Engin Ayhan (9 January 1984 – 25 December 2020), commonly known as Engin Nurşani, was a Turkish-German[1] folk musician. He started his music career with the Adına Bir Çizik Çektim album in 2003, and released eight albums in total until he had throat cancer in 2019 and took a temporary break from his music career. On 25 December 2020, he died at Istanbul Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital at around 07:00am (UTC+3).[2]

Engin Nurşani
Nurşani in 2019
Born
Engin Ayhan

9 January 1984
Died25 December 2020(2020-12-25) (aged 36)
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
German
SpouseDilek Nurşani
Children1
ParentAngelika Ayhan Ali Ayhan
Musical career
Genres
Years active2003–2020

Life and career

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Nursani was born in 1984 as one of two children of a Kurdish[3] father and a German mother.[4][5][6] His father, Ali Ayhan (born 1959), is a folk music artist.[5] When he was a child, he was trained in music by his father and attended concerts.[4]

Discography

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  • Adına Bir Çizik Çektim (2003)
  • Mutlu musun? (2004)
  • Sen Nefsine Köle Oldun (2006)
  • Üç Ozan Üç Oğul (2008)
  • Üç Ozan Üç Oğul 2 (2011)
  • Gözün Aydın (2012)
  • Kolay mı Sandın? (2017)
  • Bu Dünyada Yalnız Kaldım (2021)

References

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  1. ^ "Ali Nursani Yil 1990 (Kürtce)". YouTube. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Engin Nurşani hayatını kaybetti" [Last minute ... Engin Nurşani lost his life]. Hürriyet (in Turkish). 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
    - "Türk Halk Müziği sanatçısı Engin Nurşani hayatını kaybetti! Engin Nurşani kimdir ve neden vefat etti?" [Turkish Folk Music artist Engin Nurşani passed away! Who is Engin Nurşani and why did he die?]. Sabah (in Turkish). 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
    - "Engin Nurşani hayatını kaybetti" [Engin Nurşani lost his life]. Sözcü (in Turkish). 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Ali Nursani Yil 1990 (Kürtce)". YouTube. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Engin Nurşani kimdir? Engin Nurşani kaç yaşında ve nereli?" [Who is Engin Nurşani? How old is Engin Nurşani and where is he from?]. Hürriyet (in Turkish). 22 August 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Engin Nurşani kimdir, kaç yaşında, nereli? Engin Nurşani'nin rahatsızlığı ne?" [Who is Engin Nurşani, how old is he, where is he from? What's wrong with Engin Nurşani?]. Milliyet (in Turkish). 22 August 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Engin Nurşani haberi kimdir aslen nereli Ali Nurşani'nin oğlu hastalığı" [Who is Engin Nurşani news, originally from where Ali Nurşani's son disease]. InternetHaber (in Turkish). 22 August 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
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