Anahit Yulanda Varan was born into a wealthy Armenian family in Tarlabaşı neighborhood of Beyoğlu district, close to Taksim Square, in Istanbul, then Ottoman Empire in 1917.

She received a second-hand white-colored Hohner-make accordion, bought for 170 Turkish lira from a music instruments store owned by the Greek Papa Yorgi.

She first went to the Church of St. Anthony of Padua on the Istiklal Avenue, put her accordion onto the altar and prayed for the realization of her dream.

[1] During her life between 30 and 35, she appeared in side roles as an extra in a number of films such as Babanın Suçu, Adalet, Yalancı Yarim, Cennet Çocukları, Kadın ve Şarap, Faize Hücum, Bay Alkolü Takdimimdir, Arkadaş, 24 Saat, Öğretmen.

[1] In her later years, she performed with her Hohner accordion at Çiçek Pasajı, a historic covered arcade, and Nevizade Street on the Istiklal Avenue with rows of cafes, tavernas, winehouses and restaurants.

She played the most popular songs "La Vie en rose" by Édith Piaf, "Yıldızların Altında" by Zeki Müren and "Lili Marleen" by Marlene Dietrich.

He performed a long time on the cruise ships Ankara and Samsun, and later at the music hall Beyaz Park in Büyükdere, Sarıyer, northern Istanbul.

[5] The venue hosts a wide spectrum of polyphonic and multicolored music genre ranging from traditional to experimental, from classical to electronics.