Nilüfer Yumlu (born 31 May 1955), commonly known as Nilüfer, is a Turkish

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Biography

In 1992, one of her biggest hits, "Show Yapma", was included in the album ''Yine Yeni Yeniden''. 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

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, where she shared the 18th place with Seija Simola from

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. Since 1997 she has been Turkey's National Ambassador to

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. In 1998, she was awarded the

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of Turkey. She developed breast cancer, but beat the cancer after a nine-month treatment.

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) (sales: 114,000) * ''13 Düet'' (2013) (sales: 47,000) * ''Kendi Cennetim'' (2015) * ''Yeniden Yeni Yine'' (2016) * ''Kendine Bi' Şans Ver'' (2022)

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) * Tik Tak (2019) * Kara Gözünün Hasretinden (2024) * Sebebi Sen (2025)

Filmography

;Televizyon

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nilufer 1955 births Living people People from Beyoğlu Liceo Italiano alumni State Artists of Turkey Turkish women singers Turkish pop singers UNICEF goodwill ambassadors Singers from Istanbul Turkish singer-songwriters Turkish lyricists Golden Butterfly Award winners Eurovision Song Contest entrants