Ebru Gündeş (Turkish pronunciation: , born 12 October 1974, in İstanbul) is a Turkish pop-folk singer, actress, and television personality.
Ebru Gündeş was born in İstanbul. She attended primary school in Ankara, but she was forced to discontinue her education due to financial difficulty.
The quality of her voice was discovered at an early age when one of her relatives took her to Neşe Demirkat, a partner in Raks Neşe Müzik, which is a record label in Turkey. Demirkat was impressed with her voice and introduced her to music producers Koral Sarıtaş and Selçuk Tekay.