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Moein

Moein

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Nasrollah Moein (Persian: نصرالله معین) known as Moein is a famous Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in Western Asia. The name Iran has been in use natively since the Sassanid period and came into international use from 1935, before which the country was known internationally as Persia...

ian singer who is well known for his love songs.

Moein was born in Najafabad
Najafabad
Najafabad is a city in Isfahan Province, Iran. In 2006 it had an estimated population of 282,430 , . It is located west of Isfahan and is increasingly becoming a part of Isfahan Metropolitan area....

 in 1951, Isfahan, considered by many to be Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in Western Asia. The name Iran has been in use natively since the Sassanid period and came into international use from 1935, before which the country was known internationally as Persia...

's "City of Artists". He was so fond of his birthplace that even though Tehran
Tehran
Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran, and the administrative center of Tehran Province. Tehran is a sprawling city at the foot of the Tochal mountain range with an immense network of highways unparalleled in Western Asia...

 had become the Center of all artists, he still stayed in Isfahan and continued to perform at the "Shah Abbas" Hotel.

In 1982, after writing "Yeki Ra Doost Midaram", he left the country.
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Nasrollah Moein (Persian: نصرالله معین) known as Moein is a famous Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in Western Asia. The name Iran has been in use natively since the Sassanid period and came into international use from 1935, before which the country was known internationally as Persia...

ian singer who is well known for his love songs.

Early life


Moein was born in Najafabad
Najafabad
Najafabad is a city in Isfahan Province, Iran. In 2006 it had an estimated population of 282,430 , . It is located west of Isfahan and is increasingly becoming a part of Isfahan Metropolitan area....

 in 1951, Isfahan, considered by many to be Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in Western Asia. The name Iran has been in use natively since the Sassanid period and came into international use from 1935, before which the country was known internationally as Persia...

's "City of Artists". He was so fond of his birthplace that even though Tehran
Tehran
Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran, and the administrative center of Tehran Province. Tehran is a sprawling city at the foot of the Tochal mountain range with an immense network of highways unparalleled in Western Asia...

 had become the Center of all artists, he still stayed in Isfahan and continued to perform at the "Shah Abbas" Hotel.

Early career


In 1982, after writing "Yeki Ra Doost Midaram", he left the country. In one of his interviews, Moein actually explains that his song "Yeki Ra Doost Midaram" had been performed by Hayedeh
Hayedeh
Hayedeh , born Masoumeh Dadehbala , was a Persian Pop and classical singer and diva with a contralto vocal range. In a career spanning more than two decades, she had countless number of hits and captured the hearts of millions around the world...

 (famous Persian singer before him) by the time he arrived to L.A.. However, it was his version which became very popular and lead Moein to his first hit. It's interesting to note that even to-date many people think Moein performed Hayedeh
Hayedeh
Hayedeh , born Masoumeh Dadehbala , was a Persian Pop and classical singer and diva with a contralto vocal range. In a career spanning more than two decades, she had countless number of hits and captured the hearts of millions around the world...

's song. Around this period his songs drew a lot of attention. Moein continued to produce hit after hit. Such classics as Kabeh, Havas, Esfehan, Miparastam, Paricheh. These were all great hits not only in Iran self but also outside of Iran (for example Sweden and Germany where many Irianans have emigrated to).

Present


To date Moein has produced 22 albums 1 song apart from the albums ('Tanin e Solh' in which he worked together with Morteza, Andy
Andy
Andy may refer to:*Andy , generally short for Andrew or a related name *Andranik Madadian, an Iranian singer better known by his stage name "Andy"*Andy, a fictional character in Toy Story...

, Kouros
Kouros
A kouros is the modern term given to those representations of male youths which first appear in the Archaic period in Greece. The term kouros, meaning youth, was first proposed for what were previously thought to be depictions of Apollo by V. I...

, and Fattaneh).
His most famous single is gozaashte (happyness/love song). Moein is Considered one of the best selling Iranian artist today. Moein is working on his new album due for release sometime in 2009/2010.

Studio albums


With Taraneh Records
Taraneh Records
Taraneh Records is an Iranian record label in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in the early 80s after the Islamic Revolution. In the past two decades it has distributed many albums from some of the most famous Iranian artists. Some of the first signings to Taraneh were Hayedeh, Farhad...

  • 1985 Havas
  • 1986 Yekira dust midaram
  • 1987  Arezoo
  • 1988  Safar
  • 1988  Kaabeh
  • 1988  Bibigol
  • 1989  Asheghtar Az Man Cheh Kasee
  • 1990 Esfahan With Faezeh
  • 1990 Golhaye Ghorbat
  • 1992 Paricheh
  • 1992 Sobhet Bekhair Azizam
  • 1992 Khatereha 7 with Shohreh Solati
    Shohreh Solati
    Shohreh Solati is a popular Iranian singer. She has had one of the most consistently active and prolific careers among contemporary, women Iranian singers. Since the Islamic Revolution in Iran, she has continued her music career in exile and achieved acclaim for her contribution to Iranian music...

  • 1994 Live in concert
  • 1995 Mosafer
  • 1996 Tavalode Eshgh
  • 2004 Greatest Hits


With Caltex Records
Caltex Records
Caltex Records is a record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label is run mostly by Iranian-Americans and was one of the first Iranian record labels to be established in the United States after the Iranian Revolution...

  • 1992 Namaz
  • 1996 Parvaaz
  • 1998 Moa'mma
  • 2002 Lahze ha
  • 2007 World of Love


With MZM Records
  • 2007 Tolou
  • 2009 TBA

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