Habib Mohebian (; 26 September 1947 – 10 June 2016), better known by his stage name Habib, was an Iranian singer, songwriter, musician, composer and arranger. He is considered one of the founders of

Iranian rock Iranian rock (also known as Rocka red) refers to rock music produced by Iranian artists. Rock music has been popular in Iran since 1960s, with the emergence of singers such as Kourosh Yaghmaei, Farhad Mehrad, Fereydoon Foroughi and Habib Moh ...

music. He was one of the few Iranian singers who had composed all his works and he was one of the few Iranian singers who used a

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in his performances and was a professional musician of this instrument.

Early life

Habib was born on 27 September 1947 in

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. His interest was in the

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from the beginning. Habib's adolescence coincided with the appearance of the

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in the 70s of Europe, and this made him more interested in music. After being accepted in the radio and television exam, he started learning the principles and measures of composition under the supervision of

Morteza Hannaneh Morteza Hannaneh (; 1 March 1923 – 17 October 1989) was an Iranian composer and musician. He composed for some movies, such as '' Fleeing the Trap'' in 1971. Musical career Hannaneh studied Horn at the Tehran Conservatory and basic compositio ...

. Later, he was able to be employed as a singer on television. After 2 years of employment in radio and television, he went to military service, and there he was also a singer of the officers' club.

Career

Before revolution

He released the hit album "Mard-e Tanha-ye Shab" in 1977 which led to his fame. The most famous song of this album is of the same name. Another famous song of the album is "Shahlaye Man". He also released his second album called "Salam Hamsayeh" in 1978.

Immigration to America

After the

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, Habib left Iran in 1983 due to the ban on his singing in Iran and settled in

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in the

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in 1985. He reached his prime again with "Bezan Baran" (1996) album. After that, he released another successful album called "Kavir-e Bavar" (1999), which included the famous song of "Kharchanghaye Mordabi".

beginning to work with his son

In 2002, Habib went on stage with his son Mohammad. While staying true to his principles, Habib has shown a bit more flexibility in producing music videos, performing on stage and more mainstream music to help his son's career. Their first joint album was called "Javuni".

Return to Iran

Habib travelled back to Iran in 2009 and requested the government to release the album and perform the concert. But they didn't allow this, and after returning to Iran, he released only a few singles and music videos.

Personal life

His first wife was called Shadi. They had a son, Ahmadreza. After Shadi's death, Habib married Nahid. They had a son, Mohammad.

Death

He died at 9 o'clock in the morning on Friday, June 10, 2016, at the age of 68 due to

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in Niasteh village, Katalem, Ramsar.

Discography

Albums

* (1977) Mard-e Tanha-ye Shab * (1978) Salaame Hamsayeh * (1984) Aftab Mahtab * (1988) Hamraz * (1990) Khorshid Khanoom * (1992) Akheh Azizam Chi Misheh? * (1994) Sefr * (1996) Bezan Baran * (1999) Kavir-e Bavar * (2001) Khodavanda * (2002) Khane-ye Koochak * (2004) Javuni * (2006) Khodeshe (Feat Mohammad) * (2008) Iran Banoo

Singles

* (2010) Shooneh Be Shooneh (Feat Ivan) * (2010) Eshgh Khodaei * (2012) Baran * (2012) Abo Khaak * (2012) Sara * (2012) Mahkoom (Feat Samir Zand) * (2013) To Naboodi * (2014) Bebar ey barf * (2014) God is great * (2014) Naz gole baba * (2014) Banooye sharghi * (2015) Donya * (2016) Goleh sorkh * (2016) Mohkoom 2 * (2016) Donya (Remix) * (2017) To Hosseini * (2018) Yade Geryehat (Feat Mohamad)

References

External links

Habib
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Piano Sheet Music and Guitar Chords of Marde Tanhaye Shab
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