Biography
Xecê is originally from the village of Hisar (Hebler) in Cizre. She was born in 1978 in what is now known as Yafes, located in the center of Cizre. She has five brothers and two sisters and is the youngest of the family. Music has been a childhood dream for her. She realized this dream in 1996 by beginning her musical studies at the Izmir branch of the Mesopotamia Cultural Center. Between 1996 and 2003, she participated in various musical groups. Most recently, she was involved as a bağlama player, soloist, and vocalist in an all-women group called Avzem, which concluded when the group disbanded. Her first professional work, the album Dem (Time), was released in 2008, followed by the album Ez û Tu (Me and You) in 2018, and then the album Guldesteyek Ji Stranên Mihemed Şexo (A Bouquet of Songs from Mihemed Şexo) in 2022. Xecê has taken her place among the most listened to and best-known Kurdish musicians. Xecê’s story with music continues without interruption.