Simin Ghanem ; born 11 April 1944) is an Iranian classical and pop singer. Ghanem started singing at the age of 9. She was the best singer in the "Iran's school competition" in 1962. After 7 years she started professional singing with a TV program named ''Mowj-e Khorooshan'' (1969).
Career
Born in
Tonekabon
Tonekabon () is a city in the Central District of Tonekabon County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Etymology
Toneka was a large and fortress-like city with a fence and a hard and stron ...
, Ghanem started singing when she was 9. In 1962, she was the best singer in the Iranian school competition. 7 years later she started her professional singing career with the TV program ''Mowj-e Khorooshan''.
She studied Iranian traditional music with
Morteza Hannaneh &
Ali Tajvidi
Ali Tajvidi (; November 7, 1919 – March 15, 2006) was an Iranian musician, composer, violinist, songwriter, and music professor at the School of National Music and Tehran University. He composed more than 150 songs and discovered and produced for ...
, who were of the professional musicians of the time in Iran. Her first song in this style was "Ghollak-e cheshat" (, ), which was one of the most popular songs in Iran for many years. Her most famous song is "Gol-e goldoun" (, ).
The American
electronic music
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duo
Odesza
Odesza (; stylized as ODESZA) is an American electronic music duo originating from Bellingham, Washington. It consists of Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight, known individually as Catacombkid and BeachesBeaches. They formed in 2012, shortly bef ...
used samples of Ghanem's song "Sib" (, ) on the track ''Behind the Sun'' from the album
''The Last Goodbye''.
Discography
Her famous songs include:
* Gol-e Goldoun, compose:
Fariborz Lachini
* Mard-e man
* Parandeh
* Ghollak-e cheshat, Composer: Fariborz Lachini
* Tarh-e zolfanat
* Sib, composer: Fariborz Lachini, lyrics:
Farhad Sheybani
* Stash (?)
* Ham-nafas
* Raghs-e baroun
* Dela
See also
*
Pari Zanganeh
References
External links
Official website
1944 births
20th-century Iranian women singers
Living people
Iranian composers
Iranian women composers
Iranian classical musicians
People from Tonekabon
Persian-language singers of Iran
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