Zara (Turkish singer)

Zara
Birth nameNeşe Yılmaz
Born (1976-01-15) 15 January 1976 (age 48)
Istanbul, Turkey
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
InstrumentVocal
Years active1986–present
Labels
  • Poll Production
  • DMC
  • Esen Müzik
  • Seyhan Müzik
  • ZR Müzik
  • Ulus Müzik
Websitezara.web.tr

Neşe Yılmaz (born 15 January 1976), known by her stage name Zara, is a popular Kurdish folk singer and actress of from Turkey.[1][2] She was born in Üsküdar district of Istanbul on 15 January 1976. She released eight albums using the nickname "Neşecik".[3]

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 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and journalist in Hürriyet newspaper, in 2012. Their daughter Dila was born in December.[4] The couple divorced in July 2016.

  1. ^ Demirhan Hararlı (5 November 2001). "Kürt kızı Zara'nın inanılmaz yükselişi". Hürriyet Daily News. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  2. ^ Zara Kendini Dine Verdi!... Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Haber Vitrini, 31 December 2003.
  3. ^ H. Dursunoğlu (10 August 2008). "Bir şafaktan bir şafağa; 'Neşecik'ten 'Zara' ya...!". Zaman. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Zara ve Akif Beki Çiftinin Kızının İsmi Dila". habertut.com. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2013.