Biography
Melis Kar was born on March 18, 1990, in Antakya, Hatay, Turkey, to parents Hicran and Necdet Kar.
She began piano lessons at age seven and formed her first musical group in high school, performing on stage for the first time.
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She completed her primary education at Cemil Şükrü Çolakoğlu Elementary School and attended Selim Nevzat Şahin Anatolian High School.
In 2008, she moved to Istanbul to study architecture at Bahçeşehir University’s Faculty of Architecture & Design.
That same year, she also started taking vocal lessons from an opera teacher and participated as a soprano in the Ladies & Gentlemen Musical group, sharing the stage with well-known artists such as Sezen Aksu, Ferhat Göçer, and Sertab Erener.
In 2011, she competed on O Ses Türkiye (The Voice Turkey) and advanced to the semi-finals as a member of Murat Boz’s team, which increased her visibility in the music industry.
In May 2014, she released her debut album Kaçak via Dokuz Sekiz Müzik, featuring ten songs and two versions of the title track.
In 2015, she released her single “Yerin de Dolmuyor ki”, arranged by Ozan Doğulu and released under the DMC label.
Melis Kar continues to be active in the Turkish pop music scene, releasing singles such as “Yatıya” and “Hürrem”.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.