Together with the band Nazar , she represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 , where she shared the 18th place with Seija Simola from Finland . Since 1997 she has been Turkey 's National Ambassador to UNICEF . In 1998 , she was awarded the honorary title of State Artist of Turkey . She developed breast cancer , but beat the cancer after a nine-month treatment
Eurovision Song Contest 1978
Eurovision Song Contest 1978
Nilüfer (singer)