Seyed Behrang Miri (; born in

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on 17 January 1984) is a

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rapper, songwriter and actor of

ian origin.

Early life

He moved to Sweden with his parents in 1987 when he was just three. He grew up in

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. In 2008, he took part in theater production ''Zlatans leende'' in

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. The same year, he was picked as the face for MKB, Räddningstjänsten featured in ''City Malmö'' newspaper and named "Årets glädjespridare" by

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. In 2011 he won the

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's annual Kunskapspriset (Knowledge Awards) alongside Emerich Roth.

Career

He has been involved in a number of youth projects, in

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and later in

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. In 2011, he became an artistic director of cultural activities for children for Kåldolmens Day events in Stockholm working with various cultural groups. On September 25, 2012, he used his position to demand removal of a number of books he deemed objectionable (racist, homophobic, etc.) including his suggestion to transfer the ''

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'' series from the children's section of the library at Kulturhuset (Culture House) His campaign backfired and he was widely criticized prompting him to announce his withdrawal from responsibilities as artistic director. He has also worked with Swedish Kurdish stand-up comedian

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Melodifestivalen

On 23 February 2013, Miri competed as an artist in

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in a bid to represent Sweden in

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to be held in

. His song was " Jalla Dansa Sawa" (meaning Come on and dance together) with Loulou Lamotte and

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as backing vocal artists. It was co-written by Behrang Miri, Anderz Wrethov, Firas Razak Tuma and Tacfarinas Yamoun. The song came 3rd/4th in the semi-final, he moved to "Second Chance" round where on 3 March 2013, he faced

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and his song "Begging" and was eliminated. Despite his failure to reach the finals of Melodifestivalen, his song proved very popular and was released as a single entering the

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, the official Swedish Singles Chart at number 8 just one week after elimination. Eventually it climbed up to number 4 in the chart. In 2015, he took part again in

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and qualified to Andra Chansen (Second Chance) round through the first semi-final on 7 February 2015, but failed to make it to the Melodifestivalen final.

Discography

Singles

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miri, Behrang 1984 births Living people Swedish people of Iranian descent 21st-century Swedish singers 21st-century Swedish male singers