Nilüfer Yanya
Bio
Nilüfer Yanya is a singer-songwriter from London whose third studio album My Method Actor was released in September 2024 to overwhelming praise from The New York Times, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Pitchfork (with a ‘Best New Music’ stamp) The FADERand so many more.
As a whole, Nilüfer Yanya’s third album asks questions with no easy answers. It is a supple, expansive body of work that peers into the crevices of life, exploring them with comforting strings, skittering beats, soul-tinged melodies and swooning harmonies. It asks, who are we? Why do we follow the paths we follow? What is at the heart of it all?
My Method Actor follows Nilüfer’s previous albums PAINLESS and Miss Universe, which were also met with high praise, ranking among the year’s best by The New York Times, NPR, Pitchfork, Vulture and more. Nilüfer performed celebrated singles on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Stephen Colbert, Later with Jools Holland and NPR’s legendary Tiny Desk concert series. She’s supported Adele, the XX and Mitski on tour, headlined London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire and sold out shows across Europe, Australia, Japan and the USA. Yanya has also been remixed by Sampha, King Krule and Little Dragon and has collaborated with Bombay Bicycle Club and Liss.
Nilüfer is also a founding member of the community project Artists In Transit which takes creative workshops and other support to displaced communities and people in times of hardship.
Contact
Management
Agent (North America) - Arrival Artists
Agent (ROW) - WME
Tour Dates
Dour Festival 2025
AO Arena
The O2
OVO Hydro
Utilita Arena Birmingham
RDS Simmonscourt
AFAS Live
News

12/15/2022
NILÜFER YANYA RELEASES DELUXE EDITION OF CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ALBUM PAINLESS
NILÜFER YANYA RELEASES DELUXE EDITION OF CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ALBUM PAINLESS SHARES PERFORMANCE VIDEOS FOR REIMAGINED VERSIONS OF "MIDNIGHT SUN," "SHAMELESS" & "CHASE ME" PAINLESS (Deluxe) LISTEN: https://ffm.to/painlessdeluxe "midnight sun" (reflects)…
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03/14/2022
Watch Nilüfer Yanya Perform “Midnight Sun” On Jimmy Fallon
Watch Nilüfer Yanya’s stunning performance of “Midnight Sun” on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon! https://youtu.be/d36gGaOtT-A Stereogum raved, “Nilüfer Yanya Brought The House Down Playing “midnight sun” On Fallon... The…
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03/04/2022
NILÜFER YANYA RELEASES CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED NEW ALBUM PAINLESS ON ATO RECORDS
Nilüfer Yanya releases her critically acclaimed second album PAINLESS today via ATO Records. PAINLESS sees Nilüfer Yanya at her most direct and open yet, and has already been crowned Album…
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