Nilüfer

Turkish recording artist; pop singer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroTurkish recording artist; pop singer
A.K.A.Nilüfer Yumlu
A.K.A.Nilüfer Yumlu
PlacesTurkey
isSinger Songwriter Musician
Work fieldMusic
Gender
Female
Genres:Pop music
Instruments:Voice
Birth31 May 1955, Istanbul, Istanbul Province, Turkey
Age69 years
Star signGemini
Family
Spouse:Çetin Akcan (February 1984-1986)
Education
Liceo ItalianoIstanbul, Istanbul Province, Turkey
Positions Held
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
The details

Biography

Nilüfer Yumlu (born 31 May 1955), commonly known as Nilüfer, is a Turkish pop singer.

In 1992, one of her biggest hits, "Show Yapma", was included in the album Yine Yeni Yeniden. Also "Kar Taneleri" (1984, Nilüfer '84), "Mor Menekşe" (1988, Esmer Günler), "Esmer Günler" (1988, Esmer Günler), "Eğrisi Doğrusu" (1994, Ne Masal Ne Rüya), "Mavilim" (1997, Nilüfer'le) and "Dünya Dönüyor" (1998, Yeniden Yetmişe) are her well-known hits.

Together with the band Nazar, she represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, where she shared the 18th place with Seija Simola from Finland. Since 1997 she has been Turkey's National Ambassador to UNICEF. In 1998, she was awarded the honorary title of State Artist of Turkey. She developed breast cancer, but beat the cancer after a nine-month treatment.

Discography

Filmography

Televizyon
YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Jet SosyeteHerselfEpisode 39
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