Leila Kasra
| Leila Kasra (Hedieh) (لیلا کسری (هدیه |
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| Birth name | Leila Kasra |
| Also known as | Hedieh, هدیه |
| Born |
March 27, 1939 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | May 16, 1989 (aged 50) Los Angeles, California, U.S.A |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, Lyricist |
| Years active | 1959–1989 |
| Associated acts | Hayedeh, Ebi, Dariush, Sattar, Vigen, Mahasti, Andy, Homeyra, Hassan Shamaizadeh, Moein, Nooshafarin, Siavash Shams |
| Website | Official Site |
Leila Kasra (Persian: لیلا کسری) also known as Hedieh (Persian: هدیه), (March 27, 1939 – May 16, 1989) was a prominent Iranian contemporary poet and lyricist who has written lyrics for notable artists including Ebi, Dariush, Sattar, Vigen, Moein, Mahasti, Andy, Homeyra, Morteza, Hassan Shamaizadeh, Siavash Shams and many more. She was best known for writing more than 30 songs for Hayedeh.
Leila Kasra was born on March 27, 1939 in Tehran. After graduating from high school in Tehran, Kasra moved to England to continue her education where she got a bachelor's degree in English Literature from King's College London. When she returned to Iran she was hired in the Iran Petrochemical Commercial Company but she left the job to pursue a career in poetry. In 1956 she wrote columns for the magazines: "Omide Iran", "Roshanfekr", "Etelate Banouan". In 1959 her first poem was published in "Etelate Banouan". In 1969 Kasra published two poetry books. One of her books co won the Television poetry contest and she shared the award with Manouchehr Atashi. In 1975 after Fereydoun Khoshnoud's request Kasra started writing songs and became a lyricist for artists like Elaheh and Hayedeh. The first song she wrote was "Doayeh Sahar" sung by Hayedeh. Before the revolution she wrote famous memorable songs for artist like Hayedeh, Nooshafarin, Elaheh, Ebi, Sattar, Mahasti, Golpa and Nasrin.
Like many Persian artists Kasra moved to the United States after the Iranian Revolution. After the revolution Kasra chose to write songs under the name "Hedieh". She wrote countless memorable songs for many artists mostly for Hayedeh who was a very close friend of hers. She also wrote many songs for new artists like Andy & Kouros, Shohreh, Siavash and many more.
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