Nilüfer (singer)

Nilüfer Yumlu
Nilüfer Yumlu
	Nilüfer and Sezen Aksu in a concert in Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theatre, İstanbul, 2012
Background information
Also known as	Nilüfer
Born	31 May 1955; Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey
Genres	Turkish Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1972–present
Labels	Odeon, Yaşar, Tempa&Foneks, DMC

Nilüfer Yumlu (born 31 May 1955),^[1] commonly known as Nilüfer, is a Turkish pop singer.

In 1992, one of her biggest hits, Show Yapma, included in Yine Yeni Yeniden album. 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 18th place with Seija Simola from Finland. Since 1997 she has been Turkey's National Ambassador to UNICEF.^[2] In 1998, she was awarded the honorary title of State Artist of Turkey.^[3] She developed breast cancer, but beat the cancer after a nine-month treatment.^[4]

Discography

Albums

Nilüfer '74 (1974)
Selam Söyle (1976)
Müzik (1978)
15 Şarkı (1979)
Nilüfer '79 (1979)
Nilüfer '80 (1980)
Sensiz Olmaz (1982)
Nilüfer '84 (1984)
Bir Selam Yeter (1985)
Geceler (1987)
Esmer Günler (1988)
Sen Mühimsin (1990)
Yine Yeni Yeniden (1992)
Ne Masal Ne Rüya (1994)
Nilüferle (1997)
Yeniden Yetmişe (1998)
Büyük Aşkım (2001)
Gözünaydın-Olur mu? Olur mu? (2003)
Sürprizler (2004)
Karar Verdim (2005)
Karar Verdim + 3 Remiks (2006)
Hayal (2009)
12 Düet (2011)
13 Düet (2013)
Kendi Cennetim (2015)
Yeniden Yeni Yine (2016)

45rpms and Singles

Kalbim Bir Pusula - Ağlıyorum Yine (1972)
Dünya Dönüyor - Neden (1973)
Göreceksin Kendini - Aldanırım Sanma (1973)
Hatıra Defteri - Sen de Söyle (1973)
Arkadaş Dur Bekle - Kim Ayırdı Sevenleri (1973) (With Modern Folk Trio and Tanju Okan)
Akdeniz Çocukları - Akdeniz Çocukları (Enstrümental) (1973) (With Ali Kocatepe, Gökben, Ertan Anapa, Esin Engin ve Füsun Önal)
Al Beni Çal Beni - Körebe (1974)
Söyle Söyle Sever mi? - Başıma Gelenler (1974)
Boşver - Boşverdim (1975)
Oh Ya - Ara Sıra Bazı Bazı (1975)
Bau Mir ein Paradies - Anatol (1975)
Ali - Italiano (1975)
Bilder im Meinem Herzen - Warum mussausgerechnet er es sein (1976)
Of Aman Aman - Kaderime Kaderime (1976)
Kim Arar Seni - Başka Sözüm Yok (1977)
Ne Olacak Şimdi - Pişman Olacaksın (1977)
Sevince - Darling (1978)
Oh Oh - Beyaz Mendil (1979)
Ben Seni Seven Kadın - Kime Küseyim? (1981)
Sen Beni Tanımamışsın (2008)
Zalimin Kararı (2010)

References

↑ Nilüfer's website
↑ National ambassadors (UNICEF)
↑ State Artists Archived 2008-05-01 at the Wayback Machine. (in Turkish)
↑ http://www.bursaport.com/haber/magazin/sanat-dunyasi/nilufer-kanseri-yendi,-sahnelere-donuyor-24040.html

Achievements
Preceded by Semiha Yankı with "Seninle Bir Dakika"	Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978	Succeeded by Ajda Pekkan with "Pet'r Oil"

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[1] Nilüfer's website

[2] National ambassadors (UNICEF)

[3] State Artists Archived 2008-05-01 at the Wayback Machine. (in Turkish)

[4] ttp://www.bursaport.com/haber/magazin/sanat-dunyasi/nilufer-kanseri-yendi,-sahnelere-donuyor-24040.html