Ali Reza Eftekhari ( fa, علیرضا افتخاری; born March 30, 1958) is an

Iranian Iranian may refer to: * Iran, a sovereign state * Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran * Iranian lan ...

vocalist Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

of Iranian classical and popular music. He is one of the most popular singers in

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

and his works are among the best-selling works of Iranian music. This singer has released more than seventy music albums so far. He is known as the man of a thousand faces of

Iranian music The music of Iran encompasses music that is produced by Iranian artists. In addition to the traditional folk and classical genres, it also includes pop and internationally celebrated styles such as jazz, rock, and hip hop. Iranian music infl ...

. He is one of the few artists that have gained the respect and admiration of classical music lovers everywhere. It is refreshing to see younger artists continue to present beautiful classical Iranian music to the younger generation.

Career

Alireza Eftekhari was born in 1958 in Isfahan. As a child, he studied with Tabatabai, a violinist. From the age of 12, he studied vocal lines with Taj Esfahani. After a while, he started to use the teachings of

Jalil Shahnaz Jalil Shahnaz (22 May 1921 – 17 June 2013; Persian: جلیل شهناز) was a Persian classical music musician and a virtuoso of the Persian musical instrument, tar. Biography Jalil Shahnaz was born in 1921 in Isfahan, Persia (Iran). Shahn ...

and Hassan Kasaei in the field of traditional music. In 1978,

Ali Tajvidi Ali Tajvidi ( fa, علی تجويدی; November 7, 1919 – March 15, 2006) was an Iranian musician, composer, violinist, songwriter, and music professor at the School of National Music and Tehran University. He composed more than 150 songs and ...

won the first place in the Barbad exam and in the presence of Ali Akbar Shahnazi,

Dariush Safvat Dariush Safvat ( fa, داريوش صفوت‎; 28 November 1928 – 17 April 2013) also spelled as Daryush Safvat, was a master Persian traditional musician, teacher, and ethnomusicologist. Safvat is best known for his mastery of setar and sa ...

, and

. He has been studying music with Gholamreza Dadbeh since 1981. In 1983, he released his first album on the advice of

Faramarz Payvar Master Farâmarz Pâyvar ( fa, فرامرز پایور, ; 10 February 1933 – 9 December 2009) was an Iranian composer and santur player. Payvar died on 9 December 2009 after a long struggle with brain damage. Although once perceived as mar ...

called "Atash Del" and in memory of Taj Esfahani. After three years, Eftekhari performed works such as Raz va Niaz in collaboration with

Hossein Alizadeh Hossein Alizadeh ( fa, حسین علیزاده) is an Iranian musician, composer, radif-preserver, researcher, teacher, and tar, shurangiz and setar instrumentalist and improviser. He has performed with such musicians as Shahram Nazeri, Mohamma ...

and Mehrvarzan in collaboration with Mohammad Ali Kiani-Nejad. In the early years of the 1981s, Eftekhari also had private performances with Hassan Kasaei, Habibollah Badiei, Gholam Hossein Bigjehkhani, and

, all of which were single-copy and never published.

Biography

Eftekhari learned music from several well-known

Iranian musicians Iranian may refer to: * Iran, a sovereign state * Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran * Iranian lan ...

, including Taj Isfahani and

. Ali Reza Eftekhari is one of the most prolific Iranian vocalists. Eftekhari is a popular and prolific Persian singer. He put significant effort into changing the situation of popular music in Iran. In his own words: "In order to introduce

pop music Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former descri ...

to Iranian music culture, I have made myself a scapegoat."

Discography

Album

* Atashe Del (1983) with Faramarz Paivar * Mehrvarzan (1985) * Hamtaye Aftab (1986) with Emad Raam * Raz o Niaz (1988) with

* Darigha (1990) * Karevan (1991) * Gharibestan (1991) * * Raz e Gol (1993) with

Mojtaba Mirzadeh Mojtaba Mirzadeh ( fa, مجتبی میرزاده) (18 March 1946 – 17 July 2005) was a renowned Kurdish Iranian Violin, Kamancheh, and Setar player who was influential in Persian classical music. He played, composed and arrangement music for ...

* Sarve Simin (1995) * Naze Negah (1995) * Sarmastan (1995) * Maqame Sabr (1994) with Parvize Meskatian * Mehman e To (1995) with Jamshid Andalibi * Niloufarane (1996) with Abbas Khoshdel * Zibatarin (1996) * Aman Az Jodaei (1997) * Afsaneh (1998) * Tazeh Be Tazeh (1998) * Hengameh (1998) * * Niloufarane 2 (1999) with Abbas Khoshdel * Yade Ostad (1998) with

* Sedayam Kon (1999) * Atre Soosan (1999) * Paiez (1999) * Khodahafez (1999) * Shaban Ashegh (2000) * Mastaneh (2000) with Jalal zolfnun * Gole Hezar Bahar (2000) * Gole Mikhak (2000) *Nasima (2001) with Fazlollah Tavakol *Shokohe Eshgh (2002) * Babatahir (2003) *Ghame Zamane (2004) * Sayad (2005) with Mohammadreza CheraghAli * To Miayi (2006) with Hassan MirzaKhani * Ghalandarvar (2007) with Emad Tohidi * Navaye Asatid (2008) with Jahanbakhsh Pazooki * Ashegha Salam ..... (2008) * Gereftar (2010) * Shab KocheHa (2010) * Jame Mosaffa (2012) *Khaneh Doost Kojast (2013) with sohrab sepehri poems * Padeshahe Faslha (2014) with Hossein Parnia

Single Track

Maryam Mirzakhani Maryam Mirzakhani ( fa, مریم میرزاخانی, ; 12 May 1977 – 14 July 2017) was an Iranian mathematician and a professor of mathematics at Stanford University. Her research topics included Teichmüller theory, hyperbolic geometry, ...

(2017) * Better Days (2017) * Liberation (2015)

film musics

* Amirkabir (TV Mini-Series) (singer) - 1985 * Shabhaye Zayendeh-Rood (singer) - 1990 * An Umbrella for Director (vocal) - 2002 *

The Fifth Sun (TV series) The Fifth Sun ( fa, پنجمین خورشید) is an Iranian Drama, Sci-Fi series. The series is directed by Alireza Afkhami. The series has also been aired on iFilm since November 2021. Storyline A student of mechanics, Mohsen (Hamid Gouda ...

(singer) - 2010-2011

Significant concerts

* music performance by the

Iran's National Orchestra Iran's National Orchestra ( fa, ارکستر ملی ایران) is a national orchestra of Iran, which was founded in 1998 under the conduction of Farhad Fakhreddini. The orchestra had been formed by Persian traditional instruments, strings and ...

. Lead singer Alireza Eftekhari accompanied the group on the fourth night of the 32nd

Fajr International Music Festival Fajr International Music Festival ( fa, جشنوارهٔ موسیقی فجر) is Iran's most prestigious Music Festival founded in 1986. The festival is affiliated with UNESCO and includes national and international competition sections. Since i ...

at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on January 16. Fereidun Shahbazian led the group. * * music performance by the

. Lead singer Alireza Eftekhari accompanied the group in the

Vahdat Hall The Vahdat Hall ( fa, تالار وحدت – ''Tālār e Vahdat'' means "Unity Hall"), formerly the Roudaki Hall ( fa, تالار رودکی – ''Tālār-e Rudaki''), is a performing arts complex in Tehran, Iran. History Around the 1950s and 1 ...

and Nader Mortezapour led. The

Concert A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, choir, or band. Concerts are held in a wide variet ...

was dubbed Story of Loyalty.

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Discography
(''dead link'') {{DEFAULTSORT:Eftekhari, Ali Reza 1956 births Living people Iranian pop singers 20th-century Iranian male singers Musicians from Isfahan Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame recipients in Music 21st-century Iranian male singers