Derya Bedavacı is a Turkish singer, songwriter, and composer, born on October 11, 1981, in Sivas, Turkey. She is the third of seven children in her family. At a young age, she moved with her family to İzmir, where she completed her primary, secondary, and high school education. During this period, she joined the İzmir Municipality Conservatory's Turkish Classical Music Choir. She later gained admission to the Ege University State Turkish Music Conservatory, where she pursued her undergraduate and master's degrees.