Faramarz Assef
Faramarz Assef (Persian: فرامرز آصف, born : 1950 in Abadan, Iran) is an Iranian music artist and former triple jumper who won a bronze medal at the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran.[1]
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| Birth name | Faramarz Assef Nakhaei | ||||||||||
| Born | 1948 Abadan, Iran | ||||||||||
| Genres | Iranian Pop | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter, Architect, Athlete | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1977–presen | ||||||||||
| Labels | Afra Production Co. | ||||||||||
| Website | assefmusic.com | ||||||||||
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 Assef when he was an athlete | |||||||||||
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| Alma mater | University of Southern California | ||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||
| Event(s) | Triple jump | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Music career
As a graduate in architecture from University of Southern California (USC), Assef began his music career in Los Angeles, California in 1984. Since then, he has produced eight albums titled AFRA 1-8 along with four single songs. His most famous song, "Haji", brought him to the attention of Iranian communities around the world. Due to his sport background, Faramarz Assef is referred to as a bird with iron wings in Iranian pop music. He married Yalda in 2003 and has two children, his daughter Ranaa and his son Ramin.[2][3]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Faramarz Asef. |
- Faramarz Asef. takhtejamshidcup.com
- "بیوگرافی فرامرز آصف". beytoote.com (in Persian). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- "فرامرز آصف، خواننده و ورزشکار سابق ایرانی". beytoote.com (in Persian). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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