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Nilüfer Yanya

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Birthplace
Kensington & Chelsea, London, England, U.K.
Date of birth
11 May, 1995
Date of death
Ethnicity
* father – Turkish * mother – African-Barbadian, Irish
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Place of Birth: Kensington & Chelsea, London, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 11 May, 1995

Ethnicity: * father – Turkish * mother – African-Barbadian, Irish

Nilüfer Yanya is a British singer, songwriter, composer, and musician.

Her father, Ali Yanya, is an artist and art professor, from Istanbul, Türkiye. Her mother, Sandra Daniel, is a visual artist. Nilüfer’s mother is the daughter of a Barbadian father and of an Irish mother, from Dún Laoghaire. Her name comes from pop singer Nilüfer Yumlu.

Nilüfer’s maternal grandmother was Anne Theresa Dixon (the daughter of James Harry Dixon and Nancy Soden).

Sources: https://www.ft.com https://www.timeout.com https://www.bbc.co.uk https://www.irishtimes.com

Obituary of Nilüfer’s maternal grandmother, Anna Theresa Dixon – https://rip.ie