Tarık Ata Şimşek, stage name Tarık, is a Turkish pop music singer. He became known for the first season of the Biri Bizim Gözetiyorum competition broadcast in Türkiye, and achieved great sales success with his album Of Deli Gönül, released in 2001.
He was born on June 13, 1971 in Mersin. He participated in the first season of Someone's Watching Us as contestant number 03. He attracted attention with the songs he sang at home and after the competition, he turned to a music career.
Music career
His first album, Of Deli Gönül, was released in 2001 by the Yeşil Music label. The album attracted attention with songs such as Suna and Gümbür Gümbür, as well as the song of the same name, and reached a sales figure of over one million. In 2003, he released the albums Perfect Love by Bay Music and Where Did We Stay by Seyhan Music in 2007.
After a long break, he returned to music in 2015 with the single song Hüzün Mevsimi. In the following years, he also presented his singles such as Alenen and Canparem to the audience.
Later, Şimşek moved away from the entertainment world and started running a patisserie in Bodrum. Their songs, especially Of Deli Gönül, continue to be mentioned among the popular songs of the early 2000s.
