Zehra Bilir

Zehra Bilir
Zehra Bilir (left) with Müzeyyen Senar (1950)
Background information
Birth nameEliz Surhantakyan
Born(1913-03-26)26 March 1913
Arapgir, Ottoman Empire
Died28 June 2007(2007-06-28) (aged 94)
Istanbul, Turkey
GenresTurkish folk music

Zehra Bilir (March 26, 1913, in Arapgir, Ottoman Empire – June 28, 2007, in Istanbul, Turkey) was a renowned Turkish folk singer of Armenian descent. She was known as the Edith Piaf of Turkey.

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