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

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on 15 January 1976. She released eight albums using the nickname "Neşecik". 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

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and journalist in ''

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'' newspaper, in 2012. Their daughter Dila was born in December. The couple divorced in July 2016.

Discography

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

TV programs

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zara 1976 births Living people Kurdish women singers Kurdish actresses Turkish folk singers Turkish women folk singers Turkish people of Kurdish descent Singers from Istanbul People from Üsküdar Istanbul Technical University alumni 21st-century Turkish singers 21st-century Turkish women singers