Sehrîbana Kurdî
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Şehrîbana Kurdî (1973- ), is a singer from Turkey
of Kurdish
origin. She was born in İzmir
in western Turkey
. Her family are originally from Kiziltepe
, Mardin
. She began singing at the age of 14 in 1987 at local school bands, and since 1991 she has become a professional singer. Her first album was titled Ez keçim keça Kurdanim (I am a Kurdish girl).
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
of Kurdish
Kurdish people
The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
origin. She was born in İzmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
in western Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. Her family are originally from Kiziltepe
Kiziltepe
Kızıltepe is a town in, and a district of Mardin Province of Turkey. Kızıltepe was the scene of clashes between protesting Kurds and Turkish riot police in 2006. Turks, Circassians, Kurds, Arabs make up the population....
, Mardin
Mardin Province
Mardin Province is a province of Turkey with a population of 744,606. The population was 835,173 in 2000. The capital of the Mardin Province is Mardin...
. She began singing at the age of 14 in 1987 at local school bands, and since 1991 she has become a professional singer. Her first album was titled Ez keçim keça Kurdanim (I am a Kurdish girl).
Albums
- Ez keçim keça Kurdanim, (I am a Kurdish girl), 1991.
- Sor Gula Min, 1992.
- Yek, du, sê, (One , two, three), 1993.
- Ez Hatim, (I came), 1995.
- Evîna Stranan, (Love of songs), 2005.