Alireza Assar (Persian: علیرضا عصار; born January 24, 1970 in Tehran) is an Iranian musician and Persian pop singer and composer, and piano and guitar player.[1]
Alireza Assar | |
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علیرضا عصار | |
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| Born | January 24, 1970 Rey Avenue, Tehran, Imperial State of Iran |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, singer |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse | Nastaran Pakbaz |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, guitar |
| Labels | Avaye Honar, Irangaam Records, Soroush Multimedia Corporation, Hamavaz Ahang, Avaye Barg, Hozeh Honari Music Center |
| Website | alirezaassar |
Biography
editThe oldest child of a four-member family in Tehran, He studied the piano under the supervision of Kavous Samandar, Javad Maaroufi and Mostafa Pourtorab. His first concert was in Aboureihan-e Birooni Hall in Shahid Beheshti University at age 16. Since then he had several concerts worldwide.
He began his career as a pop singer in March 1997 (Norouz 77) by performing "Eidaneh" on television. His first album, Kouch-e Asheghaneh, published in 1999, with the hit single "Ghodsiane Aseman" made him one of the most popular singers of the new generation of pop singers after the Islamic Revolution.[1]
In 2006, Assar started a new genre of Persian pop in collaboration with renowned conductor, Shahrdad Rohani and the London Symphony Orchestra.[1] Open Secret comprises seven pieces inspired by poems from Ahmad Shamlou, Mohammad Reza Shafiei-Kadkani, Afshin Yadollahi, Shahkar Bineshpajuh, and Afshin Moqaddam. The work was recorded in Abbey Road Studio.
After that album, Assar released two more albums, Mohtaseb and Bazi Avaz Shodeh.[1]
In 2017, he performed at a celebration in Tehran honoring thirty years of collaboration between Iran and the World Food Program.[2]
In January 2016 Assar held a concert after six years of silence. This concert was a great comeback with selling more than 20 thousand tickets.
In December 19th 2017 he released a new album titled " Joz Eshgh Nemikhaham " . This album has been chosen as the best album of the year unanimously by all the musicians participated in "Muzice Ma " Festival.
And in 2017 he held another successful concert selling more than 20 thousand tickets.
In January 2020 news reports, Assar was listed as one of the Iranian celebrities who showed support for Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 protests by canceling planned events.[3][4]
At the end of 2021 he started cooperating with a talent show " Band Bazi" as the head of the judges. And meanwhile he is planning to produce his new album.
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- Kooch-e Asheghaneh (Loving Migration), 1999 Pezhvak Studio
- Hal-e Mane-e Bi To, 2001 Studio Echo
- Eshgh-e-Elahi (Agape), 2003 Soroush Multimedia Corporation
- Ey Asheghan, 2005 Irangaam
- Molay-e-Eshgh, 2007 Irangaam
- Nahan Makon (Open Secret), 2008 Irangaam
- Bazi ʿAvaz Shodeh (The Game Has Changed), 2011 Hozeh Honari Music Center
- Mohtaseb, 2011 Hozeh Honari Music Center
- Joz Eshgh Nemikhaham, 2017 Avaye Honar
Singles
edit- "Ey Yar Ghalat Kardi!", March 13, 2014
- "Derakht Istaade Mimirad", 2015
- "Man Ba Toam", 2016
References
edit- ^ a b c d Alireza Assar Official Website About Page
- ^ "Artists to celebrate 30 years of relations between Iran, WFP". Tehran Times. November 20, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
A large number of Iranian artists are scheduled to come together at the Tehran office of the World Food Program (WFP) on Thursday to celebrate 30 years of relations between the WFP and Iran...Iranian pop star Alireza Assar is also scheduled to give a performance during the event.
- ^ Philp, Catherine (January 14, 2020). "Iranian stars break ranks to denounce the regime". The Times. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
Some of Iran's leading actors and musicians have joined sports and television celebrities in angrily denouncing the Tehran regime after its belated admission that it accidentally shot down a civilian airliner...Top musicians have pulled out of the accompanying music festival and Alireza Assar, a popular singer, cancelled concerts in protest.
- ^ Uddin, Rayhan (January 14, 2020). "'We are captives': Iranian athletes, artists and journalists break ranks to speak out". Middle East Eye. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
Several filmmakers, artists and musicians have announced they will boycott the Fajr Festival, Iran's state-sponsored annual film, theatre and music festival, over the handling of the airline incident. Those withdrawing reportedly include prominent singer Alireza Assar, director Masoud Kimiai and actresses Fatemeh Motamed Arya and Mahtab Keramati.
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