Nükhet Ruacan (14 December 1951 – 6 May 2007) was a
Turkish singer and educator in musicology.
Life
Nükhet Ruacan was born in
Istanbul
Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...
, Turkey on 14 December 1951. She studied
graphic design
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in the State College of Applied Fine Arts Istanbul ().
She married twice, and gave birth to a daughter, Roksan.
Nükhet Ruacan died at the age of 55 on 6 May 2007 at a hospital in Istanbul, where she was treated on
leukemia
Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia; pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and produce high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or '' ...
. She was laid to rest in
Karacaahmet Cemetery
The Karacaahmet Cemetery () is a 700-year-old historic cemetery located in Üsküdar, on the Asian side of Istanbul. Karacaahmet cemetery is the largest and second oldest in Istanbul at , and the largest burial ground in Turkey by number of interr ...
in Istanbul.
Career
Although educated as a graphic designer, she preferred to sing jazz. In 1974, her singing career started in Switzerland. Between 1974 and 1977, she performed in the orchestras of Emin Fındıkoğlu and Tommy Dodd in Switzerland, and in Norway. In 1977, she returned to Turkey, and continued as a performer in various nightclubsand music festivals.
[ She went to New York in 1979, where she attended the New York Conservatory of Music for singing lessons. During this time, she released a record titled ''Ruacan''.]
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After returning home in 1982, she gained fame as a jazz singer. She performed many times in the state-owned television channel Turkish Radio and Television Corporation
The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT; Turkish: ) is the national public broadcasting, public broadcaster of Turkey, founded in 1964. TRT was for many years the only television and radio broadcaster in Turkey. Before the introductio ...
(TRT), and produced an album.[ She appeared in concerts in China and the United States as a representative of ]Ministry of Culture Ministry of Culture may refer to:
* Ministry of Tourism, Cultural Affairs, Youth and Sports (Albania)
* Ministry of Culture (Algeria)
* Ministry of Culture (Argentina)
* Minister for the Arts (Australia)
* Ministry of Culture (Azerbaijan)Ministry o ...
.Eurovision Song Contest
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. Later, she served in Istanbul Bilgi University
Istanbul Bilgi University () is a private university founded in 1996, located in Eyüpsultan, Istanbul, Turkey. The university has four campuses in Istanbul: SantralIstanbul, Kuştepe, Dolapdere, and Kozyatağı.
History
The university was ...
for ten years as a musicology teacher.[Biography page ]
/ref> After 2005, she also trained people on music in Nazım Hikmet Center of Art.[Sol Page ]
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References
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1951 births
2007 deaths
Musicians from Istanbul
Turkish jazz singers
Turkish jazz musicians
Academic staff of Istanbul Bilgi University
Burials at Karacaahmet Cemetery
20th-century Turkish women singers
Deaths from leukemia in Turkey