Dariush (singer)

Dariush Eghbali (Persian: داریوش اقبالی), known mononymously as Dariush (داریوش), is an Iranian singer.[2]

Dariush
داریوش
Background information
Birth nameDariush Eghbali
Born (1951-02-04) 4 February 1951
Tehran Iran,[1]
GenresPersian pop, Old School Iranian Music, rock
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1970–present
Websitedariush2000.com

Biography

Childhood and Youth

Dariush was born in Tehran to parents from Mianeh on 4 February 1951. He spent his early years in Mianeh, Karaj and[3] his musical talent was first recognized at age nine when he appeared on stage at his school. Hassan Khayatbashi introduced him to the public at the age of 20 through Iranian national television. He gained popularity for his song "Don't Tell Me You Love Me". (Persian: به من نگو دوست دارم be man nagu duset dāram)[4]

Before the Islamic Revolution

Before the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Dariush was named the most popular singer in Iran by a youth magazine in 1977.[5] Dariush also worked with many famous pre-revolution songwriters in Iran.

Imprisonment

During the rule of Shah Mohammadreza Pahlavi, Darisuh was arrested and sentenced to prison several times because he sang political songs. Such songs include Jangal, Bonbast, and Booye Gandom. During his first sentence, Parvis Sabeti said that after an officer of the crown arrested him, he was kept in solitary confinement for six months. He was then released after a total of 9 months in prison.[6] In total, he was in prison for 26 months during the Mohammadreza Pahlavi era.[7]

After the Islamic Revolution

After the Islamic Revolution, Dariush left Iran in 1978 and became a part of the diasporic music scene in Los Angeles.[8] His work consists of over 208 songs in over 27 albums. He has also performed in two Iranian movies. Dariush's song "Dastaye To (Your Hands)" was named the most enduring song in Iranian music history by Manoto TV. Ethnomusicology Professor Farzaneh Hemmasi has described Dariush as "the best-loved popular musician of his generation" alongside Googoosh.[8] His new songs protested Iran's new political system, which caused his popularity to grow even more, making him one of the most well known Iranian singers. Also, while staying in Los Angeles, he supported all Iranians who sought asylum.

Addiction

Dariush suffered through a heroin addiction ever since his first imprisonment. In the year 2000, Dariush quit heroin and sang a song titled Silent Miracle (Persian: معجزه خاموش). The song references a turning point in his life, where he is through with being addicted.[9] Dariush launched his recovery site, https://www.ayeneh.org/, (ayeneh translates to mirror in Persian) which marked history as the first ever website to help Iranian addicts and their families. Then, he started his Ayeneh foundation (mirror foundation in Persian) to help Iranian addicts.[10] His foundation has helped 40,000 Iranians quit addiction so far.[11]

Philanthropy

The Ayeneh (Mirror) Foundation was established by Dariush and aimed at helping addicts recover. The Ayeneh Foundation broadcasts radio and television programs to help addicts and their families. They also set up various seminars to help families.[12]

Dariush is a member of Amnesty International. Dariush helps Amnesty International by focusing efforts on Iranian asylum seekers and saving working children.[13]

Personal life

He is married to Venus Eghbali.[14]

See also

References
  1. "Dariush : Biography". Webcitation.org. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  2. "Dariush – Dariush Concert, Music, Pictures & Biography". Iranians.kodoom.com. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  3. "Iran Chamber Society: Iranian Music: Dariush".
  4. Partovi, Pouya. "Biography: Dariush". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  5. "به عبارت دیگر: گفتگو با داریوش اقبالی". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). 20 December 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  6. "BBC Persian". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  7. ایران, عصر (17 October 2017). "ماجرای حبس «داریوش» در دهه 50". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  8. Hemmasi, Farzaneh (2020). "A Nation in Recovery". Tehrangeles Dreaming: Intimacy and Imagination in Southern California's Azerbaijanian Pop Music. Duke University Press. ISBN 978-1-4780-0836-1.
  9. "به عبارت دیگر: گفتگو با داریوش اقبالی". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). 20 December 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  10. "تولد ۷۰ سالگی داریوش". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  11. "gooya news :: society : داريوش و ترک "عمل"، دنا رباطي، شهروند". mag.gooya.com. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  12. "بنیاد آینه دوازده ساله شد". Sveriges Radio (in Persian). 6 November 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  13. Trend.Az (10 January 2009). "داریوش : همیشه از آزادی و صلح ترانه خواهم خواند (مصاحبه)". Trend (in Persian). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  14. "پاسخ های داریوش به سئوالات شما – بخش نخست: سه آلبوم تازه در راه است". رادیو فردا. Radio Farda. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
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