Atiye

Deniz Atiye Yilmaz (born 22 November 1988), originally known by the artist name Atiye Deniz and later the mononym Atiye, is a German-born Turkish pop singer. She releases songs in Turkish and English. The second album by Atiye was self-titled and released under Sony Music label. It spawned a number of hits for the artist. The lead single "Muamma" and the second single "Salla" became huge hits in Turkey. They peaked at respectively No.5 and No.3 at the official Turkish chart. In 2011, she became the Best Turkish Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards. Atiye was born on 22 November 1988 in Bremen, at that time West Germany to a Turkish father and Dutch mother and spent her childhood in Germany, the Netherlands, the United States and Turkey. She completed her high school education in Germany, studied arts at the CKE in the Netherlands and moved to Turkey in 2008. Besides speaking German, Turkish and Dutch, she also speaks English and French whilst learning Spanish.