Aliye Mutlu

Aliye Mutlu was born in Varna, Bulgaria. Her family moved to Turkey, and she completed her primary, secondary, and high school education in Istanbul. At 13 she joined the Turkish music department of a private school, where she later also studied modern dance. She graduated from the Opera-Voice department of the Istanbul University State Conservatory, then went to England to work on pop vocal technique in workshops. Since 1997 she has appeared in film and television and performed the music for them herself. She appeared in the film "Ne de Olsa Çocuk," in the series "Hayatım Sana Feda," "Çalıkuşu" (as Katina), "Serçe Sarayı" (2015, as Zerrin), and "Pera Palas'ta Gece Yarısı" (Midnight at the Pera Palace, 2022, as Halime), and in the films "Vlad the Impaler" (2018) and "Adı: İnsan" (Name: Human, 2020, as Dr. Deniz). Besides acting she is a singer and composer. In 2004 she took second place at the Halıcı MIDI competition with the composition "Zümrüt." She performed the solo songs in the 2007 film "Kabadayı," directed by Ömer Vargı and starring Kenan İmirzalıoğlu, Şener Şen, and Aslı Tandoğan. She released the albums "Bir Düş Kurdum" (2012) and "Demedim mi" (2021) and several singles, including "Emrivaki." She founded the five-woman group BandAliye. She also works in dubbing, voicing songs in Walt Disney films. She performs Balkan folk songs.