Hayedeh
| Hayedeh | |
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Hayedeh in 1977
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ma'soumeh Dadehbala |
| Also known as | Hayedeh |
| Born |
10 April 1942 Tehran, Iran |
| Origin | Tehran, Iran |
| Died | 20 January 1990 (aged 47) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Genres |
Persian Classical Folk Pop music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1967–1990 |
| Associated acts | Mahasti |
| Website | http://www.hayedehdocumentary.com/ |
Hayedeh (Persian: هایده), also transcribed as Haideh or Haydeh, born Ma'soumeh Dadehbala (Persian: معصومه ددهبالا, April 10, 1942 – January 20, 1990) was an Iranian singer of Persian classical and pop music with a contralto vocal range. She was active for more than two decades and is considered as one of the most popular singers of 20th-century Iran.
Hayedeh was born in Tehran as Ma'soumeh Dadehbala, the elder sister of singer Mahasti, also born in Tehran. However, the family traces their roots back to Kermanshah, in Iran's predominantly Kurdish region.
Her professional career began in 1968 as a singer on a Persian traditional music Tehran Radio program called "Golhaa-yeh Rangarang" (Colorful Flowers) ( گلهای رنگارنگ) directed by Davoud Pirnia. Hayedeh studied Avaz (Persian vocal music) with the Persian violinist and composer Ali Tajvidi. "Azadeh" which was composed by Ali Tajvidi, and was written by Rahi Moayeri, was Hayedeh's first official hit. It was first performed in 1968 on Radio Tehran with the Gol-ha Orchestra.
In the 1970s Hayedah added Persian pop music to her classical Persian repertoire. In this period Hayedeh worked with several songwriters, such as Fereydoun Khoshnoud, Jahanbakhsh Pazouki, Anoushiravan Rohani and Mohammad Heydari. "Bezan Tar", "Gol-e Sang", "Nowrouz Aamad", and "Soghati" were among her works during this period.
On August 29, 1978, shortly before the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, Hayedeh immigrated to the United Kingdom. She stayed there for three years and moved to the United States in 1982 to continue her career.
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