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پرستو Parasto Mehryar | |
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| Born | Nooria (نوریه) 06 March 1954 (age 71–72) |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1970-present |
| Labels | Various |
Parasto (Dari:پرستو, bornNooria) is anAfghan singer.[1] She has been a singer since the 1970s and rose to fame with her former husbandRahim Mehryar.
Parasto came from a very strict religious family fromKabul. She started her career with the song "Saqi" in 1969 onRadio Kabul. Parasto graduated from Zarghona Girls' High School in Kabul. Her most popular songs are composed by Ustad Khyal such as "Juz Tu Zinda Am", "Zindagi Yak Rahe Door", "Yak Shabe Baraani", "Pa Ashoqi Ke"; also she has sung compositions by Waheed Qasimi &Farhad Darya. "Dil e Aadam" is one of Waheed Qasemi's compositions. Her songs "Shahr bay Darwaza" and Dilake Sawdayi were composed by Farhad Darya.
In December 2009, Parasto was awarded the title of "Sitara-e- Hunar" at the ATN Awards inHamburg, Germany.[2] Also, in 2011 she won the ATN award for best female singer.
Parasto's father is fromLaghman, where she also lived briefly, while her mother is from Kabul. Parasto is bilingual inDari andPashto, and is fluent inGerman.
On June 24, 2010, Parasto's husband,Rahim Mehryar, died after suffering from cancer. Parasto returned to Afghanistan in November 2010 to perform for Afghans in Afghanistan and she was applauded by a lot of fans there.[citation needed]