Nilüfer Yanya is a 22 year old singer and guitarist from South West London. With an engaging and distinctive voice, each song has a different energy from the last but each one is a hit.
Nilüfer was featured as part of BBC introducing’s ‘Sound of 2018’ Long List and is fast gaining the praise and recognition she deserves. She is currently touring the US and Canada before heading back to the UK in early March.
Her musical influences include:
- The Pixies
- Nina Simone
- Amy Winehouse
These strong influences can be heard in a range of Nilüfer’s work, which varies from slow and heart felt soul music like ‘Keep On Calling’ to upbeat and in your face ‘In Your Head’.
As well as a diverse and interesting discography, Nilüfer’s music videos are also a work of art. Personal favourites include ‘Baby Luv’ which shows the singer enjoying the best parts of a sleepy sea side town and ‘Thanks 4 Nothing’ which tells the story of a creepy cult who dress solely in red, led by a Charles Manson-esque figure. Each shot in her videos are visually stunning and add an extra layer of meaning to her music.
Nilüfer is the featured artist of this week so make sure to follow her social media links promoted on the Doyenne Music Twitter so you can be notified when her first album is released on the 22nd of March this year (don’t worry I’ll be reminding you too!).
My top 5 Nilüfer Yanya songs will also be added to the Featured Artist playlist so make sure to check that out too!
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