Nkhet Duru (born 19 May 1954) is a Turkish singer.[1] She started
singing at Florya Deniz Club in Istanbul[2] in 1971. She released her
first 45 album Aklmda Sen Fikrimde Sen Karadr Kalarn in 1974. It was
followed by many singles like Beni Benimle Brak Gerisi Vz Gelir
(1975), with which she won a Golden Plate. Her first LP album Bir
Nefes Gibi was released in 1977. In that same year, Duru was awarded
the Most Successful Female Singer of the Year. In 1978, she
participated in a song contest with Modern Folk Trio, which was held
in Seoul, and won first place. In the 1980s, she began singing Turkish
Traditional music. Besides as a pop and Turkish traditional music
singer, Duru has performed on TV programs,[3] musicals, films and TV
dramas.[4] She has received many awards.Her song Ben Sana Vurgunum was
heavily sampled by The Weeknd in his song Often from his 2015 album,
Beauty Behind the Madness.Duru released a new studio album, Hikayesi
Var, in 2020. In the album she voiced duets with different artists,
including Sla, Kenan Doulu, Mabel Matiz, Evrencan Gndz, Funda Arar,
Kalben, Zeynep Bastk, Ceylan Ertem, Sena ener, Rubato and Ata
Demirer.On 14 February 2020, it was announced that director Mu Tunc is
working on a new documentary film based on Duru's career.[5]
singing at Florya Deniz Club in Istanbul[2] in 1971. She released her
first 45 album Aklmda Sen Fikrimde Sen Karadr Kalarn in 1974. It was
followed by many singles like Beni Benimle Brak Gerisi Vz Gelir
(1975), with which she won a Golden Plate. Her first LP album Bir
Nefes Gibi was released in 1977. In that same year, Duru was awarded
the Most Successful Female Singer of the Year. In 1978, she
participated in a song contest with Modern Folk Trio, which was held
in Seoul, and won first place. In the 1980s, she began singing Turkish
Traditional music. Besides as a pop and Turkish traditional music
singer, Duru has performed on TV programs,[3] musicals, films and TV
dramas.[4] She has received many awards.Her song Ben Sana Vurgunum was
heavily sampled by The Weeknd in his song Often from his 2015 album,
Beauty Behind the Madness.Duru released a new studio album, Hikayesi
Var, in 2020. In the album she voiced duets with different artists,
including Sla, Kenan Doulu, Mabel Matiz, Evrencan Gndz, Funda Arar,
Kalben, Zeynep Bastk, Ceylan Ertem, Sena ener, Rubato and Ata
Demirer.On 14 February 2020, it was announced that director Mu Tunc is
working on a new documentary film based on Duru's career.[5]
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