Sattar
Encyclopedia
Hassan Sattar is an Iranian
pop and traditional/classic singer. He had gained fame before the Iranian Revolution
and became Pahlavi Royal Family court singer up until the political upheavals of the late 1970s. He left Iran
in 1978 and has taken residence in the United States
since then.
i father (a Baku immigrant) and an Iranian (Abadani) mother. His fame began at the age of 22 with the release of the theme song Khaneh Bedush for Morad Barghi, a popular television show in Iran
. The show made him an instant star. His next hit came with the TV series "Ghesseye Eshq"" made by Mansour Poormand. Young, handsome and talented, he soon became a pop icon. His signature song is Hamsafar. With over 35 years of fame, Sattar has over 70 hits which includes internationally known song of Gol-e Sangam. Among other hit songs are Shazdeh Khanoom, Gol-e Pooneh", "Aakharin Talash", "Kashki Shah Boodam", "Khaki" and many more.
Sattar has recorded over 300 songs and is among very few Persian singers who performs both Persian Traditional and Classic music properly.
According to a scientific study of Persian music by a group of academicians from Liszt Music Academy, Trinity Music School, IFSI - Department of contemporary studies in Europe and The New Mexico Music Center in the US in 2004 - 2005, Sattar was emulated and short listed for having the 'Best Melodic Voice' in Persian pop music that eventually earned him an Honorary Doctorate in Music by IFSI Institute in European Union in 2004 as well as other awards on its following years.
As for his traditional/classic performance skills, he is recognized among the top five male master artists of contemporary Persian traditional/classic music, namely: Golpa, Iraj, Shajarian, Sattar and Hooshmand Aghili. According to the other four named masters, Sattar has been always accurate and up to the point in his classic performances. Among his classic records we can name the album "In Memo of Darius Rafee".
Sattar is a Persian Academy Award winner who gained two Persian Golden Lioness Awards conferred by the World Academy of Arts, Literature and Media
- WAALM in 2005.
Having over 100 million fans around the world he performs at Persian festivals and concerts worldwide.
Iranian peoples
The Iranian peoples are an Indo-European ethnic-linguistic group, consisting of the speakers of Iranian languages, a major branch of the Indo-European language family, as such forming a branch of Indo-European-speaking peoples...
pop and traditional/classic singer. He had gained fame before the Iranian Revolution
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...
and became Pahlavi Royal Family court singer up until the political upheavals of the late 1970s. He left Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
in 1978 and has taken residence in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
since then.
Biography
Sattar was one of the six siblings born into an AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
i father (a Baku immigrant) and an Iranian (Abadani) mother. His fame began at the age of 22 with the release of the theme song Khaneh Bedush for Morad Barghi, a popular television show in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. The show made him an instant star. His next hit came with the TV series "Ghesseye Eshq"" made by Mansour Poormand. Young, handsome and talented, he soon became a pop icon. His signature song is Hamsafar. With over 35 years of fame, Sattar has over 70 hits which includes internationally known song of Gol-e Sangam. Among other hit songs are Shazdeh Khanoom, Gol-e Pooneh", "Aakharin Talash", "Kashki Shah Boodam", "Khaki" and many more.
Sattar has recorded over 300 songs and is among very few Persian singers who performs both Persian Traditional and Classic music properly.
According to a scientific study of Persian music by a group of academicians from Liszt Music Academy, Trinity Music School, IFSI - Department of contemporary studies in Europe and The New Mexico Music Center in the US in 2004 - 2005, Sattar was emulated and short listed for having the 'Best Melodic Voice' in Persian pop music that eventually earned him an Honorary Doctorate in Music by IFSI Institute in European Union in 2004 as well as other awards on its following years.
As for his traditional/classic performance skills, he is recognized among the top five male master artists of contemporary Persian traditional/classic music, namely: Golpa, Iraj, Shajarian, Sattar and Hooshmand Aghili. According to the other four named masters, Sattar has been always accurate and up to the point in his classic performances. Among his classic records we can name the album "In Memo of Darius Rafee".
Sattar is a Persian Academy Award winner who gained two Persian Golden Lioness Awards conferred by the World Academy of Arts, Literature and Media
The World Academy of Arts, Literature, and Media
The Persian Golden Lioness Awards were established by the World Academy of Arts, Literature, and Media , which was established by Mustafa Dorbayani in February 2005 in order to support, develop and promote Dramatic and Fine Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry, and Literature as well as Professional...
- WAALM in 2005.
Having over 100 million fans around the world he performs at Persian festivals and concerts worldwide.
Studio albums
With Taraneh RecordsTaraneh 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...
- Ashk
- Bani (1983)
- Bazm Bahar
- Bazm: Elaheh & Sattar
- Bazm: Avaye Deldadegan
- Bi Eshgh Hargez
- Deltangi
- Do Parande
- Fasle Panjom
- GelayehGelayehGelayeh is an Iranian pop album sung by Hassan Sattar, or better known by his singer name Sattar. The album was released 10 September 2008 by Taraneh Enterprises Inc, see Taraneh Records, and is 36 minutes and 33 seconds long and contains eight tracks....
- Ghadam Ranje (1991)
- Golbanoo
- Gole Gandom
- Gole Poone
- Golhaye Ghorbat
- Golhaye Rangarang
- Hamsafar
- Hekayat #3
- Iran Iran (1981)
- Kooche
- Masti
- Raghib (1984)
- Sedaye Baroon
- Setare Bazi
- Shabe Asheghan
- Shame Akhar
- Shazde Khanoom
- Tak Khal-Shenasname
- Ziafat
External links
- VOA Persian TV (Sattar interview): http://voanews.com/persian/face2face.cfm
- Sattar's 1st official website
- Sattar's official Facebook Fan page
- Sattar's official Blog
- Sattar's 2nd official website
- Recent Concerts
- Sattar at WAALM - Persian Golden Lioness Awards
- Sattar's music videos
- Sattar's Fan Blog
- Sattar @ Iran-Video