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Cemre Necefbas was born in Istanbul in 1994. Cemre started performing during her high school years at Robert College, singing Jazz, Soul and R&B at various concerts and festivals with the RC Orchestra. She became a finalist at the Akbank Jamzz Competition in 2011, and her band Off Keys became a finalist in IKSV Young Jazz Competition in 2012. She won the NTV Special Award in 2012 Nardis Young Jazz Vocalist Competition, where she also recieved the opportunity to attend Sibel Köse’s vocal workshop. She attended the Veneto Jazz Workshop in Italy and the Berklee Five Week Program, where she studied with various musicians among whom are John Ellis, Amy London and Lin Biviano. In 2013, Cemre joined the MMA Band under the instruction of Nilüfer Verdi, and with this band she performed in various venues in Istanbul. Cemre is currently based in New York, where she is attending The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music on full scholarship, under the instruction of legends that include Reggie Workman, Vic Juris and Jay Clayton.