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| Birth name | Ebrahim Hamedi ابراهیم حامدی |
| Also known as | Ebi |
| Born | (1949-06-19)19 June 1949 (age 75) Tehran,Imperial State of Iran |
| Genres | Persian pop music |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Labels | Taraneh Records Apolon Records Caltex Records Pars Video Avang Records |
| Website | t |
Ebrahim Hamedi (Persian:ابراهیم حامدی,romanized: Ebrāhim Hāmedi; born 1949), better known by his stage nameEbi (ابی), is anIranian pop singer who first started his career inTehran andKaraj, gaining fame as part of a band, and later as a solo performer. He moved toLos Angeles in 1977, two years before the1979 revolution in Iran, and continued his careerin exile. Over 50 years, Ebi has released nearly 200 singles and over 30 albums.
Ebi's father was fromArak and his mother was fromKaraj.[1] He is the eldest of six siblings born inKhorramdareh.[2]
In an interview withRadio Zamaneh in 2008, Ebi said that his hobby was singing and he sang to people at home, schoolmates and children in his neighborhood. He also said that he has beenreciting the Quran in the school queue since the third year of primary school.[3]
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Inspired byThe Beatles, he formed a beat band known as "the Rebels" withShahram Shabpareh andSiavash Ghomayshi in the mid 60's.[4] He was also a part of the "Sunboys" and "Black Cats" bands, before embarking on a career as a solo singer.[5]
He left Iran to tour the United States in 1977, before theIslamic Revolution of 1979 and he stayed there after the revolution.[6][7]
In 1990, he released the joint albumNoon O Panir O Sabzi withDariush.[8] In the same year, he performed a joint concert with Dariush at theUniversal Amphitheater.[9]
The songKhalij-e Hamishegi-ye Fars (Persian Gulf forever)[a] is one of Ebi's most famous songs, the lyrics of this song is by Adel Hassani and the composer of this song is Mohammad Shams. The name of the albumKhalij is because of this song. Ebi stated that this song is one of the few songs that he is proud of himself for performing.[10]
In 1995, Ebi released the albumSetarehaye Sorbi with the lyrics ofIraj Janatie Ataie and the composition ofSiavash Ghomayshi. In theManoto's "Behtarinhaye Behtarinha", which showed the top 20 songs of Ebi as chosen by the people, the songKee Ashkato Pak Mikoneh andSetarehaye Sorbi won the first and second place, respectively, and both of these songs are from this album. Also, the songGhebleh from this album was ranked 17th.[11]
Among his "politically charged" songs,Hala (1999), written by the Iranian poetMina Assadi and produced byEsfandiar Monfaredzadeh. He called this song his most important political song in an interview in 2013 with the TV channelManoto.[citation needed]
In 2009 Ebi again commented on the domestic politics of Iran by singing the song "Tasmim" (Decision) as a response to the2009 presidential election.[6]
Ebi collaborated withShadmehr Aghili in several songs. He did a joint world tour with Shadmehr called "Royaye Ma" in 2012.[12]
Ebi released the joint songNostalgia withGoogoosh by Radio Javan in 2014.[13] Ebi and Googoosh started their joint world concert tour called "Nostalgia". The tour started with the Dubai concert.[14][15][16]
He released the albumJan-e Javani (2014). He also started the world tour of this album.[17]
Ebi released his last album calledLalehzaar in 2019. The songKoocheye Nastaran in this album, which is a political song and is about theIran–Iraq war, was controversial.[18][19]
In 2020, Ebi appeared onPersia's Got Talent.[20]
Ebi participated in the protests againstEbrahim Raisi's presence in front of theUnited Nations and supported theIranian protests.[21][22]
He started his new world tour called "The Love Project" in 2022. This tour was postponed due toCOVID-19.[23]
Ebi has three daughters from his first wife, Forooze Meghdadi Hamedi. They divorced after 25 years of marriage.[24]
He divides his time betweenMarbella, Spain and Los Angeles with his second wife, Mahshid Hamedi Boromand.[25] In the early 2000s, he lived inSweden.[7][6] Ebi has a stepson from Mahshid.[7]
1974: 1st singer inTurkey festival with the song Shekar.[26]
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