Ebi

Ebi

Ebi Live in Montreal, Canada
Background information
Birth name Ebrahim Hamedi
Also known as Ebi
Born (1949-06-19) 19 June 1949
Tehran, Iran
Genres Persian Pop music
Years active 1967–present
Labels Taraneh Records
Apolon Records
Caltex Records
Pars Video
Avang Records
Associated acts Leila Kasra
Shahram Shabpareh
Shahbal Shabpareh
Black Cats
Farhad Mehrad
Fereydoun Farrokhzad
Website Ebi Official Website

Ebrahim Hamedi (Persian: ابراهیم حامدی , born June 19, 1949), known better by his stage name Ebi (ابی), is an Iranian singer.

Biography

Early life and career

Ebi is a Persian artist hailing from LA. He was born in Tehran, the eldest of six siblings. During a series of planned concerts in the United States, Ebi, due to the revolution of 1979.[1]

Ebi in a concert at Air Canada Centre, Toronto, June 2014

He left Iran before the Islamic Revolution;.[2] He has performed his Iranian nationalistic song "Persian Gulf" that makes reference to the Iranian stand in the Persian Gulf naming dispute. Among other "politically charged"[3] songs, Tasmim critically addressed the very controversial 2009 presidential election.[4]

Throughout his 50-year career, Ebi has released over 20 albums, and closer to 100 singles, performed sold out shows across the world, and continuously released an endless string of hits.

He lives in Marbella, Spain, although he also spends time in Los Angeles. Ebi has 3 daughters from his previous marriage, and a stepson from his current.

Awards

1974: Best singer in Turkey festival with the song Shekar.[5]

Discography

Harighe Sabz (2006)
A 29-second preview of Ebi's "Harighe Sabz", a pop song, from the Hasrate Parvaz album.

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Albums

Singles

Past and upcoming tours and concerts

1992

1994

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2016

Notes

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