Beyza Durmaz

Beyza Durmaz (born 5 August 1977) is a Turkish singer, songwriter, and composer.

Beyza Durmaz
Born (1977-08-05) 5 August 1977
Istanbul, Turkey
EducationIstanbul University
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • composer
Musical career
GenresPop
Years active2005–present
Labels
  • MZKL
  • Poll
Websitewww.beyzadurmaz.com

Life and career

Having completed her high school education at the Private Culture High School, Durmaz took various courses in singing, guitar, piano and Turkish Art Music, at the same period while she was studying at the Faculty of Business Administration of Istanbul University, and then joined the group "Nefes" as a soloist. After graduating from university, she began to perform as Mustafa Sandal's back vocalist.[1]

She was first featured on Burak Demir's album Dreamin' İstanbul as a guest vocalist.[2] Durmaz's first album Koku was released in 2005.[3] It was produced by Volkan Gucer and composed by Burak Demir. The songs on this album were written by Durmaz herself. She also sang the song for the main title of the series Sihirli Annem which was broadcast for 7 seasons.[4]

She also collaborated with the Italian group Nemas Project on the album "Snow in Istanbul".[5] Together with Ali Cem Çehreli, Durmaz also wrote and composed the song "Hüsran" for Mustafa Ceceli's album "Kalpten".[6]

In 2015, she released a music video for the song "Olan Var Olmayan Var".[7] The song ranked eighth on Google's list of most-searched songs in Turkey in 2015.[8]

Discography
Albums
  • Koku (2005)
EPs
  • Olan Var Olmayan Var (2015)
Singles
  • "Ben N'aptım" (2016)
  • "Miras" (2018)
  • "Wake Up" (feat. ToldorTunes) (2019)

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2006 POPSAV 1. Achievement Awards Best Female Newcomer Singer of the Year Beyza Durmaz Nominated [9]
12th Kral TV Video Music Awards Nominated [10]

References
  1. "Musti'nin vokalisti albüm çıkarıyor". Hürriyet. 23 June 2005. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  2. "İstanbul'a güzelleme". Hürriyet. 2 January 2004. Archived from the original on 30 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  3. Başaran, Sezen (25 March 2006). "'Koku'suyla herkesin diline düştü". Sabah. Archived from the original on 30 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  4. "Sihirli Melodiler - Bara Yöngün Keymen & Tolga Meriç & Alper Yalçın". TTNET Müzik. June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  5. "Sicilyalılara türkü söyledi". Sabah. 28 August 2010. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  6. "RÖPORTAJLAR > Mustafa Ceceli". Powertürk FM. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on 28 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  7. "Beyza Durmaz 10 yıl sonra yeni single'ı "Olan Var Olmayan Var"la geri döndü". Hürriyet. 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  8. "Google 2015 Türkiye arama trendlerini açıkladı". Milliyet. 21 December 2015. Archived from the original on 30 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  9. "POPSAV 2005'in en iyilerini ödüllendiriyor". Sabah. 9 May 2006. Archived from the original on 28 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  10. "Kral TV'nin Video Müzik Ödülleri'nin kategorileri ve adayları açıklandı!." Uçankuş. 28 April 2006. Archived from the original on 28 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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