (Just so), Zaman Zaman (Time to time), Gönül (Heart), Sevda Çiçeği (Passion flower), Gecenin Üçünde (3 am at night), Gidiyorsun (You are going).