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Zara (Turkish singer)

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Zara
Birth nameNeşe Yılmaz
Born (1976-01-15) 15 January 1976 (age 48)
Istanbul, Turkey
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
InstrumentVocal
Years active1986–present
Labels
  • Poll Production
  • DMC
  • Esen Müzik
  • Seyhan Müzik
  • ZR Müzik
  • Ulus Müzik
Websitezara.web.tr

Neşe Yılmaz (born 15 January 1976), known by her stage name Zara, is a popular Kurdish folk singer and actress of from Turkey.[1][2] She was born in Üsküdar district of Istanbul on 15 January 1976. She released eight albums using the nickname "Neşecik".[3]

She married İskender Ulus, the owner of the recording company Ulus Müzik, in 2002. They divorced in 2007. Her second marriage was to Akif Beki, the chief counselor of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and journalist in Hürriyet newspaper, in 2012. Their daughter Dila was born in December.[4] The couple divorced in July 2016.

Discography

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Year Album
1998 Avuntu
2000 Boyut
2002 Misafir
2003 Özlenenler
2005 Zamanı Geldi
2005 Bülbül-i Şeyda
2008 Bahar
2011 Hazine
2012 Zara ve İstanbul Flamenko 5'lisi
2014 Derin Aşk
2016 Derin Aşk 2
2018 Derin Aşk 3

As "Neşecik"

  • Eyvahlar Olsun (1986)
  • Yaşamak Bu Değil (1987)
  • Garibim (1988)
  • Taptığım Allah, Sevdiğim Sensin (1989)
  • Acımasız Dünya (1990)
  • Çek Kara Tren (1991)
  • Canım Askerim (1994)
  • Gurbet & Ağla Sevdiğim (1995)

Filmography

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Year Film Notes
1999 Eylül Fırtınası Movie
2001 Deli Yürek: Bumerang Cehennemi Movie
2003 Gelin TV series
2008 İpsiz Recep TV series
2017 Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz TV series
2021 Mavera TV series

TV programs

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Year TV program Channel
2005 Zamanı Geldi TRT 1
2006 Tanrı Misafiri ATV
2009–2011 Salı Sefası TV8
2015 Sonsuz Şarkı TRT Müzik

References

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  1. ^ Demirhan Hararlı (5 November 2001). "Kürt kızı Zara'nın inanılmaz yükselişi". Hürriyet Daily News. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  2. ^ Zara Kendini Dine Verdi!... Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Haber Vitrini, 31 December 2003.
  3. ^ H. Dursunoğlu (10 August 2008). "Bir şafaktan bir şafağa; 'Neşecik'ten 'Zara' ya...!". Zaman. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Zara ve Akif Beki Çiftinin Kızının İsmi Dila". habertut.com. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2013.