Feridun Düzağaç is a Turkish

Turkish people

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 rock music singer and songwriter, usually known for his pessimistic and melancholic songs.

Early career

Feridun Düzağaç started his music career by forming a band called "TINI" ("TONE") in Mersin

Mersin

-Mersin today:Today, Mersin is a large city spreading out along the coast, with Turkey's second tallest skyscraper , huge hotels, an opera house, expensive real estate near the sea or up in the hills, and many other modern urban...

 while studying in university. This band was formed in 1988 and Feridun Düzağaç was the vocalist of this band consisting five musicians. Other members of the band were Feridun Düzağaç's schoolmates. The first song that Feridun Düzağaç wrote was "Lavinia" which was a poem originally written by famous Turkish poet Özdemir Asaf. In 1990 Feridun Düzağaç and his 13 schoolmates wrote a book called "İlk Rüzgar" ("The First Wind") which contained many poems. In 1992 he graduated from the university. In November 1994 he released a demo album called "Öğrenci İndirimi" ("Student Discount") which contained songs that he performed when he was studying in university.

Professional career

In January 1997 he released his debut official album called "Beni Rahatta Dinleyin" ("Listen to Me in Comfort"). This album contained songs that he wrote when he was bearing arms. He released his second official album called "Köprüden Önce Son Çıkış" ("The Last Exit Before the Bridge") in July 1998.

In 2000 he participated in a compilation album

Compilation album

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 called "Bülent Ortaçgil'e Saygı" ("In Honour of Bülent Ortaçgil

Bülent Ortaçgil

Bülent Ortaçgil is a Turkish composer and singer.-Biography:He was born in Ankara, Turkey in 1950. He moved to Istanbul after starting elementary school which he finished at Sultanahmet Elementary School in Istanbul. He completed his middle school and high school education at Kadıköy Anadolu Lisesi...

") by performing a song called "Sevgi" ("Love"). He released "© Tüm Hakları Yalnızlığıma Aittir" ("© All Rights Reserved to My Loneliness") album in May 2001 and "Orjinal - Alt Yazılı" ("Original - Subtitled") album in 2003. The second one was the most successful album in his career. In August 2004 he released "Uzun Uzun Feridun Düzağaç" ("Long Long Feridun Düzağaç") album which mostly contained concert performances. Through 2004 Feridun Düzağaç appeared in hundreds of concerts.

On 4 January 2006 Feridun Düzağaç released "Bir Devam Filmi/Siyah Beyaz Türkçe Dublaj" ("A Sequel Film/Black and White Turkish Dubbing") album. On 22 January 2008 he released his sixth album called "Uykusuza Masallar" ("Tales for Sleepless People"). This album was more optimistic in contrast his previous albums. Feridun Düzağaç released his last album called "FD7" in March 2010.

Discography

Feridun Düzağaç released a demo release, seven original releases and a live release in his career.

Öğrenci İndirimi

"Öğrenci İndirimi" means "Student Discount" in English. This album is a demo album and released in November 1994. This demo album includes only two songs. This album belongs to "TINI" band, not only Feridun Düzağaç.

1. Toy Yıllar ("Novice Years")
2. Rehavet mi ("Is It Drowsiness")

Beni Rahatta Dinleyin

"Beni Rahatta Dinleyin" means "Listen to Me in Comfort" in English. This album is the debut album of Feridun Düzağaç and released in January 1997. "Lavinia" is written by Özdemir Asaf, "Adı Sevda" is composed by Hakan Erken. "Hoptirinom" is a 3 Hürel song (written and composed by Feridun Hürel) covered by Feridun Düzağaç in this album. Other 9 songs are both written and composed by Feridun Düzağaç.

1. Lavinia
2. Hoptirinom
3. Nenni ("Lullaby")
4. Sevgili Öyküler ("Dear Tales")
5. Paranoya ("Paranoia")
6. Beyaz ("White")
7. Adı Sevda ("Its Name is Love")
8. Hep Sarhoş ("Always Drunk")
9. Ay ("Moon")
10. Buralar Soğuk ("Here is Cold")
11. Kördüğüm ("Impasse")
12. Beni Rahatta Dinleyin ("Listen to Me in a Comfortable Position")

Köprüden Önce Son Çıkış

"Köprüden Önce Son Çıkış" means "The Last Exit Before the Bridge" in English. This album is second album of Feridun Düzağaç and released in July 1998.

1. Unut Beni ("Forget Me")
2. Gölge ("Shadow")
3. Aşkın E Hali ("The E Situation of Love")
4. Hep Uzaklara ("Always Far Away")
5. Oysa Ellerin ("But Your Hands")
6. Yollar ("Roads")
7. Ela ("Hazel")
8. Düşlerime Kal ("Stay in My Dreams")
9. Sor ("Ask")
10. Evimin Bir Odası ("A Room of My House")
11. Çiğ ("Dew")

© Tüm Hakları Yalnızlığıma Aittir

"© Tüm Hakları Yalnızlığıma Aittir" means "© All Rights Reserved to My Loneliness" in English. This album is third album of Feridun Düzağaç and released in May 2001.

1. Aynı ("The Same")
2. Dipteyim Sondayım Depresyondayım ("I am at the Bottom, at the End and in Depression")
3. Yalnızlığım Sana Emanet ("I Trusted My Loneliness to You")
4. Uçak ("Plane")
5. İçimden Şehirler Geçiyor ("Cities Pass Inside Me")
6. Senin Şarkın ("Your Song")
7. Yanında ("Next to You")
8. Son Yaprağıydı Güzün ("It was the Last Leaf of Autumn")
9. Biterken Herşey ("While Everything was Ending")
10. İyi Uykular ("Sleep Well")
11. Dipteyim Ben ("I am at the Bottom")

Orjinal - Alt Yazılı

"Orjinal - Alt Yazılı" means "Original - Subtitled" in English. This album is forth album of Feridun Düzağaç and released in 2003.
9 songs are written and composed by Feridun Düzağaç. "Düşler Sokağı" is an Ezginin Günlüğü

Ezginin Günlügü

Ezginin Günlüğü is a Turkish band formed in 1982 in Istanbul by Emin İgüs, Hakan Yılmaz, Şebnem Başar, Tugay Başar, and Vedat Verter. Shortly after its foundation, three new members joined the band: Nadir Göktürk, Tanju Duru, and Cüneyt Duru. They made their first concert in 1983...

 song (written by Hüsnü Arkan and composed by Nadir Göktürk), which Feridun Düzağaç covered. "Mavi Tekme" is written, composed and performed by guest artist Gökhan Dabak. This is the only song in Feridun Düzağaç discography which Feridun Düzağaç isn't involved at all.

1. F.D. :).
2. Buralardan Gitme ("Don't Walk Away")
3. Alev Alev ("Ablaze")
4. Boş Ders Şarkısı ("Song for Spare Lesson")
5. Cumartesi ("Saturday")
6. Düşler Sokağı ("Dreams Street")
7. Nadas ("Fallow")
8. Gamlı Uçak ("Sorrowful Plane")
9. Yalan ("Lie")
10. Tesadüfler ("Coincidences")
11. Mavi Tekme ("Blue Kick")

Uzun Uzun Feridun Düzağaç

"Uzun Uzun Feridun Düzağaç" means "Long Long Feridun Düzağaç" in English. This album is the only album which could be labeled as live album

Live album

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 among Feridun Düzağaç albums (for now). "Rüzgar" is the only song which is original. All of the other songs are live versions of songs that already exist in previous albums. This album released in August 2004 and consists of two discs.

CD 1

1. Adı Sevda ("It's Name is Love")
2. Nadas ("Fallow")
3. Buralardan Gitme ("Don't Walk Away")
4. Senin Şarkın ("Your Song")
5. Uçak ("Plane")
6. Düşler Sokağı ("Dreams Street")
7. Sevgili Öyküler ("Dear Tales")
8. Lavinia
9. Rüzgar ("Wind")
10. F.D. :)
11. Ela ("Hazel")
12. Son Yaprağıydı Güzün ("It was the Last Leaf of Autumn")

CD 2

1. Düşerime Kal ("Stay in My Dreams")
2. Paranoya ("Paranoia")
3. Yanında ("Next to You")
4. Aşkın E Hali ("The E Situation of Love")
5. Boş Ders Şarkısı ("Song for Spare Lesson")
6. Biterken Her Şey ("While Everything was Ending")
7. Yalan ("Lie")
8. Cumartesi ("Saturday")
9. İçimden Şehirler Geçiyor ("Cities Pass Inside Me")
10. Alev Alev ("Ablaze")
11. Dipteyim Sondayım Depresyondayım ("I am at the Bottom, at the End and in Depression")
12. Yalnızlığım Sana Emanet ("I Trusted My Loneliness to You")
13. Gölge ("Shadow")
14. Beyaz ("White")
15. Unut Beni ("Forget Me")

Bir Devam Filmi/Siyah Beyaz Türkçe Dublaj

"Bir Devam Filmi/Siyah Beyaz Türkçe Dublaj" means "A Sequel Film/Black and White Turkish Dubbing" in English. This album is fifth album of Feridun Düzağaç and released on 4 January 2006. All songs are written and 10 songs are composed by Feridun Düzağaç. Only "Ağlamıyorum" is composed by Ayhan Orhuntaş.

1. Ağlarsan Düşerim ("I'll Fall Down if You Cry")
2. Emekli Kerem ("Retired Kerem")
3. Sokaklarda Evcil ("Domestic in Streets")
4. Yıldızlar ("Stars")
5. Ağlamıyorum ("I am not Crying")
6. Gibi Gibi ("Like Like")
7. Deli ("Loony")
8. Aşk Çok Uzak ("Love is Far Away")
9. Beni Unutma ("Don't Forget Me")
10. Bir Gün Ölürsem ("If I Die Oneday")
11. Yürüdüm ("I Walked")

Uykusuza Masallar

"Uykusuza Masallar" means "Tales for the Sleepless" in English. This album is sixth album of Feridun Düzağaç and released on 22 January 2008. All songs are written and composed by Feridun Düzağaç.

1. Çok Geç ("Too Late")
2. Beni Bırakma ("Don't Leave Me")
3. Yeniköy
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4. Kara Kara ("Black Black")
5. Söz Ver ("Promise")
6. Kurumuş Ölüyorken ("When Dried and Dying")
7. Çok Aşık ("Too Much in Love")
8. Yüzün ("Your Face")
9. Özledim ("I Miss")
10. Hazırcevap ("Ready-Witted")
11. Ardından ("Afterward")
12. Senin İçin ("For You")

FD7

This album is seventh and last (for now) album of Feridun Düzağaç and released in March 2010. All song are written and composed by Feridun Düzağaç.

1. Ağır Ağır ("Slow")
2. Mütamadiyen Ağlıyorum ("I am Always Crying")
3. Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş ("Once Upon a Time")
4. Rüya ("Dream")
5. Devrik ("Inverted")
6. Hayat Neden Şekil Yapıyor ("Why the Life Do Irrıtating Things")
7. Aşkın Önsözü Ayrılık ("Divorce, the Preface of Love")
8. Sensiz ("Without You")
9. İz ("Clue")
10. Bir Aşk Masalı ("A Love Story")

Awards

• Best video clip in Kral TV Video Music Awards - 2009 with "Beni Bırakma" video clip.

Sinema/TV career

Feridun Düzağaç is not a professional actor. But he acted in several movies and TV series.

Year	Title	English translation	Format	Role	Reference
2004	Gece 11:45	11.45 PM	Drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...	Mehmet (starring role)
2006	2 Süper Film Birden	2 Super Films at the Same Time	Drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a... , comedy Comedy Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...	?
2008	Aşk Tutulması	Amative Eclipse	Romantic comedy Romantic Comedy Romantic Comedy can refer to* Romantic Comedy , a 1979 play written by Bernard Slade* Romantic Comedy , a 1983 film adapted from the play and starring Dudley Moore and Mary Steenburgen...	Doctor
2008	Derman	Cure	TV series	?
2008	Binbir Gece Binbir Gece Binbir Gece is a Turkish television series produced by TMC Film that was originally aired by Kanal D between 2006-2009... *	Thousand and One Nights	TV series	Özcan

* A minor role and for only one episode.

Private life

In January 1995 Feridun Düzağaç married Sevgi Güryay. In December 1995 his father died. On 2 November 1999, Feridun Düzağaç's baby "Tuya Naz" was born.

External links

• http://feridunduzagac.com.tr/ (Official website)