Arash (singer)

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Arash Labaf
آرش لباف
Arash 2009.jpg
Arash (2009)
Background information
Born (1977-04-23) 23 April 1977 (age 47)
Tehran, Iran
Genres Persian pop, hip hop, R&B, dance music, house
Occupation(s) Singer, DJ
Years active 2005–present
Labels Warner Music Scandinavia (WEA)
Website arash.com

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Arash in Las Vegas

Alex Arash Labaf[needs IPA] (Persian: آرش لباف‎‎, born 23 April 1977) is an Iranian-Swedish singer, entertainer and producer.

Early life

Arash Labaf was born in Tehran, Iran. At age ten, he and his family moved to Sweden, where he still resides. In an interview with BBC Persian Television, he has mentioned that his mother and father are from the Iranian cities of Shiraz and Isfahan, respectively.[1] Also in one of his interviews, he stated his great grandfather is Iranian Azerbaijani.[2][3][4][5][6] In an interview with Arash emphasized: "My great-grandfather was an Azeri so I always feel my Azerbaijani roots."[7]

Career

Arash has said that the reason he chooses to sing in his native language is because of his "deep attachment to Iran and Persian culture."[8]

His debut album, Arash, was released by the Warner Music Sweden in June 2005, after he had finished college. His singles, "Boro Boro" ("Go Away") and "Temptation" (featuring Rebecca) made it to the hit lists around Europe, and their respective videos garnered significant airplay on more than 20 MTV outlets across the world. In addition to successes in his home countries' music charts, namely Sweden and Iran, the platinum-selling singer and producer Arash has had hits notably in Eastern European and South-East European charts like Russia, Ukraine, Greece, Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Turkey and in Asian music charts like in Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and throughout the Arab Middle Eastern countries. His singles have charted many times on Swiss and Finnish charts and he is especially famous in Poland.

Arash's records were certified gold in 5 countries: his album Arash in Germany, Russia, Slovenia and Greece and single "Boro Boro" in Sweden.[9] This song was also featured in the Hindi Bollywood film Bluffmaster! and he was the featured Artist of the Month on MTV India.

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Rebecca Zadig and Arash in a concert in Las Vegas, December 2008

Helena did not take part in the music video of "Pure Love", although her voice was used in it. The video was starred by Arash, together with the Venezuelan beauty queen, Marianne Puglia.[10]

Arash has produced along with Thomas G:son, Robert Uhlmann, and Johan Bejerholm the Swedish entry to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 "Allt jag vill ha" that was performed by Josefine Ridell.[11][12][13]

Aysel and Arash in the Green Room during the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow.

In early 2009, it was revealed that the Azerbaijani entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 would be the song "Always" which was written and composed by Arash. The song was performed by Aysel Teymurzadeh and Arash in a duet in Semifinal 2 of the Eurovision competition.[14][15] The song qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest final which took place on 16 May 2009, and was placed third.

Personal life

Labaf married his longtime fiancée, Behnaz Ansari, in Dubai in May 2011.[16][17]

Discography

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Main article: Arash discography

Studio albums

Remix albums

Compilation albums

  • Arash: The Album (2012)

Filmography

References

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External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest
(with AySel)
2009		 Succeeded by
Safura
with Drip Drop

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