{{Short description|Turkish singer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | background = person | name = Jehan Barbur | image = Jehan Barbur 10 Sanat Yılı Konseri.jpg | caption = Barbur in 2020 | birth_name = Jehan İstiklal Barbur | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1980|4|12}} | birth_place = Beirut, Lebanon | genre = {{hlist|Pop|jazz}} | occupation = Singer | years_active = 2004–present | label = Ada Müzik (2009–present) | associated_acts = Bülent Ortaçgil, Erkan Oğur, Vedat Sakman, Zuhal Olcay,<ref name=zamangaz2>{{cite web | url = http://www.zaman.com.tr/haber.do?haberno=825307&title=soz-ve-muzik-jehan-barbur&haberSayfa=1 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130418195836/http://www.zaman.com.tr/haber.do?haberno=825307&title=soz-ve-muzik-jehan-barbur&haberSayfa=1 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 18 April 2013 | title = Caz da dinliyorum Türkü de | access-date = 17 December 2010 | work = Zaman | date = 15 March 2009 | first = Murat | last = Tokay }}</ref> Mehmet Güreli, Candan Erçetin<ref name=mecmuadijital/> }} '''Jehan İstiklal Barbur'''<ref name=takvimgaz>{{cite web | url = http://www.takvim.com.tr/Yazarlar/Savas_Ay/2010/02/07/jehan_barbur_diye_bir_kiz | title = Jehan Barbur diye bir kız | accessdate = 17 December 2010 | publisher = Takvim | date = 7 February 2009 | first = Savaş | last = Ay | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150722191931/http://www.takvim.com.tr/yazarlar/savas_ay/2010/02/07/jehan_barbur_diye_bir_kiz | archivedate = 22 July 2015}}</ref> (born 12 April 1980) is a Turkish singer of Arab Christian descent.<ref name=takvimgaz/><ref name=sabahgazete/><ref name=cnn>{{cite web | url = http://tv.cnnturk.com/video/2013/08/21/programlar/aykiri-sorular/huzur-dolu-bir-ses-jehan-barbur-aykiri-sorulardaydi-aykiri-sorular-09-08-2013/2013-08-09T2045/index.html | title = Jehan Barbur Aykırı Sorular'daydı – (Aykırı Sorular 09.08.2013) | publisher = CNN Türk | date = 9 August 2013 | accessdate = 12 September 2013 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150721163542/http://tv.cnnturk.com/video/2013/08/21/programlar/aykiri-sorular/huzur-dolu-bir-ses-jehan-barbur-aykiri-sorulardaydi-aykiri-sorular-09-08-2013/2013-08-09T2045/index.html | archivedate = 21 July 2015}}</ref> In 2002, she moved from Ankara to Istanbul to pursue a professional music career, and initially worked as a vocalist in different pop and jazz groups. With Bülent Ortaçgil's help<ref name=zamangaz>{{cite web | url = http://www.zaman.com.tr/haber.do?haberno=825307&title=soz-ve-muzik-jehan-barbur&haberSayfa=0 | title = Söz ve müzik Jehan Barbur | access-date =17 December 2010| work = Zaman | date =15 March 2009| first = Murat | last = Tokay }}</ref> she signed a contract with the production company Ada Müzik. In 2009, her debut studio album, ''Uyan'', was released.<ref name=radikalgazete>{{cite web | url = http://www.radikal.com.tr/Radikal.aspx?aType=RadikalHaberDetay&Date=&ArticleID=969485 | title = Jehan Barbur 'Uyan' diyor | access-date =17 December 2010| publisher = Radikal | date =16 December 2009}}</ref> She continued her music career with the release of her second studio album, ''Hayat'', in 2010.<ref name=ntvmsnbc>{{cite web | url = http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/id/25149215/ | title = Jehan Barbur ile 'Hayat' devam ediyor | access-date =17 December 2010| publisher = Ntvmsnbc.com | date =8 November 2010}}</ref> She released the albums ''Sarı'', ''Sizler Hiç Yokken'' and ''Evim Neresi'' in 2012, 2014, and 2017 respectively.<ref name=evrensel>{{cite web | url = https://www.evrensel.net/haber/325553/jehan-barbur-icimdeki-evi-ariyorum | title = Jehan Barbur: İçimdeki evi arıyorum | access-date =30 October 2017| publisher = Evrensel | date =16 July 2017}}</ref>
== Early life == Barbur, whose family live in İskenderun, was born in Beirut as her mother believed that medical conditions in the Lebanese city were more favorable.<ref name=cnn/> After her birth, she spent her childhood in İskenderun, before moving to Ankara to continue her education at a university.<ref name=cnn/> She had been interested in music ever since she was a child. However, due to her father's refusal to allow her to go to a conservatory,<ref name=sabahgazete>{{cite web | url = http://www.sabah.com.tr/Yasam/2010/02/07/arap_kizi_camdan_bakiyor | title = Arap kızı camdan bakıyor | accessdate = 17 December 2010 | work = Sabah | date = 7 February 2009 | authorlink = Savaş Ay | first = Savaş | last = Ay | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150131045218/http://www.sabah.com.tr/yasam/2010/02/07/arap_kizi_camdan_bakiyor | archivedate = 31 January 2015 | url-status = live }}</ref> she enrolled in Bilkent University, Faculty of Humanities and Letters, Department of American Culture and Literature.<ref name=takvimgaz/> Barbur was interested in theater and music as an amateur during her university years.<ref name=mecmuadijital>{{cite web | url = http://www.dijimecmua.com/female/325/index/499388_roportaj-jehan-barbur-roportaj-gonca-dokuyucu/ | title = Röportaj – Jehan Barbur – Röportaj: Gonca Dokuyucu | accessdate = 17 December 2010 | pages = 124–125 | issue = 54 | work = Female | publisher = dijimecmua.com | date = 1 April 2009 | first = Gonca | last = Dokuyucu | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20121028142006/http://www.dijimecmua.com/female/325/index/499388_roportaj-jehan-barbur-roportaj-gonca-dokuyucu | archivedate = 28 October 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref> She graduated in 2002.<ref name=zamangaz/>
== Career == right|thumb|Barbur in October 2011 After graduating from university, Barbur moved to Istanbul to start her professional career. When she finally settled in the city, she didn't know any prominent figure in the music market. She tried to meet with musicians by going to venues where a number of them had live performances. After a two-year search, she started making music with a band. She performed in the same venue for four years. During her time there, she created a fan base of her own. Meanwhile, she started writing lyrics and composing at her home in an amateur studio.<ref name=zamangaz/> She eventually met Bülent Ortaçgil with a friend's help.<ref name=yenisafakgaz>{{cite web | url = http://yenisafak.com.tr/Cumartesi/?t=03.04.2009&i=177551 | title = İfadesizlik şarkılarımı besliyor | access-date = 17 December 2010 | publisher = Yeni Şafak | date = 28 March 2009 | first = Aysel | last = Yaşa | archive-date = 4 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090404055326/http://yenisafak.com.tr/Cumartesi/?t=03.04.2009 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
After listening to the demos, Bülent Ortaçgil liked the lyrics and composition and said that she should make an album.<ref name=zamangaz/> However, Barbur had no intention of making an album initially. With Ortaçgil's help and with the support of her musician friends, she started to have a positive view on the idea of preparing an album.<ref name=yenisafakgaz/> After a while, with Ortaçgil's suggestion, she signed a contract with the production company Ada Müzik. After working at a studio for six months, two thousand copies of her first album, ''Uyan'', were released.<ref name=zamangaz/> After its release, a number of its songs, including "Gidersen", "Leyla" and "Neden", became among the Top 10 hits on a number of music channels.<ref name=ntvmsnbc/>
Barbur later performed songs for the soundtracks of the TV series ''Asi'' and ''Sır Gibi''. She had a duet with Özgür Çevik on a song made for the TV series ''Gece Sesleri''.<ref name=zamangaz/> Barbur also wrote the song "Şermin" for Zuhal Olcay's album ''Aşk'ın Halleri''.<ref name=yenisafakgaz/>
== Discography == ;Albums * ''Uyan'' (2009) * ''Hayat'' (2010) * ''Sarı'' (2012) * ''Sizler Hiç Yokken'' (2014) * ''Evim Neresi'' (2017) * ''Ürkerek Söylerim'' (2019) * ''Şehirlerden Uzak'' (2024)
;EPs * ''Kuzgun'u Uçmak'' (2018)
;Singles *"Kendine Zaman Ver" (2014) *"İki Keklik" (2019) *"Kusura Bakmasınlar" (2019) *"Yok / Yetinemedim" (2020) *"Ayin" (with Korhan Futacı) (2020) *"Suç" (2021) *"Olanlar Oldu" (2021) *"Güzel Şeyler Var" (2022) *"Sabır Ver" (from the album ''Saygı Albümü: Bergen'') (2022) *"Güneşli Bahçe" (with Mehmet Güreli) (2022) *"Yabancı" (with Erkan Oğur and Alp Ersönmez) (2022) *"Sonbahar Rüzgarları" (with Ceylan Ertem) (from the album ''Duyuyor Musun?'') (2022) *"Kafamda Deliler Var" (2023) *"Hasret" (2023) *"Zor da Değil" (2023) *"Benim Adım Dertli Dolap" (with Cem Erdost İleri) (from the album ''PortakalAltı Kayıtları'') (2023) *"Duy Diye" (2024) *"Arda Boyları" (from the album ''Kadının Türküsü II'') (2025) *"Seni Seviyorum" (with Nicolas Mouawad) (2025) *"Bağışla Beni" (2025)
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{Official website|www.jehanbarbur.com}} * [http://www.catidakicimenler.blogspot.com/ Jehan Barbur{{'}}s official blog] * {{LastFM music}}
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