Sahar Moghadass (, born 4 December

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), known mononymously as Sahar (), is an Iranian singer, musician and dancer. She is known for her contributions to

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Early life and education

Sahar Moghadass was born in

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, Iran. Her father was from Tehran, while her mother was from Semnan. Her grandfather is of

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n origins. Sahar developed an interest in music at a precocious age. Her family encouraged her to pursue music and

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classes with Iranian pop and folk music celebrity Mohammad Nouri. Sahar obtained a women's concert license from the

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at the age of 17. Sahar obtained her

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degree from the

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Career

Sahar performed in women-only events under the Iranian government's sex segregation policy. In 2004, Sahar left Iran because of the performing restrictions and emigrated to the

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where she obtained Emirati citizenship. Sahar's international professional debut was in 2012 with the song "To Nabashi" ou Are Not but she didn't achieve widespread notability until 2017. Sahar isn't married. Her "Ey Vay" video has over 24 million views on

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as of February 2022, which made this video the most viewed music video on the Radio Javan Channel.

Discography

EPs

Singles

References

External links

* {{Instagram, saharmusic
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1985 births Living people Singers from Tehran Persian-language singers of Iran Iranian pop singers Iranian women pop singers 21st-century Iranian women singers