Bidar

Bidar began her musical career learning piano during primary school, eventually branching out into singing in her high school years. She continued her formal education at İstanbul Bilgi University, graduating in 2015 under the teachers Tolga Tüzün, Selen Gülün, Tolga Zafer Özdemir, Turgut Pöğün, and Mine Erkaya. In the same year, she studied jazz harmony with Baki Duyarlar, jazz history with Şevket Akıncı and jazz vocal with Başak Yavuz, at Bahçeşehir University over 6 months.

During her university years she attended the Boğaziçi Jazz Choir and performed in more than 70 concerts around Turkey in 2013. She studied voice and improvisation with Elif Çağlar Muslu for one and a half years. In 2017 Bidar attended the IKSV ”Genç Caz” competition, and performed her original songs in the 24th İstanbul Jazz Festival. She has been performing her songs actively in the festivals and concert halls since September 2018.

Continuing her academic career, Bidar studied ”Sonic Arts” in MIAM (Music for Advanced Studies) and her completed her Masters education in May 2019 at İstanbul Technical University.

In March 2018, she released her first Turkish single “Oyun”, before gaining attention with live performances of “Here and Now” and “Home”. Her first English single “First Trip” is released in November 2019.