Career
In 2005, Hayko went on to form a band he named after himself Hayko Cepkin. The band members were Umut Töre (guitarist), Onur Şengül (bass) and Murat Cem Ergül (drummer) and Hayko as lead singer. Onur eventually left the band just before the release of second album because of his busy schedule and replaced by Sedat Oğuzsoy (bass).
Many of the songs Hayko had composed throughout his life appeared in his first album Sakin Olmam Lazım released in 2005. It included range of music from hints of classic Turkish blends to raw angst present in his rock tracks. Some of the singles released from this album include "Yarası Saklı", "Görmüyorsun", "Fırtınam", "Son Kez" and the infamous "Zaman Geçti". The album received lots of airplay, support for the unique style.
In June 2007, Hayko released his follow-up second album titled Tanışma Bitti. The first single "Yalnız Kalsın" found great success in the Turkish music charts. Attaining great following, Hayko performed at the annual Turkish rock music festival "Rock'n Coke Festival" and sang at sell out concerts throughout Turkey.
In March 2010, Hayko released his third album named Sandık. The single "Yol Gözümü Dağlıyor" was made into a music video and released a few days before the album's release. Hayko subsequently made two more music videos for "Doymadınız" and "Balık Olsaydım". A few months later Hayko attempted to travel outside of Turkey to Cologne, Germany and performed in the Bootshaus Night Club.
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