İlkay Akkaya

İlkay Akkaya (born May 26, 1964 in Istanbul ) is an Alevi singer and member of the Turkish music group Grup Kızılırmak .

Career

Akkaya attended Marmara University . Akkaya took the first step in her music career when she became a member of the music group Grup Yorum in 1987 . In 1988 she got out of Grup Yorum together with Tuncay Akdoğan . On January 10, 1990 she founded the group Kızılırmak together with Tuncay Akdoğan and İsmail İlknur . Kızılırmak is currently one of the most famous Alevi groups; she has given concerts all over Europe. By April 2008 the group had released 13 albums.

While at Kızılırmak, Akkaya also worked on her solo career. From 1990 to 1992 she was seen at the Birlik Theater in Ankara, where she played the role of Ballihan in the play Pir Sultan Abdal .

In 1991 she composed the score for the film Bir Küçük Bulut . In 2003 she starred in the play "Talan" directed by Zafer Diper. In May 2005 she played in the play "Nâzım Hikmet - Şeyh Bedreddin Destanı". The group Kızılırmak wrote the music for these plays. İlkay Akkaya gives many concerts in Europe to this day. Akkaya worked with singers such as Erdal Erzincan and Hasret Gültekin .

Albums with Grup Yorum

• 1987: Haziranda Ölmek Zor / Berivan
• 1988: Türkülerle

Albums with Grup Kızılırmak

• 1990: Pir Sultan Abdal
• 1991: Ölumes de Tilili
• 1991: Gidenlerin Ardından
• 1992: Aynı Göğün Ezgisi
• 1993: Güneşin Olsun
• 1994: Anadolu Türküleri
• 1995: Çığlık
• 1996: Rüzgarla gels
• 1997: Günde Dün
• 1998: Sır
• 1999: Gölge
• 2001: Figan
• 2005: Yılkı

Solo albums

• 1999: Kül
• 2001: Unutma
• 2003: Yine
• 2005: Yalnız
• 2010: Gelmedin Diye
• 2013: Umut
• 2015: Hayat

Web links

www.facebook.com/kizilirmakilkay/ (Turkish)