Nükhet Duru

Nükhet Duru (born 19 May 1954) is a Turkish singer.

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Nükhet Duru
Nükhet Duru (left) and Sezen Aksu in a concert in Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theatre, 2012
Background information
Born	(1954-05-19) 19 May 1954 (age 70) Istanbul, Turkey
Genres	Jazz pop Turkish classical electronic
Occupations	Singer actress TV presenter
Years active	1971–present

Website	nukhetduru.com.tr

Career

Summarize

Perspective

She started singing at Florya Deniz Club in Istanbul^[1] in 1971. She released her first 45 album Aklımda Sen Fikrimde Sen – Karadır Kaşların in 1974. It was followed by many singles like Beni Benimle Bırak – Cambaz- Harp ve Sulh-Gerisi Vız 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,^[2] musicals, films and TV dramas.^[3] 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 Sıla, Kenan Doğulu, Mabel Matiz, Evrencan Gündüz, Funda Arar, Kalben, Zeynep Bastık, Ceylan Ertem, Sena Şener, 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.^[4]

Discography

45rpms, EPs and singles

Aklımda Sen Fikrimde Sen - Karadır Kaşların (1975)
Beni Benimle Bırak - Gerisi Vız Gelir (1976)
Her Şey Yolunda Şimdi - İki Damla Gözyaşı (1976)
Canım Yandı - Haydi Uzatma Arkadaş (1977)
Cambaz - Haydi Hayat (1977)
Harp ve Sulh - Bir İnsan Doğdu (1977)
Anılar - Güneş (1978)
Dostluğa Davet - Takalar (1978) (with Modern Folk Üçlüsü)
Portofino - Yıldızlar (1979)
Ne Oldu Bize - Al Gönlümü Diyar Diyar Sürükle (1983)
Remix-1 (1998)
Remix-2 (1998)
Nükhet Duru '99 (1999)
Durup Dururken (2008)
İlk 2 (2010)
Mavi Düşler (2018)
Kalbim Ege'de Kaldı (2020)
Kapıldım Gitti (2021)
Uzunlar (2021)
Değmesin Ellerimiz (2022)
Olasılık (2023) (with Devrim Ekiz)

Studio albums

Bir Nefes Gibi (1976)
Melankoli (1978)
Sevgili Çocuklar (1979)
Nükhet Duru IV (1979)
Nükhet Duru 1981 (1981)
Aşıksam Ne Farkeder? (1982)
Her Şey Yeni (1984)
Sevda (1985)
Nadide (1986)
Çek Halatı Gönlüm (1987)
Benim Yolum (1989)
Aç Gözünü Adamım (1991)
Aman Tanrım! (1992)
Nükhet Duru (1994)
Gümüş (1996)
Mühür (1997)
Cahide - Bu Bir Efsane (1998)
Bana Rağmen (2001)
Muhteşem İkili (2004) (with Cenk Eren)
...Gece Saat On İki (2006)
Tam Zamanında (2012)
Aşkın N Hali (2015)
Hikayesi Var (2020)

Compilation and live albums

En Sevilen Şarkılarıyla Nükhet Duru (1979)
Benim Şarkılarım (1988)
Nükhet Duru Klasikleri (1993)
Nükhet Duru'dan Bir Nefes Gibi'ler (1998)
Sevgiyle Elele (2006) (with Surp Vartanants Choir, in Cenk Taşkan's name)
En İyileriyle Nükhet Duru 1981-1982 (2008)
Nükhet Duru Sahnede (2014)

Filmography

TV series

1993: Umut Taksi
2000: Dadı
2000: Şemsi Paşa Pasajı
2001: Baş Belası
2001: Yeni Hayat
2002: Bayanlar Baylar
2002: Deliboran Destanı
2004: Avrupa Yakası
2004: Çemberimde Gül Oya
2005: Eylül
2015: Arka Sokaklar
2016: Şahane Damat
2020: Menajerimi Ara
2022: Aslında Özgürsün
2023: Tetikçinin Oğlu

Film

1971: Şerefimle Yaşarım
1973: Dağdan İnme
1973: Yemin
1975: Ayıkla Beni Hüsnü
1976: Kader Bağlayınca
1982: Düşkünüm Sana
2005: Keloğlan Kara Prens'e Karşı
2015: Düğün Dernek 2: Sünnet

Television programs

1995: Bir Nükhet Duru Gecesi
1996: Sarışının Adı Esmerin Tadı^[5] (With Sibel Can)
2007: Duru Muhabbetler
2009: Akşama Doğru Nükhet Duru

References