Karsu

Karsu Dönmez (born 19 April 1990), known mononymously as Karsu, is a Turkish-Dutch singer, pianist and composer. While her music style is a blend of various genres, jazz pop is probably the best description for it. She has songs in Dutch, English, and Turkish.

Biography Karsu was born in Amsterdam. Her family is originally from Hatay, Turkey.

In 2010, Karsu's first album Live aan 't IJ was released. In October 2012, her first studio album, Confession, followed, and was received positively by the press. On Colors from 2015, her compositions are more playful and cheerful than her previous work. The title of the album refers to Karsu's bicultural background with roots in Turkey and Amsterdam.

In 2016, the Edison Foundation gave her the Edison Award for Colors. She also took role as a director, for helping refugees in Amsterdam. Her life was documented by director Mercedes Stalenhoef and follows Karsu as she climbs the ladder from the restaurant to the stage of Carnegie Hall, and further into the music world.

Karsu was one of the five finalists in the for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, where Joost Klein was ultimately chosen.

Discography Studio albums Album Release date Live aan 't IJ 2010 Confession 2012 Colors 2015 Karsu 2019 Tabula Rasa 2025

Live albums Album Release date Play My Strings (Live at the Royal Concertgebouw) 2018

Singles "Raise Our Hands" (2014) "Jest Oldu" (2018) "Paint It Black" (2018) "A Change Is Gonna Come" (2018) "Esmerim Biçim Biçim" (2018) "Itiraf" (2019) "Sana Ne" (2019) "Ben Yanındayım" (feat. Çağrı Sinci) (2019) "Sonunda" (2021)