Donya Dadrasan

Donya Dadrasan دنیا دادرسان
Dadrasan in 2023
Background information
Born	(1998-03-15) 15 March 1998 (age 27) Tehran, Iran
Genres	Pop
Instrument	Piano
Years active	2014–present
Website	donyadadrasan.com

Donya Dadrasan (born 15 March 1998) is an Iranian singer. ^[1]

Early life

Dadrasan was born on 15 March 1998 in Punak, Tehran. At the age of 7, she appeared in the series Khat Sefid, a work by the Iranian Children and Youth Group, and in a short film called Paul. Between the ages of 8 and 12, she began learning piano from Farah Asanloo, one of Anoushiravan Rohani's students, and began playing professionally at the age of 15. One of Dadrasan's advantages for progressing in music was her family, for whom music was one of their daily and main activities. ^[2]

Dadrasan immigrated to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with her family in 2010 at the age of 13, and two years later, at the age of 15, she moved to Melbourne, Australia, and began singing there at the age of 16. In 2015, as Instagram became more popular among Iranians, she quickly became famous by posting dubs of Iranian and foreign songs on her Instagram page. ^[3]

Career

Dadrasan's career started in the Australian Academy and she began her first singing career in the group Senik. Her first song recorded in Australia was with the group Senik, which was called "Golden Dreams". Dadrasan's second song was an anthem for the national team, which attracted the attention of a number of Iranian singers and presenters, including Sina Valiollah, Max Amini, and the Voice of America network.^{[ better source needed ] [4]} She left the group after 9 months due to differences of opinion.^{[ citation needed ]}

In August 2017, she released her first independent song, "Midoni Douset Daram." In April 2018, a few days after her 20th birthday, she released a song titled "Az In Shahr Boro," which was well received and marked the official beginning of her professional career.^{[ better source needed ] [5]}

Dadrasan's songs "Koo Ta Biad" received over 43 million plays on Radio Javan and 6 million views on YouTube, and "Amo Hassan" received over 60 million plays on Radio Javan. ^[6]

Dadrasan performing in Los Angeles (2023)

During the Iranian uprising of 2022, Dadrasan cut her hair short to show solidarity and protest against the repression of the people and protesters in Iran and the death of Mahsa Amini, which received widespread media coverage. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "Donya Dadrasan". StarNow.com. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
2. "بیوگرافی دنیا دادرسان به همراه بررسی قد، شوهر دنیا دادرسان و عکس هایشان - ایرانیان سلبریتی". iraniancelebrity.com. 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
3. "سمت نو - دنیا دادرسان و دکتر کاوه مدنی". manototv.com. 5 March 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
4. VOA Farsi (19 January 2015). ترانه ای برای تیم ملی فوتبال ایران . Retrieved 7 January 2025– via YouTube.
5. BBC Persian (15 April 2022). آپدیت: گفتگو با دنیا دادرسان، بررسی موج پیام‌های واتس‌اپ علیه مهاجران افغان . Retrieved 7 January 2025– via YouTube.
6. "Are hijab protests 'the beginning of the end' for Iran's regime?". The Guardian. 17 July 2023. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
7. "Iran's Mahsa Amini Protests Are Causing Celebrities to Cut Their Hair…". wsj.com. 7 October 2022. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
8. "Women explain why they cut their hair amid growing protests in Iran | GMA". goodmorningamerica.com. 5 March 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2025.