Nazan Şoray (born 5 January 1954) is a Turkish singer and actress.
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. 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. 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. Şoray went on hiatus in mid 1990s but returned to making music and released the album Mültecin Olayım in 2011.
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) Adrese Teslim (2021)
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 NazlıAmber 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 See also Nazan Saatci
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