Artists from Iran
58 published artists from Iran, led by Arash, Hayedeh and Azam Ali.
At a glance
58 published artists from Iran; 226 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists1 tier 1 · 0 tier 2 · 57 tier 3
- 58
- Release groups
- 510
- Studio albums
- 305
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 226
- Timeline events
- 390
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 13.5M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 26.5 years
- Full biographies
- 24
- Biography words
- 40,380
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1990s (7 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 |
| 1960s | 1 |
| 1970s | 6 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 7 |
| 2000s | 6 |
| 2010s | 4 |
| 2020s | 3 |
Genres in Iran
Top 8 genres by artist count. classical music is the most common, with 11 artists.
Covers from Iran
226 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
SUPERMAN
Arash · 2014
Donya
Arash · 2008
Arash
Arash · 2005
Dashtestani
Hayedeh · 2013
Khodahafez
Hayedeh · 2013
Ay Zendegi Salam
Hayedeh · 2008
Gol Vajeh
Hayedeh · 2008
Concerte Bozorge Hayedeh - Elaheh - Morteza Hananeh - Persian Music
Hayedeh · 2004
بلبلى گه خاموش شد
Hayedeh · 1994
Padeshaheh Khooban
Hayedeh · 1992
Ruzhayeh Roshan
Hayedeh · 1992
Kharabati
Hayedeh · 1991
Leaders
Arash has the most release groups (45); Hassan Zirak the longest career (83 years); Shahram Nazeri the most awards (2).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Arash | 45 |
| Hossein Alizadeh | 38 |
| Homayoun Shajarian | 37 |
| Hayedeh | 34 |
| Hassan Zirak | 32 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Hassan Zirak | 83 |
| Siavash Ghomayshi | 48 |
| Faramarz Aslani | 46 |
| Gholam-Hossein Banan | 41 |
| Hossein Alizadeh | 38 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Shahram Nazeri | 2 |
| Mehdi Rajabian | 2 |
| Arash | 1 |
| Kayhan Kalhor | 1 |
| Shusha Guppy | 1 |
Related
Other countries with classical music artists, and the browse view for Iran.
classical music in other countries
- France 107
- United States 78
- United Kingdom of the Netherlands 67
- Germany 42
- Russian Empire 40
- Finland 28
- Austria 21
- Sweden 20
Most famous artists from Iran
Arash
Iran · Person · born 1977
pop music, contemporary R&B, hip-hop, folk-pop, popular music, Iranian pop
13.5M listeners · 56 wikis
Hayedeh
Iran · Person · born 1942
classical music
27 wikis
Azam Ali
Iran · Person · born 1970
pop music
25 wikis
Kayhan Kalhor
Iran · Person · born 1963
20 wikis
Amir Tataloo
Iran · Person · born 1983
contemporary R&B, rapping
19 wikis
Shahram Nazeri
Iran · Person · born 1952
19 wikis
Hossein Alizadeh
Iran · Person · born 1951
Persian traditional music
18 wikis
Mohammad-Reza Lotfi
Iran · Person · born 1947
music of Iran
18 wikis
Toomaj Salehi
Iran · Person · born 1990
16 wikis
Sima Bina
Iran · Person · born 1945
16 wikis
Moein
Iran · Person · born 1952
pop music, dance music, jazz, trance, Iranian pop, music of Iran
16 wikis
Yas
Iran · Person · born 1982
rapping, Iranian hip hop
15 wikis
More from Iran
Showing 1–46 of 46 artists
Hassan Zirak
Iran · Person · born 1921
classical music
15 wikis · Tier 3
Ali Rahbari
Iran · Person · born 1948
classical music
14 wikis · Tier 3
Marzieh
Iran · Person · born 1924
music of Iran
14 wikis · Tier 3
Mehdi Rajabian
Iran · Person · born 1989
traditional folk music, classical music
14 wikis · Tier 3
Homayoun Shajarian
Iran · Person · born 1975
music of Iran
14 wikis · Tier 3
Mohsen Yeganeh
Iran · Person · born 1985
pop music
13 wikis · Tier 3
Delkash
Iran · Person · born 1924
traditional folk music, classical music
13 wikis · Tier 3
Faramarz Aslani
Iran · Person · born 1945
12 wikis · Tier 3
Nur Ali Elahi
Iran · Person · born 1895
12 wikis · Tier 3
Ruhollah Khaleqi
Iran · Person · born 1906
traditional folk music
12 wikis · Tier 3
Hichkas
Iran · Person · born 1985
rapping
11 wikis · Tier 3
Mirza Abdollah
Iran · Person · born 1843
mugham
11 wikis · Tier 3
Gholam-Hossein Banan
Iran · Person · born 1911
classical music, Persian traditional music
11 wikis · Tier 3
Abolhassan Saba
Iran · Person · born 1902
Persian traditional music
11 wikis · Tier 3
Ali Tabatabaee
Iran · Person · born 1973
Q3071
10 wikis · Tier 3
Shusha Guppy
Iran · Person · born 1935
Persian traditional music
10 wikis · Tier 3
Alireza Eftekhari
Iran · Person · born 1956
folk music, traditional pop, Persian traditional music, fusion music genre
10 wikis · Tier 3
Fariborz Lachini
Iran · Person · born 1949
10 wikis · Tier 3
Mohammad Esfahani
Iran · Person · born 1966
9 wikis · Tier 3
Shahyar Ghanbari
Iran · Person · born 1950
9 wikis · Tier 3
Parisa
Iran · Person · born 1950
9 wikis · Tier 3
Dariush Talai
Iran · Person · born 1953
9 wikis · Tier 3
Hossein Tehrani
Iran · Person · born 1912
9 wikis · Tier 3
Ali-Naqi Vaziri
Iran · Person · born 1887
classical music
9 wikis · Tier 3
Siavash Ghomayshi
Iran · Person · born 1945
pop rock
8 wikis · Tier 3
Jalal Zolfonun
Iran · Person · born 1938
8 wikis · Tier 3
Reza Yazdani
Iran · Person · born 1973
7 wikis · Tier 3
Jian Ghomeshi
Iran · Person · born 1967
7 wikis · Tier 3
Mohammad Motamedi
Iran · Person · born 1978
7 wikis · Tier 3
Farhang Sharif
Iran · Person · born 1931
7 wikis · Tier 3
Ali Tajvidi
Iran · Person · born 1919
classical music
7 wikis · Tier 3
Bahar Dehkordi
Iran · Person · born 1990
6 wikis · Tier 3
Hormoz Farhat
Iran · Person · born 1929
6 wikis · Tier 3
Anousha Nazari
Iran · Person
6 wikis · Tier 3
Faramarz Payvar
Iran · Person · born 1933
6 wikis · Tier 3
Parviz Yahaghi
Iran · Person · born 1936
classical music
6 wikis · Tier 3
Bahram
Iran · Person · born 1988
rapping
5 wikis · Tier 3
Mahdyar Aghajani
Iran · Person · born 1989
experimental music
5 wikis · Tier 3
Mehdi Bozorgmehr
Iran · Person · born 1971
pop music, classical music, children's music
5 wikis · Tier 3
Akbar Golpayegani
Iran · Person · born 1934
pop music, classical music, Avaz
5 wikis · Tier 3
Dariush Safvat
Iran · Person · born 1928
5 wikis · Tier 3
Ali-Akbar Shahnazi
Iran · Person · born 1897
5 wikis · Tier 3
Erfan
Iran · Person · born 1983
hip-hop
4 wikis · Tier 3
Sahba Aminikia
Iran · Person · born 1981
4 wikis · Tier 3
Sivas
Iran · Person · born 1984
rapping
4 wikis · Tier 3
Bardia Sadrenoori
Iran · Person · born 1968
3 wikis · Tier 3