Fereydoon Foroughi (Persian: فريدون فروغي) was the fourth and last child of his family and was born in Tehran

Tehran

Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...

. He contributed greatly to Iranian music and arts and his unique voice and style soon caught on with the people. In addition to his studies in acting

Acting

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, playing the guitar

Guitar

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, piano

Piano

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 and organ

Organ (music)

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 he also composed music. His style was inspired by jazz

Jazz

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 and blues

Blues

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. He started his professional work in 1971 with the film "Adamak" by Khosrow Haritash. "Adamak" was done by Touraj Shaabankhani and the vocals were by Foroughi.

Hits

Foroughi is best known for his songs "Namaz" and "Yar-e-Dabestani", which in the 1970s was sung by revolutionary students and ironically, is now sung against the same revolutionary government some 30 years later by students. His other hits include Ghoozak-e-Pa, Ghasedak, Tangna, Mahiyeh Khasteyeh Man, Zendoon-e-Del and Gham-e-Tanhaai.

External links

• Fereydoon Foroughi documentary
• www.fereidoon-forooghi.com Official Website of fereidoon foroughi
• فریدون فروغی در ویکی‌پدیای پارسی