Fuat Güner
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Aziz Fuat Güner (born 1 April 1948), better known as Fuat Güner, is a
Early life
He was born on 1 April 1948 in
Musical career
However, he was interested more in composing music. So, in 1979 he quit his job and devoted himself professionally to music, he says, when he was paid the equivalent of his annual wages for a single commercial jingle.
He had been playing the guitar during primary school years, since his uncle presented him with an acoustic guitar. In 1966, he met Mazhar Alanson, and soon the two formed the band "Kaygısızlar" ("The Carefree") inspired by the Beatles. Özkan Uğur joined the group in 1972, and the band was renamed MFÖ, for the initials of its members' names. He was also one of the founding members of Kurtalan Ekspres, Barış Manço's band.
MFÖ worked with Turkey's most popular singer Ajda Pekkan, wrote songs and played the concert circuit. In 1984 Fuat invested all the money they earned into recording their first album. The group released the album Ele Güne Karşı Yapayalnız, which hit number one and stayed there for 26 consecutive weeks.
In 1989 Güner joined forces with his friend, Turgut Berkes, to build Turkey's first-ever A-class recording studio, "FT", which became a legend over the years.
In 1998, Fuat Güner teamed up with
Fuat Güner is the composer of several film scores and has performed as an actor on stage and in one movie.
Discography
Solo albums
- Aziz Fuat Güner (1999)
- Dinleyene Aşk Olsun (2010)
As guest artist
- Dünya Benim (2001) - Demir Demirkan (Aşk Var Ya)
- Sihirbaz (2009) - Burcu Güneş (Ateş Ve Suyun Aşkı)
- Göğe Selam (2011) - Kurtalan Ekspres (Can Bedenden Çıkmayınca)
Collaborative albums
MFÖ
Mazhar-Fuat
- Türküz Türkü Çağırırız (1973)
İpucu Beşlisi
- Heyecanlı / Hop Otur Hop Kalk (1976)
Filmography
Film score composer
- Arkadaşım Şeytan, 1988
- Robert'in Filmi (Robert's Movie), 1990
- Aşk Ölümen Soğuktur, 1994
- Ölümsüz Karanfiller, 1995
- Koltuk Sevdası, 2001
- Çekirdek Aile, 2002
Actor
- Koltuk Sevdası, 2001
- Tehlikeyle Flört, 2015
References
- ^ "MFÖ'nün defansı Fuat Güner: Kendisi gibi düşünmeyeni düşman görme kafası değişmeli". Sabah (in Turkish). 9 September 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- Biyografi.info - Fuat Güner (in Turkish)
- Fuat Güner at IMDb
External links
- Biographies of Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan (in Turkish)
- Sinematürk[permanent dead link] (in Turkish)
- Brief biography (in Turkish)