Education
Born in Istanbul, he graduated from the German High School Istanbul and studied chemical engineering at Bosphorus University.
Born in Istanbul, he graduated from the German High School Istanbul and studied chemical engineering at Bosphorus University.
He received a Master"s degree from the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. At the age of eight, Kibar enrolled at the Conservatory of Istanbul Municipality. Until 1975 he worked with Timur Selçuk.
One of his earliest compositions was Çoban Yıldızı, a jingle for Eurovision Song Contest national selection.
Since 1975, he composed 273 tunes, 9 musicals and 32 film musicals in cooperation with various artists, in particular with lyricist Çiğdem Talu. At the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 held in Bergen, Norway, his song "Halley" and at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 held in Dublin, Ireland, his another song "Sev!" represented Turkey.
Melih Kibar died of skin cancer on April 7, 2005 at a hospital inIstanbul he was taken to two days before. He was laid to rest at Nakkaştepe Cemetery following the religious funeral held at Bebek Mosque.