Melek Mosso

Melek Mosso was born on 11 November 1988 in Kayseri. She started composing music at the age of seven. At the age of nine, she began to take bağlama and Turkish folk music lessons at Denizli Municipality Conservatory. Mosso then continued her education at Fine Arts High School, where she started playing the Western concert flute. She completed her university education at Adnan Menderes University, School of Education, Department of Music Teaching. She was a choirist and soloist throughout her university years.

After completing her education, she occasionally performed on the Kadıköy - Beşiktaş line in Istanbul. She also organized piano, flute, solfège and harmony lessons for her students who wanted to take the conservatory exams. Mosso also participate in various music competitions and performed jazz and swing with Zbam The Band, which she founded with her musician friends.

Mosso's cover of Yıldız Tilbe's song "Vursalar Ölemem", garnered over 100 million views on YouTube. Together with No.1, she voiced the song "Hiç Işık Yok", which was included on the soundtrack for the TV series Çukur and viewed over 100 million times on YouTube. The song was later featured in No.1's album Siyah Bayrak. In 2018, her song "Kedi" was played by various radio stations in Turkey.

In May 2022, Mosso, who was about to perform at the Isparta International Gül Festival on 3 June, was banned from appearing on stage by Isparta Municipality. Previously, similar bans had been imposed for artists Aynur Doğan, Niyazi Koyuncu and Apolas Lermi. In a previous appearance on stage, Mosso had stated, "If you want to be open, open up, if you want to talk, speak up. You don't need anyone to tell you how to act, what to do, how to dress, girls. You have your own wings. You don't need to be under anyone's wing. Fly." Mehmet Kaya, provincial chairman of the New Welfare Party, criticized Mosso in his remarks and described her as an individual "known for attacking our culture, belief, and morality." He also condemned the decision to invite her to the festival "in our city, which is known for its high Islamic sensitivity in our country," and spoke against "activities that would help someone's efforts to rob our girls of their chastity." Additionally, the Anatolian Youth Association and the National Youth Foundation reacted to the concert with a joint statement, saying in part, "In these times when we are going through economically difficult times, such activities, which are organized by the taxes of our people and contribute to the moral erosion of our youth, are not accepted by our people and cause discomfort." Mosso reacted to the criticism via her own statement, "I am a woman of this country. With my ideas, vision and dreams, I process my art into the future every day. I have millions of fans, young and old. A few ignorant people cannot question my morals or insult my femininity." Despite her controversy, she got to perform at an event celebrating the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Turkish Republic in Silivri the next year.

EPs

• Melek Mosso (2020)

Singles