Nazan Şoray

Nazan Şoray (born 5 January 1960[1]) is a Turkish singer and actress.

Nazan Şoray
Born (1960-01-05) 5 January 1960
Istanbul, Turkey
OccupationSinger, actress
Years active1968–present
RelativesTürkan Şoray (sister)

Life and career

Şoray was born in Istanbul as the daughter of Halit Şoray, a civil servant in state railways, and Meliha Şoray, a housewife, who divorced when she was 5 years old.[2] She is the younger sister of acclaimed Turkish film actress Türkan Şoray. She initially started her career in 1968 by appearing in movies but by early 1980s she began releasing music. Şoray has appeared in more than 30 movies. She made her cinematic debut at the age of 14 with "Cesur Yabancı, in which she shared the leading role with Yılmaz Duru.[3][4] She is best known for her role in the movies Acı Günler and Balayı. Şoray started her music career by releasing the song "Sana Merhaba Dedim", written and composed by Selami Şahin. She further rose to prominence with the song "Hal Hal", composed by Barış Manço. It was a commercial success and sold various copies in Turkey.[5] Şoray went on hiatus in mid 1990s but returned to making music and released the album Mültecin Olayım in 2011.[2]

Discography

Albums
  • Teselliye Sen Gerek (1981)
  • Dünyanın Sekizinci Harikası (1984)
  • Naz Dudaklım (1991)
  • Deli Rüya (1994)

45rpm and singles
  • Sevmiyor Derlerse Sakın İnanma / Çocuk mu Sandın Beni (1970)
  • Merhaba Dedim / Pişman Olsan Da (1978)
  • Seninle Doğmak / Yalnızlık (1979)
  • Hal Hal / İyi Diyelim İyi Olalım (1980)
  • Mültecin Olayım (2011)
  • Olay Bu (2014)
  • Steril Sevda (2016)
  • İçimde Fırtınalar (2019)

Filmography
Sinema
Year Title Role Notes
1968 Yakılacak Kitap Vicdan
Cesur Yabancı
Azize Azize
Yedi Köyün Zeynebi Zeynep
1969 Yuvasızlar Nevin
Söyleyin Anama Ağlamasın Gülten
Yaşayan Hatıralar Dilek
Cezaları Ölümdü
Mihracenin Gözdesi
Garibin Mezarını Taştan Oyun
Dönüşü Olmayan Yol
Kapıcının Kızı Leyla
Allı Gelin
Sevdalı Gelin
Dost Hançeri
1970 Ölüm Pazarı
Öldürmeya Yeminliyim
Yazı mı Tura mı
On Kadına Bir Erkek
Kan ve Kurşun
Kan Kusturacağım Selma
Kaderin Oyunu Hülya
Kaderiml
Babaların Günahı
Aşk Sürgünü
Anadolu Kini Nazlı
Amber
1971 Şahinler Diyarı
Vurguncular Nazan
Newyorklu Kız Güner
Kirli Eller
Katil Kim Şarkıcı Ayla
Afacan Küçük Serseri Konuk Oyuncu
1972 Yirmi Yıl Sonra Tülay
1975 Kazım'a Ne Lazım
1981 Acı Günler Aysel
1984 Balayı Sema

Theatre
  • Üvey Karım - 2009

References
  1. "Nazan Şoray'a doğum günü jesti!." sacitaslan.com. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. "Nazan Şoray kimdir, kaç yaşında?". Hürriyet. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. "Nazan Şoray Ablasının Yolundan Gidiyor". Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. "Türkan Şoray'ın Kız Kardeşi de artist oldu". Milliyet. 6 August 1968. p. 1.
  5. "Nazan Şoray kimdir?". Sabah. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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