OLCAY BAYIR
Described as “ one of the finest, most intriguing singers on the British world music scene, with a style that reflects her complex history” by Guardian.
I am Olcay Bayir, I am a London based singer/songwriter/composer of Kurdish origin from Turkey. I write my songs and also arrange traditional tunes from the region of Anatolia, Mesopotamia and Mediterranean with contemporary sound and groove. I sing in few different languages spoken within the region including Kurdish, Turkish, Armenian, Greek. I am also classically trained soprano.