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Mohammad-Reza Shajarian

1940 - 2020

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Mohammad-Reza Shajarian (Persian: محمدرضا شجريان; Persian pronunciation: [mohæmːæd ɾeˈzɒː ʃædʒæɾiˈɒːn], 23 September 1940 – 8 October 2020) was an Iranian singer and master (Ostad) of Persian traditional music. He was also known for his skills in Persian calligraphy and humanitarian activities. Shajarian started his singing career in 1959 at Radio Khorasan, rising to prominence in the 1960s with his distinct singing style. Shajarian was one of the very few singers who managed to get permission to sing publicly after the 1979 revolution. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mohammad-Reza Shajarian is the 760th most popular singer (down from 603rd in 2019), the 280th most popular biography from Iran (down from 256th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Iranian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian ranks 760 out of 4,381. Before him are Navneet Aditya Waiba, Peggy March, Joseph Schmidt, Izhar Cohen, Halsey, and Redman. After him are Renate Müller, Judy Collins, Naomi Shemer, Gohar Gasparyan, Kishore Kumar, and Emmy Destinn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian ranks 233. Before him are Robert Walker, Charles Robert Jenkins, John Havlicek, Roger Ailes, Michel Micombero, and Jon Elster. After him are Stan Mikita, Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, Bob Hewitt, Thelma Schoonmaker, Nicola Di Bari, and Jill St. John. Among people deceased in 2020, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian ranks 256. Before him are Italo De Zan, Ann E. Todd, Hans-Jochen Vogel, Branko Kostić, Zeev Sternhell, and Nina Bocharova. After him are Jörn Donner, Daria Nicolodi, Vyacheslav Kebich, Ray Clemence, Cecil Bødker, and Juan Marsé.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian ranks 280 out of 631. Before him are Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou (1930), Asghar Farhadi (1972), Jafar Khan (1800), Mehdi Karroubi (1937), Gholamreza Takhti (1930), and Raffi (1835). After him are Mostafa Chamran (1932), Imad al-Dawla (892), Reza Hosseini Nassab (1960), Mohammad-Taqi Bahar (1886), Ahmad Qavam (1876), and Abu Nu'aym al-Isfahani (948).

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Among SINGERS In Iran

Among singers born in Iran, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian ranks 4. Before him are Googoosh (1950), Hayedeh (1942), and Arash (1977). After him are Sami Yusuf (1980), Ebi (1949), Rita (1962), Shahram Nazeri (1950), Dariush (1951), Sevdaliza (1987), Andy (1958), and Azam Ali (1970).

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