Nilüfer Yumlu

Nilüfer and Sezen Aksu at a concert in the Cemil Topuzlu Theater, Istanbul 2012

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

She took part on April 22, 1978 with the song Sevince together with the band Nazar at the 23rd Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson in Paris and took 18th place together with the Finnish candidate . Since 1997 she has been the national UNICEF ambassador to Turkey.

biography

In 1970, at the age of 15, Nilüfer won the “Altın Plak Ses Yarışması” singing competition organized by the Hafta Sonu newspaper. In December 1972 her first single "Kalbim Bir Pusula / Ağlıyorum Yine" appeared on the label "Odeon Plak". Her second single "Dünya Dönüyor / Neden?" From 1973 was awarded the golden record for more than 50,000 units sold . The next single "Göreceksin Kendini / Aldanırım Sanma" was able to repeat this success and was also awarded gold.

Her first two albums "Nilüfer'74" and "Selam Söyle" received the gold record for 100,000 copies each. In 1975 her first German-language single "Bau 'mir ein Paradies / Anatol" was released, followed by "Pictures in my heart / Why must it be him" from 1976.

Her album "Sen Mühimsin" was released on September 16, 1990 and sold 550,000 units by the end of the year. On December 6th of the same year it was awarded the Golden Cassette by the MÜ-YAP . The 13th album "Yine Yeni Yeniden" was able to surpass this success. With hits like "Şov Yapma", "Haram Geceler" and "Aman", the album, released on April 14, sold 970,000 copies and was one of the best-selling albums of 1992.

Her album "Ne Masal, Ne Rüya", released in 1994, sold more than 600,000 copies in the first year and earned her a nomination for best pop artist at the 1st "Kral TV Video Müzik" Awards. After two and a half years, Nilüfer is back with the hits “Namussuz Akşamlar”, “Çok Uzaklarda” and their 16th album “Nilüfer'le”. The song "Mavilim" won the 4th Kral TV Video Müzik Awards on February 23, 1998 in the "Song of the Year" category. Nilüfer is also named Pop Artist of the Year. In total, the album can sell 753,000 copies and is among the best-selling albums of the year.

With the album "Yeniden Yetmişe", which will be released on June 5, 1998, Nilüfer sings her most successful singles from the 70s anew. The song “Boşver” received a nomination for the best composition at the 5th Kral TV Video Müzik Awards. The album sold over 500,000 units through March 9, 1999.

On April 12, 2006, MÜ-YAP awarded her album "Karar Verdim" the gold record for more than 100,000 units sold. Her current album "12 Düet", which was released on February 3, 2011, sold over 100,000 copies in 2 months and was awarded the gold record on April 14 as the first album of the year. According to "istanbulmusic.com", Nilüfer is one of the most successful artists in Turkey with over 14 million records sold .

Discography

Singles

• 1972: Kalbim Bir Pusula / Ağlıyorum Yine
• 1973: Dünya Dönüyor / Neden?
• 1973: Göreceksin Kendini / Aldanırım Sanma
• 1973: Hatıra Defteri / Sen De Söyle
• 1973: Arkadaş Dur Bekle / Kim Ayırdı Sevenleri?
• 1973: Akdeniz Çocukları / Akdeniz Çocukları (instrumental)
• 1974: Söyle Söyle Sever Mi? / Başıma Gelenler
• 1974: Al Beni Çal Beni / Körebe
• 1975: Boşver / Boşverdim
• 1975: Oh Ya / Ara Sıra Bazı Bazı
• 1975: Build Me A Paradise / Anatol
• 1975: Ali / Italiano
• 1976: pictures in my heart / why does it have to be him?
• 1976: Of Aman Aman / Kaderime Kaderime
• 1977: Kim Arar Seni? / Başka Sözüm Yok
• 1977: Ne Olacak Şimdi? / Pişman Olacaksın
• 1978: Sevince / Darling
• 1978: Oh Oh / Beyaz Mendil
• 1981: Ben Seni Seven Kadın / Kime Küseyim?
• 2008: Sen Beni Tanımamışsın
• 2010: Zalimin Kararı
• 2015: Dünya Dönüyor (feat.Pinhani)
• 2016: Nokta
• 2016: Kardelen
• 2016: Elimden Gelen Bu Kadardı
• 2017: Seni Kimler Aldı
• 2017: Yalnızlığa Hüküm Giydim

Albums

• 1974 Nilüfer '74
• 1976 Selam Söyle (pass on my greeting)
• 1978 Müzik (music)
• 1978 15 Şarkı (15 songs)
• 1979 Nilüfer '79
• 1980 Nilüfer '80
• 1982 Sensiz Olmaz (It doesn't work without you)
• 1984 Nilüfer '84
• 1985 Bir Selam Yeter (One greeting is enough)
• 1987 Geceler (The Nights)
• 1988 Esmer Günler (gloomy days)
• 1990 Sen Mühimsin (You are important)
• 1992 Yine Yeni Yeniden (Again new, again)
• 1993 Nostalji (nostalgia)
• 1994 Ne Masal, Ne Rüya (Neither fairy tale nor dream)
• 1997 Nilüfer'le (With Nilüfer)
• 1998 Yeniden Yetmişe (Again to the Seventies)
• 2001 Büyük Aşkım (My great love)
• 2003 Olur Mu? Olur Mu? (Is it? Is it?)
• 2005 Karar Verdim (I've made up my mind)
• 2009 Hayal (dream)
• 2011 12 Düet (12 duets)

Web links

• Nilüfer website, in Turkish, an English version has been announced

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Taken from Nilüfer's official website on June 13, 2011  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Website about the music magazine "hey", accessed on June 13, 2011  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Website "michaelshow.net", accessed on June 13, 2011
4. ^ Web archive of "milliyet.com", accessed on June 13, 2011
5. ^ Web archive of milliyet.com. Page 4, accessed June 13, 2011
6. ^ Web archive of "milliyet.com", accessed on June 13, 2011
7. ^ Web archive of "milliyet.com", accessed on June 13, 2011.
8. ↑ Official website of Mü-Yap, accessed on June 13, 2011 ( Memento of the original from December 7, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
9. ^ "Hürriyet" website, accessed on June 13, 2011
10. ^ "Istanbulmusic" website, accessed on June 13, 2011