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

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vocalist Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singi ...

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

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

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. He is one of the few artists that have gained the respect and admiration of

classical music Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be #Relationship to other music traditions, distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical mu ...

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 Isfahan or Esfahan ( ) is a city in the Central District (Isfahan County), Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is located south of Tehran. The city ...

. 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 and Hassan Kasaei in the field of traditional music. In 1978, Ali Tajvidi won the first place in the Barbad exam and in the presence of Ali Akbar Shahnazi, Dariush Safvat, and Ali Tajvidi. He has been studying music with Gholamreza Dadbeh since 1981. In 1983, he released his first album on the advice of Faramarz Payvar called "Atash Del" and in memory of Taj Esfahani. After three years, Eftekhari performed works such as Raz va Niaz in collaboration with

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

Biography

Eftekhari learned music from several well-known Iranian musicians, including Taj Isfahani and Ali Tajvidi. 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.S. Frith, W. Straw, and J. Street, eds, ''iarchive:cambridgecompani00frit, The Cambridge Companion to Pop ...

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 * 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 Ali Tajvidi * 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

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poems * Padeshahe Faslha (2014) with Hossein Parnia

Single Track

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(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) (singer) - 2010-2011

Significant concerts

* music performance by the

Iran's National Orchestra Iran's National Orchestra () is a orchestra, national orchestra of Iran, which was founded in 1998 under the conduction of Farhad Fakhreddini. The Orchestra was dissolved in October 2012, reportedly because of financial problems. However later it ...

. Lead singer Alireza Eftekhari accompanied the group on the fourth night of the 32nd Fajr International Music Festival 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 and Nader Mortezapour led. The

Concert A concert, often known informally as a gig or show, is a live performance of music in front of an audience. The performance may be carried by a single musician, in which case it is sometimes called a recital, or by a musical ensemble such as an ...

was dubbed Story of Loyalty.

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Discography
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