Ebi

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EBI
Ebi Live in Montreal, Canada
Background information
Born	June 19, 1949
Origin	Tehran, Iran
Genre(s)	Pop Music
Occupation(s)	Singer
Label(s)	Avang Music Caltex Records
Website	Ebi Homepage

Ebrahim Hamedi (born June 19, 1949) better known by the name Ebi is a famous Iranian singer. He's usually noted for his unique voice and is considered by many the best Iranian Pop singer.

1 Biography
2 Personal Life
3 Discography
4 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early Life

Ebi was born in Tehran, Iran. He started his career as a young teenager with a band called Sun Boys. Together they made many public appearances with relative success. After a few year he started his solo career with a song called "Attash" for a movie with the same title. He started his own style and from the beginning he showed that he is a talented singer and a star the newly developed Iranian Pop music can depend on. His third song, "Shab" (Night) is the song Ebi himself agrees that made him a rising star. The song's lyrics were written by Ardalan Sarfaraz, one of the Iran's most famous songwriters. The song was first heard by people on Ferydon Farokhzad's show, Mikhake Noghreyi. The popularity of Fereydon Farokhzad's show immediately made Ebi familiar with Iranian people. Ebi was further trained and nurtured by Ms. Mary Yeghyazarian who at the time (mid '70s) was in charge of new talent discovery and development at the Ministry of Art & Culture. Soon he became one of Mary's favorite students because of his talent and coachability.

[edit] Black Cats

As he became more famous, he met Shahram and Shahbal Shabpareh. The brothers were pioneers in Persian pop music and together with Ebi they created the Black Cats group. They made many appearances in Kochini Cabaret, one of the most famous cabarets before 1979. Although the group's success was great, Ebi left the group to start his solo career again.

[edit] Fame

Ebi live in Montreal, Canada

Ebi live in concert

After leaving Black Cats, Ebi released four albums. "Tapesh", "Nazi Naz Kon", "Shab Zade" and "Gole Yakh" became number one hits and made him a real "superstar". His songs became soundtracks of many movies. Ebi won many prizes in singing competitions around the world.

[edit] After Islamic Revolution

Ebi left Iran two years before Islamic Revolution for a series of concerts in USA. But because of the revolution, he stayed in the USA. He continued his career in Los Angeles with nearly no support but still managed to release dozen of successful albums. Ebi sang many songs related to Iran, many of them with political messages. One of these songs was the famous controversial song, "Khalije Fars" (Persian Gulf). He is still not permitted to sing the "Persian Gulf" in Arab countries such as Dubai. For this reason, many Iranian TV networks tried to boycott him but this was not enough to stop Ebi's fan from going to his concerts. Ebi sings "Persian Gulf" in nearly all of his concerts to show his support for Iran and Iranians. Ebi's success was so high that he sold out international arenas such as: Universal Amphitheatre, Shrine Auditorium, Greek Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Dubai International Golf Stadium, ...

Ebi continues to release successful albums. His latest Album, Hasrateh Parvaz, was another success on his record. He's concerts were all sold out for more than three decades. Lately, Ebi has decided to spend less time on his singing career and spend more time with his family.

[edit] Personal Life

Ebi lived for a long time in Los Angeles. But because of personal preference, he moved to Spain. He currently lives in Spain and sometimes in Los Angeles, California with his wife.