COMPOSERS AND PERFORMERS

HÜMEYRA

Hümeyra was born in 1946 in Ankara. She made her first record in 1968, of the song "Olmasa" (Let it not be), composed over lyrics by Asik Veysel. In 1971, she went to France with the Mogollar, and recorded her compositions "Dilber" and "Olmasa" in French. In 1975, making a great hit with the song "Sessiz Gemi" (Silent ship), she received a Golden Record. "Kördügüm" (Unsolvable) is one of her most-loved songs.