Çilekeş ( ', lit. 'Sufferer') was a

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formed in 2002. The band has been on an indefinite hiatus since 2014.

Band history

Çilekeş was founded in 2002 in

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. The band received greater fame after winning the music contest "Genç Yetenekler Aramızda" (Young Talents Among Us), sponsored by the

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drinks company, in 2003, juried by such famous Turkish artists like

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and

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. After the contest, still as an amateur band, they were invited to a tour, comprising 17 cities, during which they performed to an approximate total of 350,000 audience. The band members are Görkem Karabudak (vocals,

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), Ali Güçlü Şimşek (

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), Gökhan Şahinkaya (

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), Cumhur Avcil (

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s). The band's first album, entitled ''Y.O.K.'' was released by On-air in 2005. They released their second work entitled ''Katil Dans'' in 2008. At 2010, they released their third album ''Histeri Çalışmaları'' which is available for download at their official web page. After a months-long silence on Facebook, the band's official page posted on January 21, 2014 that ranslated into English from the original Turkish"Bubituzak appeared when Çilekeş was about to rest for a while,"https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fcilekesofficial%2Fposts%2F10203197768844553&show_text=true&width=500 insinuating that Karabudak and Şimşek were now instead focused on their next project, Bubituzak.

Discography

''Y.O.K.'' (Onair Müzik) (2005) # ''Kendimden geriye'' - 3:56 # ''Y.O.K.'' - 4:41 # ''Çilekeş'' (''Ardıma hiç bakmadan'') - 3:41 # ''Gözaltı'' - 3:51 # ''Kurar'' - 4:35 # ''Yetmiyor'' - 4:36 # ''Körpe'' - 4:33 # ''Sorma'' - 4:39 # ''Siyah'' - 4:45 # ''Yeniden'' - 3:50 # ''Kendimden geriye II'' - 18:26 ''Katil Dans'' (P.i. Müzik) (2008) # ''Akrep'' - 5:50 # ''Diril'' - 5:08 # ''Katil Dans'' - 6:44 # ''Her Deniz'' - 4:05 # ''Kulağakaçan'' (Instrumental) - 1:44 # ''Hıt Dalasi'' - 3:02 # ''Sinir'' - 5:11 # ''Bir Ses Yap'' - 4:22 #''Pervazda Tatil'' (feat.

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) - 7:09 ''Histeri Çalışmaları'' (Lin Records) (2010) # ''Tanı'' - 0:51 # ''Takla'' - 5:50 # ''Hezarfen'' - 3:21 # ''Havale'' - 4:42 # ''Kafakafesi'' - 5:20 # ''Kara Mizah'' - 4:17 # ''Röntgen'' - 2:04 # ''Askı'' - 6:24 # ''Sine'' - 2:10 # ''Taç'' - 4:51 # ''Neva'' - 8:25 # ''Sır'' - 3:20

References

External links

Official website
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