In 1996 Ferah released her first album "Kadın" (Woman), which contained some of her best songs, "Vazgeçtim Dünyadan" (I Gave up from this World), "Yağmurlar" (Rains), "Bu Aşk Fazla Sana" (This Love is much to You), and "Fırtına" (Storm) to name a few. They featured a rather polished and clean production, possibly the effect of producer İskender Paydaş; these came off much differently from how she would later perform the songs live. "Kadın" was a huge hit and many club and arena gigs followed its release. In 1998, she provided the singing voice of Ariel for "The Little Mermaid".