Duygu Soylu studied piano, flute and violin at İzmir Dokuz Eylül University State Conservatory, Işılay Saygın Fine Arts High School and Bilkent University Faculty of Music and Performing Arts, and she graduated from Ankara Başkent University State Conservatory with an Opera – Vocal Training degree. Meanwhile, Soylu was encouraged by her teachers to study at La Scala in Italy, but she decided to stay in Turkey.
During her university years in Ankara, she began performing at several venues and events in different cities in Turkey and abroad. She also became a member in Kenan Doğulu’s orchestra as a backing vocalist and worked as vocal coach in shows like “Ve Kazanan” and “O Ses Türkiye”. She has performed with Garo Mafyan, Ozan Doğulu, Aşkın Arsunan, Nilüfer Verdi, Neşet Ruacan, Istanbul Gelişim Orchestra, Istanbul Kent Orchestra, Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra, Antalya State Symphony Orchestra, Ceylan Ertem, Ajda Pekkan among others, while lending her voice to lots of jingles for various brands in television.
Duygu Soylu released her long-awaited debut album "Kara Elmas", consisting of 9 songs, on July 24, 2020 with Kenan Doğulu as producer. On October 29, 2021, Soylu released another album "Kara Elmas (Live)", which consists of live performance recordings of the songs from the "Kara Elmas" album and the song "Baş Harfi Ben" featuring Kenan Doğulu. The videos of these works continue to receive great acclaim.
