Nil Karaibrahimgil

Ferhan^[1] Nil Karaibrahimgil (born 17 October 1976) is a Turkish singer and songwriter, mostly noted for her distinct lyrics.

Nil Karaibrahimgil
Karaibrahimgil in 2019
Born	Ferhan Nil Karaibrahimgil (1976-10-17) 17 October 1976 (age 48) Ankara, Turkey
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Spouse	Serdar Erener ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	1
Relatives	Selami Karaibrahimgil (uncle) Sertab Erener (sister-in-law)
Musical career
Genres	Pop rock, alternative rock, dance-pop
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Sony Music
Website	http://www.nilkaraibrahimgil.com

Biography

Nil's passion and admiration for music stems from her father Suavi Karaibrahimgil, who is also a musician although he is not active in the Turkish music industry, and her uncle Selami Karaibrahimgil, who was a singer.^[2] In 2000, Karaibrahimgil graduated from Boğaziçi University with a degree in political science and international relations. She also further received the Crystal Apple prize award twice, which recognized her achievements in advertising. Besides academic success, Nil has found fortune in the Turkish music scene. Many of her songs deal with women, freedom, life, love, marriage and relationships. Her articles have been published weekly in Hürriyet, a daily Turkish newspaper, since 2004.^[3] On 21 January 2010, she married Sertab Erener's brother Serdar Erener near the shore of the Nile River.^[4] She has a son named Aziz Arif, born in May 2014.^[5]

Discography

Albums

Year	Album
2002	Nil Dünyası Date: 8 May 2002 Format: MC, CD, digital download
2004	Nil FM Date: 16 January 2004 Format: MC, CD, digital download
2006	Tek Taşımı Kendim Aldım Date: 11 May 2006 Format: MC, CD, digital download
2009	Nil Kıyısında Date: 19 February 2009 Format: CD, digital download
2012	Ben Buraya Çıplak Geldim Date: 5 July 2012 Format: CD, digital download
2019	Nil'den İyi Gelen Sesler Date: 28 October 2019 Format: Digital download

Non-album singles

• "Hakkında Her Şeyi Duymak İstiyorum" (2011)
• "Kanatlarım Var Ruhumda" (2014)
• "Gençliğime Sevgilerle" (2016)
• "Bizi Anlatsam" (2016)
• "Niltemenni" (2016)
• "Benden Sana" (2017)
• "Annelere Ninni" (2017)
• "Vah ki Ne Vah" (2017)
• "İyi ki" (2018)
• "Sakız Adası" (2020)
• "Özlüyorum" (2020)
• "Daha Fazla Sen" (2020)
• "Hep Yanımda Kal" (2021)
• "Diskotek" (2021)
• "Hikayenin Peşini Bırakma" (2021)
• "Uyan Anne" (2021)
• "Boy" (2022)
• "Seni Bir Daha Görmezsem Olmaz" (2023)

Charts

Year	Title	Turkish Airplay Chart[6]
2007	"Bu Mudur?"[a]	1

Guest appearances

Year	Song	Album
2001	"Masal"	Commissar Shakespeare soundtrack
2002	"Girl"	Harikalar Diyarı (Wonderland) by Ilhan Erşahin
2005	"Organize İşler Bunlar"	Magic Carpet Ride soundtrack
2006	"Yaş 18"[7]	The Exam soundtrack
2007	"Hoppala"	Istanbul by Wax Poetic
2008	"İstanbul'da Sonbahar"	Söz Müzik Teoman
2014	"Kanatlarım Var Ruhumda"	Bi Küçük Eylül Meselesi soundtrack
	"Hadi İnşallah"	Hadi İnşallah soundtrack
2016	"Gel Aşka Gel"	Kocan Kadar Konuş: Diriliş Soundtrack
	"Bizi Anlatsam"	Hesapta Aşk soundtrack
2017	"Asuman"	Mirkelam Şarkıları
2018	"Göreceksin Kendini"	Şarkı Gibi Şarkılar
	"Burası İstanbul"	Money Trap soundtrack
2019	"Canım Benim"	Altın Düetler 2

Filmography

Cinema

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	A.R.O.G	Mimi

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Avrupa Yakası	Herself	episode 126
2012	Yalan Dünya	Herself	episodes 11 and 23
2016	Müdür Ne'aptın?	Herself	episode 5
2018	Jet Sosyete	Herself	episode 15

Books

• Nil'in Kelebekleri (Butterflies of the Nile), 320p, 2011, Doğan Kitap, ISBN 978-605-111-982-3^[8]
• Kelebeğin Hayat Sırları (Life Secrets of the Butterfly), 296p, 2015, Doğan Novus, ISBN 978-605-092-856-3^[9]
• Nil'e Hayat Dersleri, 2018, Doğan Novus, ISBN 9786050950915^[10]
• İyi Gelen Yazılar, 2019, Doğan Novus, ISBN 9786050966077^[11]
• Kanatların Var Ruhunda, 2024, Doğan Novus, ISBN 9786258004892^[12]

Notes

1. "It this it [love]?/Is that all [that love is]?", conveys both the excitement at the prospect of love and the complement/inverse of the surplus in "XL": a love too small or too lacking.