caption years_active alias birth_place background birth_date genre image article_title birth_name occupation
peruz 1880-1912 peruz sivas , ottoman empire solo_singer 1866 kanto peruz terzakyan.jpg peruz
 petuz terzakyan singer-songwriter
peruz

peruz -lrb- 1866 ; sivas-c .
1920 ; istanbul -rrb- also known as peruz hanım or kantocu peruz , perviz hanım was an ottoman armenian kanto singer , song-writer .
her family name was terzakyan .
one of her nicknames was `` afet-i devran peruz '' .
peruz started singing kantos in 1880 when she was 14 years old .
she composed her songs and was also the lyricist .
her stage life lasted until 1912 .
she was beetle-browed , bulk-bodied , attractive and flirtatious woman .
bestekâr Şevki bey -lrb- `` composer Şevki bey '' , 1860 -- 1891 -rrb- fell in love with peruz and composed many scores such as hidjaz `` severim can ü gönülden seni tersa çiçeğim '' for her .
her songs were published as `` neşe-i dil '' .
peruz was a pioneer with her cousin Şamram -lrb- kelleciyan , 1870 -- 1955 -rrb- , baydzar , büyük emilye -lrb- pol -rrb- , küçük eleni -lrb- greek -rrb- , küçük virjin -lsb- virgine , mari ferha and agavni all non-muslim kanto singers .
peruz was also credited as a lead in 1919 silent short `` fahri bey makarna tenceresinde '' -lrb- `` mr. fahri in pasta pot '' -rrb- by fahri bey -lrb- İsmet fahri gülunç -rrb- .
rushen hakki and fahri himself were other actors .
fahri bey directed another short film of the same year `` tombul aşığın dört sevgilisi '' -lrb- `` four darlings of plump lover '' -rrb- .
the film was not completed de to a legal dispute and there were no credit records for peruz .
peruz died at 54 years old .
