Homeyra

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Homeyra حميرا
Background information
Birth name	Parvaneh Amir-Afshari (Persian: پروانه اميرافشاری‎)
Also known as	Homeyra, Homayra, Homeira
Born	(1945-03-17) March 17, 1945 (age 76) Tehran, Iran
Genres	Persian traditional music, pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1965–present
Labels	Taraneh Records, Caltex Records, , Avang Records
Website	homeyraa.tripod.com

Parvaneh Amir-Afshari (Persian: پروانه اميرافشاری‎; born March 17, 1945), better known by her stage name Homeyra (حميرا), is an Iranian singer. She is a veteran celebrity of golden age for Iranian music. According to her teacher, her voice is from Alto^[1]to Soprano .Homeira, with more than half a century of artistic activity, has a legendary popularity among the Iranian people.

Early life[]

Parvaneh Amir-Afshari was born on March 17, 1945, to an Aristocratic Iranian family in Tehran, Iran. Her family is from Zanjan. According to her teacher Ali Tajvidi, her voice is in the Alto range but she also has the ability sing soprano.

Career[]

"Sabram Ata Kon" was Homeyra's first song which was written by Ali Tajvidi and was broadcast from Radio Tehran in the 1965. which was welcomed by Iranian music experts and the public.

Personal life[]

At the age of 19, Homeyra married a German-educated Iranian businessman, who encouraged her to sing professionally. She started taking music lessons and voice training courses.^{[citation needed]}

Homeyra's second marriage was to the Iranian musician, Parviz Yahaghi. In early 2007, Yahaghi died in Iran. She has experienced heart and brain problems which required surgery. She was very interested in her homeland and never wanted to leave Iran. After the Iran Islamic revolution, problems and hardships What happened to her caused, forced Homeira to leave Iran against her will. Homeira now lives in the United States.

Discography[]

• Hamzabonam Bash (1976, March 21)
• Montazer Berah (1985)
• Ghanari (2004, November 20)
• Mahtab-E-Eshgh (1992)
• Golbarg (1993, June 14)
• Bahar Bahare (1993, June 17)
• Entezar (1993, June 17)
• Darvishan (1993)
• Bahar-E-Eshgh (1994, May 24)
• Darya Kenar (1995, December 31)
• Vaghti ke Eshgh Miad (1995, December 31)
• Khab o Khiyal (1995)
• Sharm Va Shekayat (1996)
• Hedieh (1997)
• Gozashteh (2008, November 12)
• Sarnevesht
• Montazer Bash
• Eshgh-O-Erfan
• Bahar-E-Zendeghi
• Ba Delam Mehraban Sho (1987)

Compilations[]

• Golhayeh Rangarang
• 40 Golden Hits of Homeyra (10 July 2008)
• Homayra, Vol. 1' (2009)
• Homayra, Vol. 3' (2009)
• Best of Homeyra (2009)

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Homeyra.

• Official website
• Homeyra discography at Discogs
• Homeyra on iTunes
• Homeyra discography at MusicBrainz