It’s not everyday that an artist unfamiliar to the Japan can release an ENKA style Single. It’s even less likely to find that said artist has accumulated a lot of views and plays in a just few days.

Emine was born in a small city in Turkey and studied piano and foreign languages in order to fulfill her dream of becoming an international artist.
Some health problems (cancer) forced her to move to Japan, where she entered the Japanese contest "Best Of Singer 2008" and become the only foreign singer who made it to the final. She sang in the traditional Japanese enka style.After the competition she went to a concert tour in Japan with Japanese band "MATSUMOTO BAND" and later  recorded her first CD "IN FIRE" and after returned to her own country.

Now, she plays the piano, the guitar, sings and writing songs in 6 different languages!

Hisame （氷雨）
Probably one of the most recognized enka songs in Japan. "Hisame" (Icy Rain) is the song that most likely every enka singer and even beyond has tackled on stage or in front of the TV cameras. 
"Hisame" was written and composed by Ren Tomari（とまりれん）, and it follows the classic enka trope of "crying into your sake" as the lonely protagonist just hangs about in a bar feeling sorry for himself/herself since there is no one home to come to....at least, not anymore.
The very first version of "Hisame" came out in 1977 as Hokkaido-born Akio Kayama's debut single. It seems to have been the enka song that would never die as it was released again in late 1981, and then a 3rd release was made in 1982.

"Enka songs are also very hard to sing since there are difficult transitions. It requires a long time and discipline to learn how to sing," Sarı explains, adding that she has been working on singing in this style for 10 years.


Buy 'Hisame' single on AMAZON or stream on SPOTIFY

Nowadays Emine SARI is practicing a lot to release her new album.

Connect with Emine:

Official Website: http://www.eminemusic.com

Twitter: http://twitter.com/EmineMusic

Facebook: http://facebook.com/EmineSariOfficial

YouTube: http://youtube.com/user/sariemine

 

Critical reception: 

"Her ability to sing in six different languages – makes her very versatile and a global star."

-Bravestar Entertainment

"...Music that reaches across borders!" - Entertainment Magazine

The Akademia Music Awards nominations are out and Emine received COVER - Best Song nomination with her jazz cover "CREEP".
 
Congratulations, Emine!!!

http://www.theakademia.com/

Following the premiere of her "CREEP" lyric video last month, Turkish singer Emine drops another new clip, the lyric video of her "Who Are You" single. 

Emine needs you support!! How can you help? By voting with just a click, that will cost £0.25.
All you have to do is go to this link:  http://www.mp3musicawards.co.uk/vote-for-your-favourite.html 
Then select "WHO ARE YOU" by @EmineMusic in the song player and vote for it...
You can also do it using this player here:

"WHO ARE YOU" is a jazz/swing – pop/soul style song of award winning Turkish singer-songwriter Emine SARI. Written by Emine and produced by Çağrı Açıkgöz (DREAMBOX) for her single "Who Are You". The song was inspired by her own life experience, and lyrically it speaks of Emine coming to terms with it. The song received positive reviews from music critic. The lyrics and Emine's vocal performance in the song were also praised.
“I feel like I can really be myself,” Emine said of her song. “I really have more of a connection of WHO I AM, and feel like I can express that more in my music now.” 

The newly released single "I Changed My Mind" from the Turkish singer and songwriter Emine SARI. 
NY, (C.A.K Production/ Emine Sari Official Website) "I Changed My Mind" is a song by Turkish singer-songwriter Emine SARI. Written by Emine SARI for her single "I Changed My Mind". The pop ballad was inspired by her own life experience, and lyrically it speaks of Emine coming to terms with it. C.A.K Production released the song in 2013. Accompanied only by a piano and guitars played by Turkish producer Cihat Atlig and UK producer Dominik Johnson. The song received positive reviews from music critic. The lyrics and SARI's vocal performance in the song were also praised.