Shadmehr aghili ( fa, شادمهر عقیلی; born 27 January 1973) is an Iranian pop singer, musician, composer, music arranger, producer and song-writer, and formerly an actor. He revitalized music culture post-revolution in Iran, Aghili was born in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

, Iran and later emigrated to

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first, but currently resides in

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Biography

Career

Aghili started early in music and studied piano, guitar and violin, graduated from the Tehran Conservatory of Music. He has worked at the

IRIB The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB; fa, صدا و سيمای جمهوری اسلامی ايران, ''Sedā va Sīmā-ye Jomhūri-ye Eslāmi-ye Īrān'', , formerly called National Iranian Radio and Television until the Iranian rev ...

(the official broadcasting of Iran) for a while. He released his cassette album ''Bahar e Man'' (''My Spring'') in 1997, an instrumental music album where he played piano, guitar and violin. The album ''Fasl e Ashenayi'' (''Season of Acquaintance'') in 1998, was another great effort with a number of collaborations. The follow up ''Mosafer'' (''Traveler'') was also well received by the public. Aghili appeared also on screen with the movie ''Par e Parvaz'' (''Wings to Fly''), a best-seller in Iran for that year. He also wrote the soundtrack for the film. He had also a lead role in ''Shab-e Berahne'' (''The Naked Night''). Aghili immigrated to Canada where he was signed to Nova Media. His first album in Canada was ''Khiali Nist'' (''I Don't Care''), quickly followed by ''Doori o Pashimani'' (''Separation and Regret''), ''Adam Foroush'' (''Traitor'') and ''Popcorn''. He released ''

Taghdir ''Taghdir'' is a studio album by Shadmehr Aghili released in 2009 by Century Records. All songwriter and Producer by Shadmehr Aghili Track list Notes * Taghdir song had Twenty Place on the selection of Manoto 1 Manoto (Persian: من و ...

'' (''Fate''), a highly praised album on a new contract with Century Records, in 2009. And in 2012, ''

Tarafdaar ''Tarafdaar'' ( Persian ''طرفدار'' in English ''On Your Side'') is a studio album by major Iranian pop artist Shadmehr Aghili Shadmehr aghili ( fa, شادمهر عقیلی; born 27 January 1973) is an Iranian pop singer, musician, compose ...

'' (''On Your Side'') was released on

Avang Music Avang Music ( fa, آونگ lit. ''Pendulum'') is a record label and TV channel based in Los Angeles, California. Avang Records Inc, Avang TV and Mystery4 productions are affiliate companies under Avang Music. It is best known for its extensive ...

. Shadmehr Aghili is a versatile artist, violinist and musician. Beside of his prominent use of piano, guitar and violin, he also plays santur,

mandolin A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...

, trumpet, harmonica, keyboard, banjo, and

koto Koto may refer to: * Koto (band), an Italian synth pop group * Koto (instrument), a Japanese musical instrument * Koto (kana), a ligature of two Japanese katakana * Koto (traditional clothing), a traditional dress made by Afro-Surinamese women * K ...

In his ''Taghdir'' song a compose of the mentioned instruments is heard. in some recordings. Shadmehr also remains active politically recording a track in 2010, conveying his support of the

Iranian Green Movement The Iranian Green Movement ( fa, جنبش سبز ایران) or Green Wave of Iran ( fa, موج سبز ایران), also referred to as the Persian Awakening or Persian Spring by the western media, refers to a political movement that arose after ...

recorded over background music, encouraging Iranian people to protest against their government and using music as a tool to get to freedom and liberty. And in 2012, in a collaboration with singer Ebi, he released the anti-war ''

Roya ye Ma Roya may refer to: * ''Roya'' (alga), a genus of green algae and a subgroup of Zygnemataceae * Roya (river), a river of France and Italy * Roya (genus), a synonym of ''Williamia'', a genus of small sea snails * Roya (given name), a female proper ...

'' (Globally released ''A Dream'') in support of

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and World Vision Canada.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Soundtrack

2000: Par-e Parvaz ("Wings to Fly") (Soundtracks of a film of the same name) 2001: Shab-e Berahne ("The Naked Night") (Soundtracks of a film of the same name

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aghili, Shadmehr 1973 births Living people Iranian pianists Iranian composers Iranian guitarists People from Tehran Iranian violinists Iranian pop singers Singers from Tehran Iranian male singers Musicians from Tehran Iranian music arrangers Persian-language singers Iranian record producers Iranian singer-songwriters Iranian emigrants to Canada Iranian expatriates in Canada 20th-century Iranian male singers