Yüksek Sadakat

Biography

Yüksek Sadakat is a Turkish rock band that was formed in 1997 by Kutlu Özmakinacı, but became popular in early 2006 with their first album with the same name. The founder and bass player Kutlu Özmakinacı, used to be the editor of a music magazine called Blue Jean. Their music is a mix of pop rock with powerful beats utilizing Turkish instruments, keyboard and guitar solos. The name of the band is a literal translation of the term High Fidelity (Hi-Fi) into Turkish.
First established with the name Filinta, the band changed its name to Yüksek Sadakat in 2004. The founder and the songwriter of the band is the bassist Kutlu Özmakinacı.
On January 1, 2011, it was announced that the band will represent Turkey in Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song called "Live It Up×Live It Up2011 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Live It Up3:002Live It Up (Rueben De Lautour Remix) (Radio Edit)3:273Live It Up (Rueben De Lautour Remix) (Extended Mix)5:434Live It Up (West Coast Mix)2:575Live It Up (Kareoke Version)2:59", On May 10, Yüksek Sadakat failed to qualify for the Eurovision final making the band the first Turkish act to miss the final since the introduction of the semifinals in 2004.

Members

Serkan Özgen – guitar
Kutlu Özmakinacı – bass
Uğur Onatkut – keyboards
Deniz Alemdar – drums

Past members

Selçuk Sami Cingi – vocal
Cemil Demirbakan – vocal
Kenan Vural – vocal
Alpay Şalt – drums

Albums

Yüksek Sadakat (2006)
Katil & Maktûl (2008)
Renk Körü (2011)
IV (2014)
Rengarenk (2021)