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In 2019, Yanya released her debut [[Album#Studio|studio album]], ''[[Miss Universe (album)|Miss Universe]]'', which received rave reviews and critical acclaim,<ref name=bray2019 /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://noisey.vice.com/amp/en_uk/article/a3bpn8/nilufer-yanya-interview-miss-universe-2019|title=The Universe Belongs to Nilüfer Yanya|last=Greenwood|first=Douglas|date=22 March 2019 |website=Noisey |access-date=25 March 2019}}</ref> with critics noting her ability to bounce back and forth between musical and lyrical styles, shifting between "gimlet-eyed composure and cataclysmic panic".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/nilufer-yanya-miss-universe/|title=Nilüfer Yanya – Miss Universe|last=Snapes|first=Laura|date=22 March 2019 |website=Pitchfork |access-date=25 March 2019}}</ref> Yanya's music has been described as nervous and restless, combining influences from [[indie rock]] to [[Soul music|soul]], [[jazz]], and [[trip hop]].<ref name=bray2019 /><ref name=":1" /> A [[Stereogum]] review called her voice "malleable and endlessly expressive."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2035630/nilufer-yanya-miss-universe-review/franchises/album-of-the-week/|title=Album Of The Week: Nilüfer Yanya Miss Universe|last=Rettig|first=James|date=19 March 2019|website=Stereogum|access-date=25 March 2019 }}</ref>
In 2019, Yanya released her debut [[Album#Studio|studio album]], ''[[Miss Universe (album)|Miss Universe]]'', which received rave reviews and critical acclaim,<ref name=bray2019 /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://noisey.vice.com/amp/en_uk/article/a3bpn8/nilufer-yanya-interview-miss-universe-2019|title=The Universe Belongs to Nilüfer Yanya|last=Greenwood|first=Douglas|date=22 March 2019 |website=Noisey |access-date=25 March 2019}}</ref> with critics noting her ability to bounce back and forth between musical and lyrical styles, shifting between "gimlet-eyed composure and cataclysmic panic".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/nilufer-yanya-miss-universe/|title=Nilüfer Yanya – Miss Universe|last=Snapes|first=Laura|date=22 March 2019 |website=Pitchfork |access-date=25 March 2019}}</ref> Yanya's music has been described as nervous and restless, combining influences from [[indie rock]] to [[Soul music|soul]], [[jazz]], and [[trip hop]].<ref name=bray2019 /><ref name=":1" /> A [[Stereogum]] review called her voice "malleable and endlessly expressive."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2035630/nilufer-yanya-miss-universe-review/franchises/album-of-the-week/|title=Album Of The Week: Nilüfer Yanya Miss Universe|last=Rettig|first=James|date=19 March 2019|website=Stereogum|access-date=25 March 2019 }}</ref>


In 1 July 2022, Yanya performed before Adele's first live concert after 5 years, in Hyde Park.
In 1 July 2022, Yanya performed before [[Adele]]'s first live concert after 5 years, in [[Hyde Park]].


== Musical style ==
== Musical style ==

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Nilüfer Yanya
Yanya performing at Turning Tides Festival, 2019
Yanya performing at Turning Tides Festival, 2019
Background information
Born (1995-05-11) 11 May 1995 (age 29)[1]
London, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboards
Years active2016–present
LabelsATO Records
Websiteniluferyanya.com

Nilüfer Yanya (/ˈnɪləfər ˈjænjə/; born 11 May 1995)[2] is an English singer, songwriter and musician.

Early life

Yanya is the daughter of two visual artists, her mother is of Irish and Barbadian heritage and her father is Turkish. Yanya grew up in Chelsea, London listening to Turkish music and classical music playing at home. She gravitated to guitar rock and learned how to play the instrument at the age of 12.[3]

Career

Informally starting her musical career with demos uploaded to SoundCloud in 2014,[4] Yanya turned down an offer to join a girl group produced by Louis Tomlinson of One Direction and focused on developing her own music instead.[3] She has spoken out against this model of talent acquisition, telling The Guardian “‘Let’s go and pinch some young people, tell them we’re going to make a really successful group but we’re obviously going to make a lot more money than them.’ It’s a very selfish thing to do.”[5] The project was reportedly abandoned after a year.[6]

Her first EP, Small Crimes/Keep on Calling, was released in 2016. Her second EP, Plant Feed, was released in 2017,[7] followed by Do You Like Pain? in 2018.

In 2019, Yanya released her debut studio album, Miss Universe, which received rave reviews and critical acclaim,[3][4][8] with critics noting her ability to bounce back and forth between musical and lyrical styles, shifting between "gimlet-eyed composure and cataclysmic panic".[9] Yanya's music has been described as nervous and restless, combining influences from indie rock to soul, jazz, and trip hop.[3][7] A Stereogum review called her voice "malleable and endlessly expressive."[10]

In 1 July 2022, Yanya performed before Adele's first live concert after 5 years, in Hyde Park.

Musical style

Les Inrockuptibles has likened her material to the likes of King Krule, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Parquet Courts and the Breeders.[11]

Yanya has discussed people presuming what type of music she makes based on her name and appearance with people often assuming she makes R&B music.[12]

Personal life

Yanya has tried to embrace her Turkish heritage more as an adult and started taking Turkish lessons.[13]

She tries to involve her family in her career, with her younger sister Elif sometimes performing with her as a backing singer and her elder sister Molly directing her music videos.[14]

Yanya stated in a Turkish interview that her mother lived in Turkey with her father when they were expecting their baby, and she often heard Nilüfer's name on the radio. She loved the name so much that she said, "If I have a daughter, I will name her Nilüfer."[15]

Discography

Albums

EPs

  • Small Crimes/Keep on Calling (2016)
  • Plant Feed (2017)
  • Do You Like Pain? (2018)
  • Feeling Lucky? (2020)
  • Inside Out (2021)

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 December 2004. Retrieved 5 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Nilüfer Yanya draws her "Miss Universe" Album Cover | DRAW YOUR COVER". Diffus. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Bray, Elisa (24 March 2019). "Nilüfer Yanya interview: 'I get imposter syndrome a lot'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b Mylrea, Hannah (22 March 2019). "Nilüfer Yanya – 'Miss Universe' review". NME. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  5. ^ Aroesti, Rachel (11 January 2022). "Nilüfer Yanya: 'I wasn't thinking: how am I going to make this a TikTok hit'". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  6. ^ Aroesti, Rachel (11 January 2022). "Nilüfer Yanya: 'I wasn't thinking: how am I going to make this a TikTok hit'". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b Bromwich, Kathryn (11 June 2017). "One to watch: Nilüfer Yanya". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  8. ^ Greenwood, Douglas (22 March 2019). "The Universe Belongs to Nilüfer Yanya". Noisey. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  9. ^ Snapes, Laura (22 March 2019). "Nilüfer Yanya – Miss Universe". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  10. ^ Rettig, James (19 March 2019). "Album Of The Week: Nilüfer Yanya Miss Universe". Stereogum. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  11. ^ Dubreuil, Théo (17 December 2020). "Nilüfer Yanya (d)étonne". Les Inrockuptibles. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  12. ^ Aroesti, Rachel (11 January 2022). "Nilüfer Yanya: 'I wasn't thinking: how am I going to make this a TikTok hit'". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  13. ^ Aroesti, Rachel (11 January 2022). "Nilüfer Yanya: 'I wasn't thinking: how am I going to make this a TikTok hit'". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  14. ^ Aroesti, Rachel (11 January 2022). "Nilüfer Yanya: 'I wasn't thinking: how am I going to make this a TikTok hit'". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  15. ^ Mestan, Seden. "Karşınızda: Nilüfer Yanya (in Turkish)". Vogue. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

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