Ali Reza Eftekhari (
Persian: علیرضا افتخاری; born March 30, 1958) is an
Iranianvocalist of
Iranian classical and popular music. He is one of the most popular singers in
Iran and his works are among the best-selling works of Iranian music. This singer has released more than seventy
music albums so far. He is known as the man of a thousand faces of
Iranian music.
He is one of the few artists that have gained the respect and admiration of
classical music lovers everywhere. It is refreshing to see younger artists continue to present beautiful
classical Iranian music to the younger generation.[1]
Career
Alireza Eftekhari was born in 1958 in
Isfahan. As a child, he studied with Tabatabai, a violinist. From the age of 12, he studied vocal lines with Taj Esfahani. After a while, he started to use the teachings of
Jalil Shahnaz and Hassan Kasaei in the field of traditional music.[2] In 1978,
Ali Tajvidi won the first place in the Barbad exam and in the presence of
Ali Akbar Shahnazi,
Dariush Safvat, and
Ali Tajvidi.[3] He has been studying music with Gholamreza Dadbeh since 1981. In 1983, he released his first album on the advice of
Faramarz Payvar called "Atash Del" and in memory of Taj Esfahani. After three years, Eftekhari performed works such as Raz va Niaz in collaboration with
Hossein Alizadeh and Mehrvarzan in collaboration with Mohammad Ali Kiani-Nejad. In the early years of the 1981s, Eftekhari also had private performances with Hassan Kasaei, Habibollah Badiei, Gholam Hossein Bigjehkhani, and
Jalil Shahnaz, all of which were single-copy and never published.[4]
Biography
Eftekhari learned music from several well-known
Iranian musicians, including Taj Isfahani and
Ali Tajvidi. Ali Reza Eftekhari is one of the most prolific
Iranian vocalists. Eftekhari is a popular and prolific Persian singer. He put significant effort into changing the situation of popular music in Iran. In his own words: "In order to introduce
pop music to Iranian music culture, I have made myself a scapegoat."[5]
music performance by the
Iran's National Orchestra. Lead singer Alireza Eftekhari accompanied the group on the fourth night of the 32nd
Fajr International Music Festival at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on January 16. Fereidun Shahbazian led the group.[9]
music performance by the
Iran's National Orchestra. Lead singer Alireza Eftekhari accompanied the group in the
Vahdat Hall and Nader Mortezapour led. The
Concert was dubbed Story of Loyalty.[10]