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Nil Burak
Person · female · Turkey · Lefka · born 1948 · recording since 1975
Turkish Cypriot actor and singer (born 1948)
Timeline
12 events▣ Album 10◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1940s
1970s
· Debut release
Debut release: Seninle Bir Dakika
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
1980s
1990s
2000s
Biography
English biography257 words · 5 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1371011955
Biography
Pembe Nihal Munsif (born 27 April 1948), better known as Nil Burak, is a Turkish Cypriot pop singer and actress who is famous in Turkey and Northern Cyprus.
Biography
She was born in Lefka, Cyprus in 1948. She is best known for her hit song Sen de Başını Alıp Gitme ("Don't you run away, too"). Nil Burak is also the winner of 1985 Medifestival from Turkey with Güneş Bir Kere Doğdu ("The sun rose once"). She currently resides in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Ben Anlamam / Seni İyi Tanırım, ("I don't Understand / I Recognize You Well") (Atlas-1975)
Bir Eski Şarkı / Birisine Birisine, ("An Old Song / I Fell in Love with Somebody") (Atlas-1975)
Canıma Değsin - Ya Mustafa, ("It Serves Him Right / Ho Mustafa") (Atlas-1975)
Sus / Tatlı Tatlı, ("Shut Up / Sweet Sweet") (Atlas-1975)
Dünyamı Yıktı Geçti / Kırk Yılda Bir, ("He Harried My World / Once in a Lifetime") (Yavuz-1977)
Gözünüz Aydın / Yalnızım Ben, ("I'm Happy for You / I'm Alone") (Yavuz-1978)
Albums (LP/MC/CD)
Nil Burak (1977), (Atlas-1977)
Benim Adım Şarkıcı ("My Name is Singer"), (Yavuz-1979)
İki Elim Yakanda ("My Hands are on Your Collar"), Boş Vere Boş Vere ("Nevermind Nevermind") (Kervan-1980)
Bizim Diyar ("Our Land"), (Kervan-1981)
Benim Sevdam ("My Love"), (Yaşar-1984)
Zurna Kazım ("Shrill Pipe Kazim"), (Göksoy-1988)
Oldu Olacak ("That was Close"), (Bayar-1989)
İşte Banko! ("Here is Bank!"), (Raks-1992)
Nil Burak'95 Akdeniz Rüzgarı ("Nil Burak'95 Mediterranean Wind"), (Göksoy-1995)
En İyileriyle Nil Burak (1975-1985) (Best of Nil Burak (1975–1985)), (Ossi-2008)
Bir Numaramsın ("You're My Number One"), (Ossi-2008)
Mavi 2012 ("Blue 2012"), (Ossi-2012)
Additional sources
http://www.ossimuzik.com/nilburakcift.php
http://turkpopmuzik.net/
http://www.birzamanlar.net/
http://www.aksam.com.tr/haber.asp?a=106356,105
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 | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 21 | 87.5th |
| Studio albums | 10 | 91.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 12 | 88.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 37 | 76.5th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (21 release groups · 10 studio albums)
Albums · 10
1977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 38:56
1Bir Eski Şarkı3:512Birisine Birisine3:193Nereden Aklına Esti3:364Seni İyi Tanırım3:035Olmaz Olmaz Deme3:396Sus3:547Danış Kalbime3:148Canıma Değsin3:079Ben Anlamam3:0910Tatlı Tatlı3:2611Potpuri /Besame Mucho / Quizas /You Don't Have to Say You Love Me4:381980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 34:00
1İki Elim Yakanda3:342Bağışladım3:313Geçti Geçti3:044Elimde Değil3:195Boş Vere Boş Vere3:426Senin Olmaya Geldim4:227Ağladın Mı Güldün Mü2:588Bir Garip Olur İçim3:579Zalim Felek2:4810Boştur Dünya2:451981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 42:39
1Benim Adım Şarkıcı3:172Yalan Dünya4:113Numara3:154Yıllar Geçiyor3:575Ağla Halime3:396Kırk Yılda Bir2:477Döndün Ya4:128Pembe Düşler3:519Varsa Yoksa Sen3:0310Senin Bulunmadığın Yerdeymiş Mutluluk3:3911Yalnızım Ben3:5012Seninle Başka2:581982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 35:10
1Oryantal3:592Sitem3:253Bu Defa3:004Geri Dönülmez Bir Yoldayım3:465Özledim2:576Bir Kadın3:097Hiç Sevilmesen Bile3:478Bizim Diyar3:319Bulamadık Ki4:4610Aşk Merdiveni2:501986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 42:37
1Benim Sevdam5:032O Şarkıyı Henüz Yazmadım3:173Elveda4:114Hatıralar4:505Evvel Zaman İçinde4:306Canım Kıbrısım2:417Çal Aynı Plağı Çal3:028Her Aştan Bir Şarkı Kaldı3:089Gel Gülüm3:0310O Akşamdan3:1511Bir Garip Olur İçim1:1112Bağışladım1:4513Yalnızım Ben1:1814Boş Vere Vere1:231988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 46:06
1Zurna Kazım3:582Allah Allah1:373Üflüyorum İşte2:514Başlık Parası2:335Tencereler Tavalar2:256Azma Kafamı Bozma3:337Şöförlerin Çilesi2:268Ben Bir Mahcup Aşık3:449Bence Mahzuru Yok4:1610Biracılar1:4211Bu Ne Yuvarlak Dünya1:0112Zurnası Hiç Takılmadı0:5113Bu Kadar Hızlı Olma Demedim Mi0:4714Donar Başın Isıt Kışın0:3015E5 Gazel2:1916Reklamlar2:2417Yine Girdim Zamlar2:1118Bir Fırtına Esiyor4:1819Maç2:401989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 44:38
1Oldu Olacak3:562Sende Başını Alıp Gitme4:403Dokuztaş6:244Hayrola4:155Güneş Bir Kere Doğdu3:066Şıkı Şık3:397Hasret İki Dudak Arasında6:028Sevdanı Sürüdüm4:389Vız Gelir3:5110Kar Günleri4:071992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 39:07
1İşte Banko3:442Yiğidim5:223İlle De Var4:054Söz Verdim3:545Tatlı Tatlı3:096Duman Oldum4:117Sen Duymadın3:538Yüreğim Götürmüyor4:189Sensiz Olamam3:4210Hayrettin2:491995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 40:57
1Üçe Çeyrek Var4:342Cehenneme Kadar4:393Akdeniz Rüzgarı3:284Yalandan Kim Ölmüş3:275İkimiz De Suçluyuz4:236Mahkum4:057E Neyse Ne3:598Eyvah3:129Hüzün5:0710Hadi Anlat4:032008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 55:27
1Bir Numara4:482Her Sözün Aklımda4:423İzmir4:544Tatlı Tatlı3:535Yolun Sonu5:056Bulamadik Ki5:037Sen De Başını Alıp Gitme5:588Cesur Ol3:119Sana Alışıyorken3:5810Teşekkürler3:5611Olmaz Olmaz Deme (Murat Uncuoğlu & Kurt Versiyon)4:1212Bir Numara (DJ U.F.U.K. Remix)5:47
Single · 9
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Seninle Bir DakikaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:101Seninle Bir Dakika3:10 | 1 April 1975 | ||
| 1975 | Big SpenderSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 8:171Big Spender1:46 2Dancing In The Moonlight3:15 3You Are The Sunshine Of My Life3:16 | 10 May 1975 | ||
| 1975 | ŞerefeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:011Şerefe3:01 | 19 September 1975 | ||
| 1975 | Sen Her Zaman Bahar GibisinSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:451Sen Her Zaman Bahar Gibisin3:45 | 10 October 1975 | ||
| 1975 | İnanma SözüneSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:481İnanma Sözüne2:48 | 10 October 1975 | ||
| 1975 | Hayat Ve BenSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:341Hayat Ve Ben2:34 | 20 December 1975 | ||
| 1977 | Bir Eski Şarkı / Birisine, BirisineSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksABir Eski Şarkı BBirisine, Birisine | 1977 | ||
| 1978 | Yalnızım BenSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:461Yalnızım Ben3:50 2Gözünüz Aydın2:56 | 23 January 1978 | ||
| 1978 | Kırk Yılda BirSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:221Kırk Yılda Bir2:47 2Dünyamı Yıktı Geçti3:35 | 6 October 1978 |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | En İyileriyle Nil BurakSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:08:411Tatlı Tatlı3:26 2Sus3:55 3Olmaz Olmaz Deme3:39 4Ben Anlamam3:09 5Bir Eski Şarkı3:52 6Seni İyi Tanırım3:04 7Birisine Birisine3:23 8Gözünüzaydın3:03 9Dünyamı Yıktı Geçti3:35 10Yalnızım Ben3:50 11Boş Vere Vere3:44 12Ağla Halime3:41 13Numara3:15 14Bağışladın3:30 15Bir Garip Olur İçim3:59 16Varsa Yoksa Sen3:03 17Bu Defa2:59 18Sitem3:23 19Özledim2:54 20Benim Adım Şarkıcı3:17 | Compilation | 2 January 2008 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | MaviSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 21:401Yağmur3:58 2Yol Yorgunu4:26 3Usul Usul4:25 4Saçmalardan Seçmeler4:21 5Unuttum Adını4:30 | 5 May 2012 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Nil Burak head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 21 | 87.5th |
| Studio albums | 10 | 91.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 12 | 88.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 37 | 76.5th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/24401bad-1ef7-4382-a876-689e7697ff89discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/24401bad-1ef7-4382-a876-689e7697ff89core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q463780genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q463780seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nil_Burakbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nil_Burak
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Turkish musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
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Wikidata: Q463780 · MusicBrainz: 24401bad-1ef7-4382-a876-689e7697ff89
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