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Jun 20, 2019 By Christopher Roberts Nilüfer Yanya

Nilüfer Yanya is a promising new 23-year-old London-based singer/songwriter/guitarist. She released her debut album, Miss Universe, in March via ATO. Now she has shared a video for the album’s “Paradise.” The video is a family affair; it was filmed in Istanbul, her father’s hometown, and produced/directed by her older sister Molly Daniel (with camerawork and editing by Patrick Chamberlain). A press release states: “The ‘Paradise’ video pays homage to Yanya’s heritage, while her lyrics question whether paradise is a place or a feeling.” Watch it below, followed by Yanya’s upcoming tour dates.

Read our recent interview with Yanya about Miss Universe.

Previously Yanya shared three Miss Universe tracks: “Heavyweight Champion of the Year,” which she shared back in November via a video for the track (it was one of our Songs of the Week), “In Your Head,” which she shared in January and was also one of our Songs of the Week, and “Tears,” which she shared in February via a lyric video. Then she shared a video for “Baby Blu,” which was shot in Tokyo.

A previous press release said that Miss Universe features “co-productions with both her former school guitar teacher The Invisible’s Dave Okumu and her live bandmates Jazzi Bobbi and Luke Bower, as well as producers John Congleton, Oli Barton-Wood, Will Archer and M.T. Hadley.”

Nilüfer Yanya Tour Dates:

June 27-30 - Glastonbury Festival, United Kingdom
July 7 - Ruisrock Festival, Finland
July 19-21 - Melt! Festival, Germany
July 18-21 - Latitude Festival, United Kingdom
July 23 - New York, NY @ Rough Trade [SOLD OUT]
July 24 - Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
July 25 - Brooklyn, NY @ Celebrate Brooklyn Prospect Park
July 26 - Xponential Festival, New Jersey
July 27 - Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island
July 30 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
July 31 - Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village [SOLD OUT]
August 2 - Detroit, MI @ Deluxx Fluxx
August 3 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
August 4 - Osheaga Festival, Montreal
August 8-12 - Belle & Sebastian Boaty Weekender
August 15-18 - Pukkelpop Festival, Belgium
August 15-18 - Green Man Festival, Brecon Beacons, Wales
August 24 - Future Yard Festival, Birkenhead Town Hall
August 25 - This Must Be The Place Festival, Headrow House, Leeds
September 21 - Dublin, IE @ Workmans
September 27 - Vancouver, CAN @ Fortune
September 28 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
September 29 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
October 1 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
October 2 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
October 6 - Austin City Limits Festival, Texas
October 22 - Aahus, Denmark @ Atlas
October 23 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega
October 24 - Hamburg, GE @ Bahnhof Pauli
October 25 - Under Your Skin Festival, Utrecht
October 27 - Berlin, GE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg
October 29 - Gent, Belgium @ Turbinzall de Centrale
October 30 - Cologne, GE @ Luxor
November 17 - London, UK @ O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
November 24 - Madrid, Spain @ Sala El Solo
November 25 - Barcelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz

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