Arsalan Nami () (born May 21, 1984) better known as Arsi Nami, is a

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actor, music therapist, singer, songwriter, screenwriter and philanthropist molded in

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, living in

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, New York. He earned himself 14 international Best Actor awards in 2022/23 for his role of Dylan Steere in ''Aion'', a film presented and sponsored by

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. The awards was given by the

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International Film Awards,

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Film Awards,

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Indie Film Awards,

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Film Awards,

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Silk Road Film Awards,

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Visions Film Fest,

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Movie Awards and Best

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Film Festival to name a few. Thanks to his remarkable performance in ''Aion,'' the film was also selected and screened ''at the

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( Oscars host) in

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'' Arsi Nami also co-stars in a

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speaking role on Season 2 of FX TV Series

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starring

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winning actor

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and

nominated actor

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. Arsi Nami was also the lead actor in two Telly Award winning Commercials in 2023, Vaporesso: Through the Darkness and Eveready Battery /

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. He also won the Jury Prize award at the 2017

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in Cannes for his leading role in the motion picture ''Love is Blind'', portraying the visually-impaired

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Giovanni. ''Love is Blind'' also won an award for disability awareness and was screened at world famous

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. Arsi Nami was also named as a Judge in the panel of the 2018, 2019 and 2020

He was the lead actor in

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production ''Healthcare in the Cloud'', which premiered at the 2018 Society of Camera Operators Lifetime Achievement Awards, raising over $8 million for children's vision health. He portrayed as the manic depressed

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painter named Vincent, in 2017 European Cinematography Award-winning drama motion picture ''Camelia''. He also received another international claim via his outstanding and comedic role as Cadiz in the ''

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'' award-winning commercials for

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and

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, as well as his lead role in the international hit music video "Hurt People" performed by international artists

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and

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which reached over 1 million views on

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and

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. Arsi Nami has also been a guest-star on the

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show on

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, as well as ''

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'' on

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. His commercial acting credits include giant brands such as

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, Puma, MGM Grand,

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and

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to name a few. He was also nominated for best lead male actor in the comedy film ''Villa'', at 2017 Official Selection at Premio Tortoreto alla Cultura in

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, AM Film Festival in

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and International Festival of Short Films on Culture & Tourism,

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. Arsi Nami's National TV breakthrough started when he was 17 years old, participating on

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(''Aiming at the Stars''), a national talent show program televised on

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. organized by

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(

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). After two auditions where 4000 participated, he became one of the 45 to enter the show acting and singing "

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) live on national television, winning the second place award. He won the Jury Prize for Best Short Screenplay for his screenplay ''Bachata'' at the 2021

Movie Awards, 2021. He won the Best Drama Short Screenplay award at 2021 ''Austin'' ''After Dark Film Festival'' and at the 2021 CFIFF Changing Face International Film Festival in

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. His music credits include music written, sang and released on

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shows ''Bones'' and ''

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'' as well

winning film ''Love is Blind'' and ''Crown Prince of Heaven''. According to MTV.com, he is also listed as one of the few multilingual actors, musicians and music therapists outside of

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. He is also known to be the first Persian to introduce

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to the Persian population, where music is used to help increase quality of life for individuals with psychological and physical deficits. He is also being a philanthropist contributing to the special needs and disability communities through arts, film and music therapy.

Acting, TV and Commercials

Arsi Nami's National TV breakthrough started when he was 17 years old, participating on ''Sikta Mot Stjärnorna'' (''Aiming at the Stars''), a national talent show program televised on

. organized by

(

). After two auditions where 4000 participated, he became one of the 45 to enter the show acting and singing "

" (by

) live on national television, winning the second place award. His acting career blossomed through a silver lining leading to international awards at Film Festivals in Cannes, Los Angeles and Belgium. He took on the acting career after a car accident where he suffered from depression and pain. He attended acting workshops part of his rehabilitation. His passion for acting grew as he auditioned for the role of a blind man in motion picture ''Love is Blind'', a population which he had been working for since he was 16 years old within healthcare and music therapy. Arsi Nami won the Jury Prize award at the 2017

for his leading role in motion picture ''Love is Blind'', portraying visually-impaired

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Giovanni. ''Love is Blind'' also won an award for disability awareness and was screened at Palais des Festival et des Congrès. The film also received an official selection and nominated as the best short film at

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Screening Film Festival and WE Care Film Festival in

, becoming a worldwide success for promoting disability awareness. Arsi Nami did also compose the Official film soundtrack for ''Love is Blind'' Arsi Nami was also named as a Judge at the 2018 Entr'2 Marches International Film Festival. He earned himself the 14 Best Actor awards for his role of Dylan Steere in ''Aion'', a film presented and sponsored by

, about a single father whom with his ill son defies the unstoppable power of time through their relationship and love for each other. a film presented and sponsored by

. The awards was given by the 2022

International Film Awards,

Film Awards,

Indie Film Awards,

Film Awards,

Silk Road Film Awards,

Visions Film Fest,

Movie Awards and Best

Film Festival to name a few. Thanks to his remarkable performance in ''Aion,'' the film was also selected and screened ''at the

( Oscars host) in

'' Arsi Nami also co-stars in a

speaking role on Season 2 of FX TV Series

starring

winning actor

and

nominated actor

. Arsi Nami was also the lead actor in two Telly Award winning Commercials in 2023, Through the Darkness and Eveready. Arsi Nami helped contribute to the disability community through film as he also starred as the lead actor in

production ''Healthcare in the Cloud'', which raised over $8 million for children's vision health and pr. ''Healthcare in the Cloud'' premiered at 2018 Society of Camera Operators Lifetime Achievement Awards. With Arsi Nami's experience of working with population with mental health disorders, he took on the leading role of manic depressed

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painter, Vincent'','' in motion picture ''Camelia'', that won the 2017 European Cinematography Award. He also received another international claim via his outstanding and comedic role as Cadiz in ''Just Cause 4'' commercials for

and

, as well as his lead role in the international hit music video "Hurt People" performed by international artists

and

which reached over 1 million views on

and

. He portrayed as Randy Rigatoni, a Guinness World Record Judge in

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's attempt to ride the biggest scooter in the world, with the video becoming top 6 trending videos on YouTube with over 1.2 million views within a day. Arsi Nami has also been a guest-star on the

show on

, as well as ''The Late Late Show with James Corden'' on

. He was also the lead actor in comedy film ''Villa'', a 2017 Official Selection at Premio Tortoreto alla Cultura,

and International Festival of Short Films on Culture & Tourism,

. Arsi Nami also composed the soundtrack for ''Love is Blind'' as well as being the poster and art director. His other outstanding and comedic international role was as Cadiz in ''Just Cause 4'' commercials for Square Enix, PlayStation and Xbox. He also acted as the lead actor in comedy film ''Villa'', an Official Selection in 2017 IFFC International Film Festival in India. Commercials include:

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, MGM GRAND,

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, HP,

, Vivo Phone China,

, Independence Day Resurgence,

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Hotels,

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, El Vato, Los Defensores etc.

Awards and nominations

Music

Arsi Nami's music has been featured on several TV Shows, films and video games. His song "She Wants to Fly" (feat. Levi Whalen) was featured on

show ''Bones'' on May 12, 2014. The song was originally written for Freedom in Iran during the 2009 Presidential Elections and has previously been featured on the soundtrack of

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movie ''Crown Prince of Heaven'' in 2010. It has also been broadcast on major TV networks around the world such as Peace Day Television show which has featured world figures

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Bono Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), known by the nickname Bono ( ), is an Irish singer-songwriter and activist. He is a founding member, the lead vocalist, and primary lyricist of the rock band U2. Bono is known for his impassioned voca ...

, U2,

Brad Pitt William Bradley Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. In a Brad Pitt filmography, film career spanning more than thirty years, Pitt has received list of awards and nominations received by Brad Pitt, numerous a ...

George Clooney George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor, filmmaker, and philanthropist. Known for his leading man roles on screen in both blockbuster and independent films, Clooney has received numerous accolades, including two Ac ...

Angelina Jolie Angelina Jolie ( ; born Angelina Jolie Voight, , June 4, 1975) is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian. The recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Angelina Jolie, numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards ...

etc. His

dance-pop Dance-pop is a Music genre, genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1970s to early 1980s. It is generally uptempo music intended for nightclubs with the intention of being danceable but also suitable for contemporary hit ra ...

song "Never Be Lonely" (feat. Levi Whalen) was on June 3, 2013, featured on Fox TV show ''

.'' "Never Be Lonely" is also featured as the dance track for the web video game ''Good Game Disco'' made by Goodgame Studios. He also composed the Official Film Soundtrack for ''Love Is Blind'', which won the Jury Prize at 2017 Entr'2 Marches International Film Festival, as well as being the Official Selection for the 2017 WE Care Film Festival, India and nominated as Best Short in 2017 Hollywood Screening Festival. His song "Paradise" (feat. Levi Whalen) was on May 1, 2015, voted as #1 song at top 100 Indie Dance/Disco chart on

Spinnin' Records Spinnin' Records is a Dutch electronic music record label founded in 1999 by Eelko van Kooten and Roger de Graaf. In September 2017, Warner Music Group acquired Spinnin' Records for over $100 million. Background Van Kooten is the son of former ...

Talent Pool. The song was also voted as number 1 song at March top 10 House dance chart on House Charts.com His

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 ...

with his cultural musical blend of

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, World Rhythms and

Electronica Electronica is both a broad group of electronic-based music styles intended for listening rather than strictly for dancing and a music scene that came to prominence in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the term is mos ...

. Arsi Nami is also known for writing and performing his works for Freedom, Human Rights and Health foundations with all music & lyrics written by him. His music is multilingual, which includes songs released in English, Spanish, Italian and Swedish. Arsi Nami joins

Andrea Bocelli Andrea Bocelli (; born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor. He rose to fame in 1994 after winning the newcomers' section of the 44th Sanremo Music Festival performing " Il mare calmo della sera". Since 1994, Bocelli has recorded 15 solo st ...

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and

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one of the most significant cultural figures of the ...

for releasing

Consuelo Velázquez Consuelo Velázquez Torres (August 21, 1916, in Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco – January 22, 2005, Mexico City), also popularly known as Consuelito Velázquez, was a Mexican concert pianist and composer. She was the composer of famous Mexican balla ...

famous song "

Bésame Mucho "Bésame Mucho" (; "Kiss Me A Lot") is a bolero song written in 1932 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez. One of the most important songs in the history of Latin music, it became one the most popular pop standards of the 20th century as ...

", via Shiraz Records, which makes it the first Duo/

Latin house Latin house is an electronic dance music genre that combines house and Latin American music, such as that of Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, and African origin. History Origins In the second half of the 1980s, some of the pioneers of house mus ...

version in history, produced by Levi Whalen and co-sung with singer Jacqueline Padilla. On April 21, 2013, Arsi Nami became the first artist to release his Pop Electronic and Progressive House rendition of world-famous Italian song "Caro Mio Ben" featuring UK based producer Kryphon. "Caro Mio Ben" was written by Italian composer

Giuseppe Giordani Giuseppe Tommaso Giovanni Giordani (December 19, 1751, Naples – January 4, 1798, Fermo) was an Italian composer, mainly of opera. Giordani's parents were Domenico Giordani and Anna Maria Tosato. He studied music in Naples with Domenico Cima ...

, and made famous by

Luciano Pavarotti Luciano Pavarotti (, , ; 12 October 19356 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor who during the late part of his career crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most acclaimed tenors of all time. He made numerou ...

. He is the executive producer of Caro Mio Ben music video which had world premiere on MTV.com on August 9, 2013. He has also co-directed, produced, and edited two of his music videos "100 Miles" and "Heaven Knows", which have been broadcast through mainstream medium giants such as

MTV MTV (an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on ...

UK and featured at the Laemmie Theaters

SMC Film Festival. On January 14, 2012, Arsi Nami was signed by music publishing company Winogradsky/Sobel to have his music pitched for television, film and video games etc. becoming the first artist in the company representing Pop/Euro-Dance and World Music genre Arsi Nami's single "Miracle" (feat Si Ana) released February 2012 via Royalty Recordings was featured for ten weeks on world's largest dance music store

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as Top Staff Pick in the

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category. Arsi Nami's music is also listed on FairShareMusic, with profits going to human rights and health support organizations such as

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, War Child, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy,

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, Cancer Care & Research etc.

Music therapy

According to MTV.com, Arsi Nami is also known for being the first Iranian to introduce

music therapy Music therapy, an allied health profession, "is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music t ...

to the Iranian population, where music is used to help increase quality of life for individuals with psychological and physical deficits. That includes his several TV appearances on giant Iranian media television stations such as IRAN TV, Radio 670am KIRN

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with journalist, author Homa Sarshar, Mardoom TV and TinTV and invitations to speak at

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. He has been awarded several scholarships and awards for his music therapy practice and accomplishments. His recent awards include:The 2014 James R Simpson Merit Scholarship awarded by President Dianne Harrison of

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, The Royal Swedish Music Academy Award in 2013 and the Bayramian Art Scholarship Award in 2012 and 2013, for his music therapy studies and accomplishments. Arsi Nami does also spend his time making motivational and guest speaking appearances. Speeches include Music Therapy, the positive influence of music on children and his music and cultural journey from

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. His speeches also include leading instrumental music improvisation and therapeutic music instrumentation with the audience. Invitations include ''Stand Up to Cancer'' at UCLA, Music Entrepreneurship classes at

, Music For Your Heart Foundation in

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, Children's Boosh Foundation in Los Angeles, ''International Children Foundation'' in Santa Barbara, Cottage Health System in Santa Barbara and

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. Arsi Nami is also the author of ''"The Effects of Music Therapy on Movement and Vocalization in Adult Male with Intellectual Disability and Cerebral Palsy: A Case Study and Treatment Plan",'' a clinical case study on how music therapy interventions on individuals with disabilities is so effective that it can help increase their speech and improve physical skills, which in turn can assist individuals with disabilities to communicate within their community more clearly and making their inclusion easier. He emphasizes on how vocalization aids in the development of functional communication skills, helping individuals with Intellectual Disabilities communicate their specific needs, wants, and discomforts within the community, which will help increase their personal independence and quality of life.

Guest appearances and performances

Music releases

Featured songs

Education

Arsi Nami graduated with honors on May 19, 2014, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in

from

. He graduated with honors, ''Music A.A'' from

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and a Music and Media Composing degree from ITM

Philanthropy

Arsi Nami Co-Founded Non-Profit Organization Opportunitree to help the community, children, elderly and individuals with disabilities. He spends a lot of time doing humanitarian work, raising awareness for human rights and health support organizations. He has been involved and contributed to charities such as:

, War Child, Nordoff-Robbins

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, WWF,

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and

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. He is also active bringing the importance of Music, Music Therapy to the community, children, elderly and individuals with disabilities. Arsi Nami's major contribution was by sharing disability awareness through of Drama film, Love Is Blind. Arsi Nami portrayed the lead blind actor as well as composing the official film soundtrack. The film was awarded the 2017 Jury Prize award at the Entr'2 Marches International Film Festival in Cannes, as well as official selection at WE Care Film Festival,

. Arsi Nami's song ''She Wants To Fly'' was also written for Freedom and Human Rights in

, which has been featured at Peaceday TV and

motion picture ''Crown Prince of Heaven''. He has also been a guest artist at Charities such as: Children's Boosh Foundation at Taglyan Place,

, Music for your Heart Foundation in

, Stand Up 2 Cancer at

, International Children Foundation in Santa Barbara to name a few. His music is also listed on FairShareMusic, with profits going to human rights and health support organizations.

Books

Arsi Nami, the author of "The Effects of Music Therapy on Movement and Vocalization in Adult Male with Intellectual Disability and Cerebral Palsy: A Case Study and Treatment Plan", where he shows a clinical case study on how music therapy interventions on individuals with disabilities is so effective that it can help increase their speech and improve physical skills, which in turn can assist individuals with disabilities to communicate within their community more clearly and making their inclusion easier. He emphasizes on how vocalization aids in the development of functional communication skills. It also helps individuals with Intellectual Disabilities communicate their specific needs, wants, and wants, and discomforts within the community. Improving gross motor skills would help individuals to increase their personal independence, not only at the day care center but also in the community. In general, both vocalization and gross motors skill development helps to improve the self-help skills of individuals with disabilities, which in-turn increases quality of life. - Clinical Case Studies 2

Basketball

As a teenager, Arsi Nami played as a

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(SG) in the team Brahe Basket in

. He accomplished receiving 2 Most Valuable Player Awards as the best player in

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during the 1995/1996 and 1996/1997 season and 1 Most Valuable Player Award as the best player of Southern

during the Swedish Championship Basketball Competition in 1997/1998 season.

Acting, TV and Commercials

Awards and nominations

Music

Music therapy

Guest appearances and performances

Music releases

Featured songs

Education

Philanthropy

Books

Basketball

References

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