Ma'soumeh Dadehbala, known professionally as Hayedeh, was an Iranian singer with a contralto vocal range. Known for her wide range of voice, her career spanned over two decades, and she has been widely described as one of the most popular and influential musicians of Iran.
Eftekhar Dadehbala, known by her stage name Mahasti (مهستی), was an Iranian singer of Persian classical, folk, and pop music with a mezzo-soprano vocal range. She was active for more than four decades.
Iranian pop music or Persian pop music refers to pop music originated in Iran, with songs mainly in Persian and other regional Persian dialects of the country and region.
Leila Forouhar is a Persian pop and classical singer. She was a child star, acting from the age of 3. She relocated to next door Turkey in 1986, then to Paris, before emigrating to Los Angeles in 1988.
Nasrollah Moein Najafabadi, known professionally as Moein, is an Iranian pop and traditional music singer. He started his career in music and singing at the age of 18. His first official song called Yeki Ra Doost Midaram was published in 1979 and made him famous. After the 1979 revolution in Iran and as a result of imposing restrictions on music activists, Moein immigrated to the United States, where he pursued his career with the release of his first official album called Miparstam.
Abdolhassan Sattarpour, better known simply as Sattar, is an Iranian singer with specialization in both Persian pop and classical music. He had gained fame before the Islamic Revolution and became Pahlavi Royal Family court singer up until the political upheavals of the late 1970s. He left Iran in 1978 and has lived in the United States since then.
Hassan Shamaizadeh is an Iranian pop singer, songwriter and saxophonist. Over the past three decades, he composed songs for artists like Googoosh, Dariush, Moein, Ebi, Aref, Homeyra, Farhad and others.
Avang Music is an Iranian-American record label and TV channel based in Los Angeles, California. Avang Music is the parent company of Avang Records Inc, Avang TV, and Mystery4 Productions, which handles all the live events and concerts organized by Avang Music.
Caltex Records is an American record label and division of Caltex Music based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1980 by Iranian American immigrant Mehrdad Pakravan. The label focuses on Iranian music. In 1994, the label represented 75% of Persian musical artists in the world in part due to the exodus of musicians from Iran after the government banned popular music.
Loghman Adhami is an Iranian violinist and composer.
Sadegh Nojouki is a famous Iranian musician, composer, arranger, and pianist of Persian classical and pop music. He is credited for the first use of string orchestras and pianos in Iranian pop music. He currently resides in Los Angeles, United States.
Andy & Kouros were an Iranian pop duo formed together in 1985, composed of Andranik "Andy" Madadian and Kouros Shahmiri.
Morteza Barjesteh, best known by his stage name Morteza (مرتضی), is an Iranian pop singer-songwriter and composer who gained fame in Iran during the 1980s.
Taraneh Records is an Iranian-American record label based in Reseda, California. The label focuses on Iranian music. Taraneh Enterprises, Inc. is a major manufacturer and distributor of Persian Media in the United States. Taraneh Enterprises, Inc. has a large selection of old and new Iranian music CDs and movies on DVDs.
Bijan Samandar was a prominent Iranian contemporary poet, lyricist and Tar player who has written lyrics for notable artists including Ebi, Dariush, Sattar, Vigen, Moein, Mahasti, Shahram Shabpareh, Andy, Homeyra, Morteza, Hassan Shamaizadeh, and many more.
Naser Cheshmazar was an Iranian musician and composer. He was an acknowledged master in classical music, musical theater, blues, folk music, jazz, and popular music. He composed many songs for well-known Iranian singers including Hayedeh, Googoosh, Mahasti, Dariush, Sattar, Ebi, Leila Forouhar.
Mehrdad Akhavan, better known by his stage name Mehrdad Asemani, was born on July 16, 1967, in Tehran, Iran. He is an Iranian singer, composer, and musician currently living in Los Angeles.
