Afshin Moghaddam (, 30 September 1945 – 23 July 1976), born Hossein Ahanian Moghaddam, was an

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. He was best known for his song "Zemestoun (''Winter'')", which came 79th in

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's "100 Greatest Iranian Songs of All-Time" chart. Moghaddam was killed in a car accident whilst traveling to

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, north of Iran, with three friends. All but Moghaddam survived, who later died on the way to the hospital.

Discography

Studio albums

*''Zemestoon: Best of Afshin'' (2002,

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)

References

1945 births 1976 deaths Musicians from Tehran Iranian pop singers Burials at Behesht-e Zahra Road incident deaths in Iran 20th-century Iranian male singers {{Iran-singer-stub