Giti Pashaei
Giti Pashaei | |
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گیتی پاشایی | |
Behesht Zahra | |
Nationality | Iranian |
Education | Architecture |
Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, actor |
Spouse | |
Children | Poulad Kimiayi |
Musical career | |
Also known as | Giti Pashayi, Gity |
Origin | Tehran |
Genres | pop |
Labels | Vinzomusic Ltd. |
Giti Pashaei Tehrani (Persian: گیتی پاشایی تهرانی; sometimes spelt Giti Pashayi; June 13, 1940 – May 7, 1995) was an Iranian singer and musician. Pashaei was one of the most popular Iranian singers of the late 1960s and 1970s.
Biography
Giti Pashaei was born on June 13, 1940, in Tehran, Iran. She inherited her passion for music from her grandfather, Jafar Mansoori, who was known as a poet and musician. Her early life was spent attending the master-classes of such musicians as Faramarz Payvar and Mehdi Forough. She continued her education in New York City, where she obtained a diploma in architecture and also studied orchestration and harmony and became a composer.
In 1979,
Personal life
Giti married to
She died of breast cancer in Tehran on 7 May 1995. Her songs and compositions are still heard abroad.
Works
Discography
- Miravam (1969)
- Ye Del Dāram (1969)
- Be Man Nakhand (1969)
- Nemikhām Dorough Begi (1969)
- Tasbih-e Sad-Douneh (1971)
- Gol-e Maryam (1971)
- Shādi Bā Man Ghahr-eh (1971)
- Rizeh-Rizeh (album, 1971)
- Ki Migeh Donyā Ghashang-eh (1972)
- Heyf-eh Harf-e Man-o Del Tamoum Besheh (1972)
- Mageh Man-o Khāb Bebini (1973)
- Ey Vāy Ey Vāy (1973)
- Ārezou-hā (1976)
- Ghorou-eh (1976)
- Khodā Mehraboun-eh (1976)
- Memorable songs
- "Gol-e Maryam"
- "Mowlānā"
- "Shirin-Sokhan"
- "Bot-e Ayyār"
- "Lili Howzak"
- "Kaniz"
Compilation
- Arezooha (1995)
- Gole Maryam (1996)
- Rangarang: Pre-revolutionary Iranian Pop (2011, as co-artist)
Filmography
- as actor
- Safar sang (The Journey of the Stone, 1978), as Fatemeh
- as composer
- Blade and Silk (1986)
- Tigh o abrisham (1987)
- Sorb (The Lead, 1989), as Giti Pashayi
- The Snake Fang (1989)
- Goroohban (The Sergeant, 1991), as Giti Pashayi
References
- ISBN 9780810873643. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
External links
- Giti Pashaei discography at Discogs
- Giti Pashaei discography at MusicBrainz
- Giti Pashaei at IMDb