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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Derya Uluğ
Person · female · Turkey · İzmir · born 1986 · recording since 2016
Turkish singer (born 1986)
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Also known as 德里娅·乌卢
Timeline
3 events◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1▣ Album 1
1980s
2010s
· Debut release
Debut release: Okyanus
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2020s
Biography
English biography172 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1376999642
Biography
Derya Uluğ (born 21 February 1986) is a Turkish singer.
Early life and education
Uluğ was born in İzmir in 1986 as one of four siblings and was raised there. She is of Bulgarian Turkish and Albanian origin. From her childhood, she was interested in music and at the age of 8 took part in a music competition. She studied music and violin at the Muğla University and later graduated from Haliç University Conservatory.
Career
She worked as Ebru Gündeş's backing vocalist for 3 years, until she decided to start her own music career. She released her first single "Okyanus
OkyanusSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Okyanus3:23" (Ocean) in 2016. The song was written by herself and Asil Gök, and composed by Burak Yeter. On 13 November 2016, Uluğ won the "Best Newcomer Soloist" award at the 43rd Golden Butterfly Awards.
Singles
As featured artist
"Sen Maşallah" (with Güven Yüreyi) (2017)
"Ayrılığın Yükü Ağır" (from the album Yıldız Tilbe'nin Yıldızlı Şarkıları) (2018)
"Sürgün Aşkımız" (with Emrah Karaduman) (2018)
"Leyla & Mecnun" (with Cem Belevi) (2020)
"Yazık" (with Ceylan Ertem) (from the album Duyuyor Musun?) (2022)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 7 | 80.4th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 7 | 21th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (7 release groups · 1 studio albums)
Albums · 1
2023 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 14 tracks · 40:42
1Polis2:372Nefes2:323Şansım Olsun2:184Yakıyorlar2:495Yansıma2:546Kumar2:587Beterin Beteri2:468Neyse4:099Yürek Mi Yedin2:3010Dili Yok3:0911Kahır2:5412Yürek Mi Yedin (Asil Gök&Aerro Versiyon)2:5813Yakıyorlar (Caner Güneysu Versiyon)3:1214Yakıyorlar (Celil Yavuz Versiyon)2:56
Single · 6
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | OkyanusSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:231Okyanus3:23 | 3 June 2016 | ||
| 2017 | CanavarSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:221Canavar3:22 | 13 January 2017 | ||
| 2018 | Ne MünasebetSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:321Ne Münasebet3:32 | 16 February 2018 | ||
| 2019 | Ah ZamanSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:141Ah Zaman3:14 | 2 July 2019 | ||
| 2021 | Kanunlar GibiSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:551Kanunlar Gibi2:55 | 30 May 2021 | ||
| 2021 | Kanunlar Gibi (Akustik)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:361Kanunlar Gibi (Akustik)2:36 | 1 July 2021 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Derya Uluğ head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 7 | 80.4th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 7 | 21th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Derya_Ulu%C4%9F_%28Mar_2024%29_%28cropped%29.pngaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/87474b57-d83b-4581-8f77-641876743ecadiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/87474b57-d83b-4581-8f77-641876743ecacore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30763348genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30763348seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derya_Ulu%C4%9Fbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derya_Ulu%C4%9F
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Turkish musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Müzikonair · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q30763348 · MusicBrainz: 87474b57-d83b-4581-8f77-641876743eca
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