Nilüfer Yanya: Momentum
Growing up in West London, 22-year-old Nilüfer Yanya was immersed in music by her artist parents, who have Turkish, Irish and Bajan heritage. She grew up listening to Nina Simone, Amy Winehouse and Pixies and, unusually, you can hear traces of all three in her guitar-driven soul.
Rejected twice from a popular music degree she sought her own path, rising from the capital’s open mic nights to BBC Radio 6 Music’s playlist with her breakthrough single, Baby Luv.
The momentum funding awarded to Nilüfer Yanya was to fund her UK & european tour in 2018.
Nilüfer Yanya said:
“The Momentum Funding for my tour around the UK and Europe for the release of my third EP, Do You Like Pain? was amazingly helpful!”