Zara (Turkish singer)

Neşe Yılmaz (born 15 January 1976), known by her stage name Zara, is a popular Turkish folk singer and actress.

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

Of Kurdish descent,[1][2] she was born in Üsküdar district of Istanbul on 15 January 1976. As a child, 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

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

YearFilmNotes
1999Eylül FırtınasıMovie
2001Deli Yürek: Bumerang CehennemiMovie
2003GelinTV series
2008İpsiz RecepTV series
2017Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar OlmazTV series

TV programs

YearTV programChannel
2005Zamanı GeldiTRT 1
2006Tanrı MisafiriATV
2009–2011Salı SefasıTV8
2015Sonsuz ŞarkıTRT Müzik

References

  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.
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