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Nuray Hafiftaş (2 November 1962 Eskibeyrehatun, Çıldır – 14 February 2018 Pendik) was a Turkish folk music, Arabesque music, Sufi music, Ottoman music and Azerbaijani music musician, composer, lyricist, arranger, bağlama virtuoso and Ashik of Tarakama Azerbaijani origin.[1][2]

Nuray Hafiftaş
Birth name	Nuray Hafiftaş
Also known as	Native Liz (due to her resemblance to Elizabeth Taylor), "The green-eyed queen" of folk songs, Beautiful bard of the Caucasus with violet eyes, Velvet-voiced big hearted beautiful eyed woman of Turkish folk music
Born	(1962-11-02)2 November 1962 Eskibeyrehatun, Çıldır, Ardahan
Died	14 February 2018(2018-02-14) (aged 55) Pendik, Istanbul
Genres	Turkish folk music, Azerbaijani music, Arabesque music, Sufi music, Ottoman music
Occupation(s)	Musician, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, Bağlama virtuoso, Ashik

Early years

Soon after her birth, her family moved to Tarlabaşı, where Hafiftaş received her primary and secondary education at Tarlabaşı school. After that, she continued her higher education at the State Conservatoire which is part of the Istanbul Technical University Turkish Music State Conservatory

Career

This section relies largely or entirely on a single source. (February 2018)

After graduation, Nuray Hafiftaş continued her professional life as performer at the Istanbul University State Conservatory for four years. At the same time she signed a four-year contract with TRT Radio Istanbul to perform as a singer.

Up to the present date Nuray Hafiftaş has released more than 13 vocal albums of Turkish folk music. At the same time, Hafiftaş has become famous through her music and lyrical compositions in traditional style (over 100 pieces of music), in which she tries to incorporate new sounds and uses of instruments.[3]

Death

For a long time, Nuray Hafiftaş had been treated for large bowel cancer at Menzil, Kahta, Naqshbandi Islamic group hospital Kurtköy, Pendik district. Some famous names such as Seda Sayan, Zara and Belkıs Akkale visited her during her time at the hospital.[4] After a long treatment, she died in Istanbul on 14 February 2018 at the age of 55.[5] On 15 February she was buried at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery after a funeral ceremony in Teşvikiye Mosque.[6]

Discography

Albums[7]

1. Asker Mektubu - Raks Müzik, 1987
2. Yaradan Aşkına – Güneş Plak, 1988
3. Dön İki Gözüm – Güneş Plak, 1989
4. Dilanım – Güneş Plak, 1990
5. Divane Gönlüm – Güne Plak, 1990
6. Azeri Türküler- Güneş Plak, 1991
7. Turquie Aşık – Akbaş Müzik, 1991
8. Atılmaz Sevda – Güneş Plak, 1991
9. Arada Bir – Güneş Plak, 1992
10. Dinle – Güneş Plak, 1993
11. Şimdi Oldu – Güvercin Müzik, 1994
12. Eline Düştüm – Mert Müzik Üretim, 1996
13. Eyvah Gönül – Prestij Müzik, 1999
14. Leyli Leyli – Prestij Müzik, 2002
15. Sılayı Ver – Ateş Müzik, 2005
16. Yıllarım – Ateş Müzik, 2007
17. Yazı Bir Dert Kışı Bir Dert - Star Prodüksiyon, 2009
18. İstanbul ve Sen – DNK & DMC, 2016
19. Düet Arabesk 2018 (With Yunus Bülbül) - Taşkın Müzik Prodüksiyon, 2017
20. Yarim - Poll Production, 2019

References

External links

• Official website

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