Fatih Erkoç is a Turkish

Turkish people

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 jazz

Jazz

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 and pop music

Pop music

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 singer and composer.

Biography

Fatih Erkoç is the son of Hasan Erkoç. Hasan Erkoç was an oud

Oud

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 musician. He gave a violin

Violin

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 to Fatih Erkoç, when Fatih Erkoç was three years old. Fatih Erkoç studied at Istanbul Municipality Conservatory. He played trombone

Trombone

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 and worked with Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra

Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra

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. Then he went to Norway

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. He returned to Turkey

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 in 1986. His first album is Nihayet. He joined Kuşadası

Kusadasi

Kuşadası is a resort town on Turkey's Aegean coast and the center of the seaside district of the same name in Aydın Province. Kuşadası lies at a distance of to the south from the region's largest metropolitan center of İzmir, and from the provincial seat of Aydın situated inland. Its primary...

 Golden Piegon Song Contest and won. His last album is Kör Randevu. Elveda Ey Gençlik in this album is written by Hasan Erkoç. He joined the Lütfü Kırdar Concert in 24 February 2009.

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)

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