Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan (MFÖ), also known by their original name Mazhar ve Fuat, is a Turkish pop and

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Mazhar Alanson Mahmut Mazhar Alanson (born February 13, 1950) is a Turkish musician, guitarist, member of the popular Turkish pop music band MFÖ, and an actor. Early life He was born on February 13, 1950, to a family of musicians in Ankara, Turkey, wher ...

Fuat Güner Aziz Fuat Güner (born 1 April 1948), better known as Fuat Güner, is a Turkish pop musician, member of the renowned band MFÖ and an actor. Early life He was born on 1 April 1948 in Istanbul, Turkey to a renowned photographer father, Sami G ...

and

Özkan Uğur Raif Özkan Uğur (born October 17, 1953) is a Turkish pop musician, member of the renowned band MFÖ and an actor. He was born as the 5th child of his family. He graduated Reşat Nuri Güntekin Primary School where he met and started playing ...

as members. While many of their songs poke fun at common Turkish types ("Ali Desidero", "Piskopatım") or satirise prejudice and corruption ("Deli Deli", "Rüşvet"), others are more spiritual in nature, showing their interest in Sufism ("Sufi", "Ateş-i Aşka"). In 1965, Mazhar Alanson and Fuat Güner first met at a record shop when Alanson saw Güner with a Beatles record in his hand and offered then a stranger Güner to listen the record together. Alanson and Güner would then start to work together and play in the Turkish band, Kaygısızlar, which includes other well known Turkish musicians like Ali Serdar, Semih Oksay, Fikret Kızılok, and Barış Manço. Having also played with Kaygısızlar, Özkan Uğur would start working with other musicians like Erkin Koray, Ersen ve Dadaşlar, and Kurtalan Ekspres after Kaygisizlar separated in 1971. The same year, in 1971, Mazhar Alanson and Fuat Güner recorded the only album of Mazhar-Fuat. The title of the LP is '' Türküz Türkü Çağırırız''. Following this LP's commercial failure, in 1976, Alanson and Güner formed the band, İpucu Beşlisi, with

, Ayhan Sicimoğlu, and Galip Boransu, which would separate in 1978. In 1984, MFÖ would release their first LP '' Ele Güne Karşı Yapayalnız'' which turned out to be a big hit. Though, it is accepted MFÖ is officially established in 1971 when

first played with Mazhar and Fuat.

Reputation

The trio represented

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twice in the Eurovision Song Contest; in

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at Gothenburg, Sweden they ranked 14th with ''

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'', and in

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, performing the song '' Sufi'' to finish in 15th place. Famous Turkish musicians, such as Sertab Erener, Feridun Düzağaç, Sezen Aksu, Gülben Ergen, Gripin, Hümeyra, etc. played MFÖ song covers in their albums and concerts. Peter Murphy translated MFÖ song "Buselik Makamına" as "Big Love of a Tiny Fool" in English and included it on a studio album and a concert album. MFÖ has been involved in many aid campaigns. They have participated in charity events especially on street animals, education, spinal cord paralysis.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Ele Güne Karşı Yapayalnız'' (1984) * ''Peki Peki Anladık'' (1985) * ''Vak The Rock'' (1986) * ''No Problem'' (1987) * ''Geldiler'' (1990) * ''Agannaga Rüşvet'' (1992) * ''Dönmem Yolumdan'' (1992) * ''M.V.A.B.'' (1995) * ''AGU'' (2006) * ''Ve MFÖ'' (2011) * ''Kendi Kendine'' (2017)

45s and singles

* ''Aşık Oldum (I Fell in Love) /

'' (1985) * '' Sufi'' (1988) * ''MFÖ'' (2003) * ''Sude'' (with ER-SEEn) (2019)

Compilation albums

* ''The Best of MFÖ'' (1989) * ''Collection'' (2003) * ''MFÖ Box Set'' (2013)

Concert albums

* ''MFÖ Senfonik Konser'' (2007)http://www.dr.com.tr/muzik/mfo-senfonik-konser/mfo/yerli-albumler/turkce-pop/urunno=0000000575286
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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mazhar-Fuat-Ozkan Turkish musical trios Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Turkey Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1985 Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1988 Turkish rock music groups 1966 establishments in Turkey Musical groups established in 1966 Turkish nationalists Nationalist musicians