Siavash Shams
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| سیاوش Siavash |
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| Birth name | Siavash Shams | |
| Born | January 26, 1962 Ahvaz, Iran |
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| Genre(s) | Pop R&B |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer Songwriter Records Producer |
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| Years active | 1985–present | |
| Label(s) | World Music Records Avang Records Caltex Records |
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| Website | Siavash.com | |
Siavash Shams (Persian: سیاوش شمس born January 26, 1962 in Ahvaz, Iran) is a famous Persian Pop icon, singer and songwriter who has released 6 successful albums. He brings an electricity and style to the stage playing sold-out venues around the world including: Caesar's Palace, Hollywood Palladium & El Rey theatre in Los Angeles, the Hippodrome and Le Palace in London, and Aughenhausen Coliseum in Germany and numerous other venues with capacities from 1,000 to 12,000.
[edit] Biography
Siavash was born in Ahvaz,Iran but moved to the United States at a young age with his older brother Siamak and parents. He blasted onto the Persian music scene in 1985 with his debut album "Hamsayehhaa", which to date is the best selling Persian album of all time. The album was produced by the well-known Persian producer Elton Farokh Ahi. Young and fresh, with a sizzling look and voice, he was an instant success. The album broke all sales records in the U.S., Europe and Canada, selling over 500,000 copies, with its breakthrough song, "Persian Girl" or "Dokhtar Irooni".
His follow up album "Sahneh" in 1992 was an amazing album as it became a big hit. The title song "Sahneh" completely changed the style of Persian music, mixing a modern beat and style, which not only showcased his amazing vocal range but established him as a solid songwriter and musician as well. 6 out of the total 8 songs from the album became big hits. "Pedar" was a amazing album with instsnt hits like "Dokhtareh Choopoon", "Tou", "Baroon" and "Begoo Areh". Pedar ("Father" in Farsi,) the title song from the album "Pedar" was written by himslef for his own father. Siavash also wrote another song for his father that was out on his website when his father passed away in 2003.
In 1996 he released "Didar" with Susan Roshan that was also a top seller with many classic hits. "Faryad" (Farsi for "Scream") was released in 1998 and was a smash, selling out of stores, 35,000 copies in the first 3 months. The album was produced by himself. The now classic "Boro Dige Dooset Nadaram" became a huge hit, with its upbeat, spirited lyrics written by Siavash about losing love and regaining your life, "Go away, I don't love you any more" became the song of a generation.
With this album Siavash also began to cross over into a world market with his breakthrough Spanish hit, "Historia de Amour" which has been played in radio stations in Mexico and the hit English single "Grace".
In 2001, after 3 years, Siavash released a new album "The Voice". The album did not do as well as his previous albums, primarily because most of the songs were in English, but it did have one huge hit " Heddieh Iroon". The song was written by Siavsh after he recieved a letter from a fan in Iran.
In 2003, Siavash married his long time American manager and currently lives with her in Los Angeles. That year he also released a song on his website that was up for download for free. The song "javoonaayeh Irooni" was a political song about the freedom of young people in Iran. The song was the first Persian rock song and was and still is liked by many.
In 2005, he announced that he will be releasing two new albums, a Persian album named "Seven" and an English album named "Belive".
[edit] Discography
Caltex Records releases
- 1985: Hamsaayehaa
- 1992: Sahneh
- 1995: Pedar
- 1996: Didar (with Susan Roshan)
Avang Releases
- 1998: Faryad
World Music Records Releases
- 2001: The Voice
