Beyza Durmaz Explained

Beyza Durmaz
Birth Date:	5 August 1977
Birth Place:	Istanbul, Turkey
Education:	Istanbul University
Module:	Embed: yes Genre: Pop Years Active: 2005–present

Beyza Durmaz (born 5 August 1977) is a Turkish singer, songwriter, and composer.

Life and career

Having completed her high school education at the Private Culture High School, Durmaz took various courses in singing, guitar, piano and Turkish Art Music, at the same period while she was studying at the Faculty of Business Administration of Istanbul University, and then joined the group "Nefes" as a soloist. After graduating from university, she began to perform as Mustafa Sandal's back vocalist.^[1]

She was first featured on Burak Demir's album Dreamin' İstanbul as a guest vocalist.^[2] Durmaz's first album Koku was released in 2005.^[3] It was produced by Volkan Gucer and composed by Burak Demir. The songs on this album were written by Durmaz herself. She also sang the song for the main title of the series Sihirli Annem which was broadcast for 7 seasons.^[4]

She also collaborated with the Italian group Nemas Project on the album "Snow in Istanbul".^[5] Together with Ali Cem Çehreli, Durmaz also wrote and composed the song "Hüsran" for Mustafa Ceceli's album "Kalpten".^[6]

In 2015, she released a music video for the song "Olan Var Olmayan Var".^[7] The song ranked eighth on Google's list of most-searched songs in Turkey in 2015.^[8]

Discography

Albums

• Koku (2005)

EPs

• Olan Var Olmayan Var (2015)

Singles

• "Ben N'aptım" (2016)
• "Miras" (2018)
• "Wake Up" (feat. ToldorTunes) (2019)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result
2006	POPSAV 1. Achievement Awards	Best Female Newcomer Singer of the Year	Beyza Durmaz		^[9]
	12th Kral TV Video Music Awards				^[10]

Notes and References

1. News: Musti'nin vokalisti albüm çıkarıyor. 8 January 2016. Hürriyet. 23 June 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20160108152904/http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=329453. 8 January 2016.
2. News: İstanbul'a güzelleme. 30 December 2015. Hürriyet. 2 January 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20151230060911/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/istanbula-guzelleme-193336. 30 December 2015.
3. News: Başaran. Sezen. 'Koku'suyla herkesin diline düştü. 30 December 2015. Sabah. 25 March 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20151230065402/http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2006/03/25/gny/mag101-20060325-200.html. 30 December 2015.
4. Web site: Sihirli Melodiler - Bara Yöngün Keymen & Tolga Meriç & Alper Yalçın . . June 2015 . 28 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160101144346/https://www.ttnetmuzik.com.tr/sa/387764 . 1 January 2016 . dead .
5. News: Sicilyalılara türkü söyledi. 30 December 2015. Sabah. 28 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101125215136/http://www.sabah.com.tr/Gunaydin/Magazin/2010/08/28/sicilyalilara_turku_soyledi. 25 November 2010.
6. Web site: RÖPORTAJLAR > Mustafa Ceceli . . 28 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151228092122/http://www.powerturk.com/muzik/roportajlar/mustafa-ceceli-11.html . 28 December 2015 . 5 January 2015 .
7. Web site: Beyza Durmaz 10 yıl sonra yeni single'ı "Olan Var Olmayan Var"la geri döndü. Hürriyet. 8 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160108153705/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/beyza-durmaz-10-yil-sonra-yeni-singlei-olan-var-olmayan-var-la-geri-dondu-29909165. 8 January 2016. 26 August 2015.
8. News: Google 2015 Türkiye arama trendlerini açıkladı. 30 December 2015. Milliyet. 21 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151230071912/http://www.milliyet.com.tr/google-2015-turkiye-arama-teknoloji-2164689/. 30 December 2015.
9. Web site: POPSAV 2005'in en iyilerini ödüllendiriyor . . 28 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151228083815/http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2006/05/09/gny/gny167-20060509-200.html . 28 December 2015 . 9 May 2006 .
10. Web site: Kral TV'nin Video Müzik Ödülleri'nin kategorileri ve adayları açıklandı!.. . . 28 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151228090529/http://www.ucankus.com/detay/23715/ . 28 December 2015 . 28 April 2006 .