Umay Gedikoฤlu, stage name Umay Umay, is a writer and pop-rock artist who was born in Trabzon on May 22, 1966. He started his musical career in 1990 in the group called "Leprechaun" with his friends who left the group "Hush", including Eray Artan and Melih Rona; Although this experience was short-lived, it prepared him for his later success.
He achieved his real breakthrough with the album "Umay Umay", which bears his name and all the lyrics were written by Barlas Erinรง.
In addition to his musical works, Umay Umay is also the author of five books. He mostly dedicated his works to homosexuals, and also dealt with important themes about Kurds, revolutionaries and Mardin. He worked as a columnist in the newspaper "BirGรผn Pazar" for a while and sang the song "Kalbim Acฤฑdฤฑ" as a response to Kazฤฑm Koyuncu's song "Gyuli รkimi".
Apart from his own albums, he also met the audience with his song "ลeker Anne" in a compilation album called "Kent Poets".
The artist's album history; It includes the duet album "Umay Umay", which was released on October 7, 1994, "Nylon", which was released on December 26, 1996, "Aฤzฤฑ Bozuk Aลk Letter" in 2002, and "Cam Havli", which she sang with Cem Adrian in 2014. In the television world, she played the character of Despina in the TV series "Bir Aลk Uฤruna" in 1994, and Mine in the TV series "Artist Palas" in the same year.
His works as a writer include the books "Whore Red", "Dream Walls", "The Streets Are Sleeping, Now We Can Kiss", "All Beautiful Children Are Suspicious", "34 U 442/Farewell Kiss" and "Unanswered Pain".
