Fatih Ürek was born on April 3, 1966 in Erzurum. While his father, Şerafettin Ürek, was working as a butcher in a sausage factory in Erzurum, his mother married Seher Ürek. There were four children in the family; Fatih was the only son of his three sisters Sevgi, Selvi and Nurgül.
When he was one year old, the family migrated to Bursa due to economic difficulties. When financial conditions became difficult after his father went bankrupt, Fatih started working in various jobs from the age of six; He worked as an apprentice at a fabric store, as an assistant at a bird store, as a salesperson at a furniture store, and as an apprentice at a jeweler. During this period, he developed a deep attachment to his mother.
Ürek, who completed his primary school in Bursa, became interested in the stage at a young age and attracted attention with his imitations of Zeki Müren. At the age of 15, he joined the extra staff of the Bursa State Theater and performed there until the age of 20; During this period, he took acting lessons from the famous actor Mahir Canova.
After theater, he chose the path of music; After performing at Taylan Gazinosu in Bursa, he moved to Istanbul and started releasing albums in the fantasy-pop style.
Ürek, who released the album "Yaktı Yaktı" from Raks Music in 1993, brought a new interpretation to the song of the same name from Bülent Ersoy's album "Sefam Olsun" in the same year. In 1995, the album "Sen İki Gözümsün" included classical works as well as pop songs. In 1997, he played the character of Fred Çakmaktaş in the Reyting Hamdi program.
After a long break in 2008, he released his album "Sus" and rose to the top of the charts with the songs "Hadi Hadi" and "Sus"; He collaborated with Emrah Karaduman on the album "Hayde".
Ürek, who is also active on television, appeared in Praktiker commercials in 2011, presented the "Gelinim Mutfakta" cooking competition on Kanal D between 2018-2020, served as a jury member in the "Kuaförüm Sensin" competition on Show TV in 2019-2020, and appeared on the NOW channel in 2024-2025.
Ürek, who had a sudden heart attack while having breakfast at his home on October 15, 2025, was treated in intensive care at Liv Hospital Vadistanbul after his heart stopped for about twenty minutes. He passed away on January 30, 2026, at the age of 59, after 107 days of treatment. His body was taken from Barbaros Hayrettin Pasha Mosque on February 1, 2026 and buried in Karacaahmet Cemetery.
Productions in which he took part
- Call My Manager (2020)
- Golden Butterfly Awards (1973) — Self - Winner
- Ruhsar (1998) — Medyum Ferruh
- Kral Türkiye Music Awards (1995) — Nominee
- Opening the Doors (2005)
- Genco (2007) — Voice Artist
- Twice Kiki (2001)
- Pardon (2005) — Soldier on Watch
- Rating Hamdi (1995)
- Satan's Shoe (2008) — Burhan
- Where are you, Firuze (2004) — Emre Menekşe
- Rimos and Zimos: Peace in Town (2014) — Blue-Flooded Desert Nightingale (voice)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
