Hossein Khajeh Amiri
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Iraj was born on the 2nd day of January, year 1932, (Persian: یازدههم دی ماه، سال 1311 خورشیدی ) in Khaled Abad (Persian: روستای خالد آباد) a small town located 55 kilometers west of Kashan
, Iran
. He began his musical career at the age of 6 by practicing traditional Persian singing (Avaz) under his father's direction. According to the book "Masters of Iranian Music" Iraj’s grandfather was a designated singer at the court of Nasereddin Shah, a king of the Ghajar
dynasty.
He moved to Tehran for further school education. After a while he was introduced by Hamid Vafaadaar to a master named Ostaad ("Master" in Persian language) Sabaa for Persian classical music education which lasted for 2 years.
Iraj’s professional career started when Ostad A. Sabaa introduced him to the National Iranian radio at the age of 14. He then joined the classical Persian music program called Golha and worked with masters such as Tajvidi, Yahaghi, Malek, Shahnaz, Khaleghi, Khaledi, Sharif and Kasaiee. He brought with himself a new pleasant style of singing to the Persian Classical Music as well as Persian pop music. His voice was adored by majority of Iranians who used to hear his songs in many Persian movies, specially with collaboration Of Mohammad-Ali Fardin (a very popular actor in Iran during the decades of the 1960s and 1970s). According to Ostaad Banaan (a legendary Persian vocalist), Iraj’s voice is extraordinary and incomparable.
During those years Iraj also joined Iranian Royal Air Force and became a LIEUTENANT COLONEL at the time of being pensioned from the army.
He lives in Iran, and has five adult children (3 boys and 2 girls). His youngest son Ehsaan Khaaje Amiri (Persian: احسان خواجه اميری) - now in his twenties - is a young singer as well. His daughter Elika is an artist.
Many of Iranian people truly believe that Iraj's voice, and his singing style should be considered as one of the greatest ever and up to the present moment in the history of Persian Music.
Kashan
Kashan is a city in and the capital of Kashan County, in the province of Isfahan, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 248,789, in 67,464 families....
, 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...
. He began his musical career at the age of 6 by practicing traditional Persian singing (Avaz) under his father's direction. According to the book "Masters of Iranian Music" Iraj’s grandfather was a designated singer at the court of Nasereddin Shah, a king of the Ghajar
Ghajar
Ghajar is an Alawite village on the Hasbani River on the border between Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights. It has a population of 2,000.-Early history:...
dynasty.
He moved to Tehran for further school education. After a while he was introduced by Hamid Vafaadaar to a master named Ostaad ("Master" in Persian language) Sabaa for Persian classical music education which lasted for 2 years.
Iraj’s professional career started when Ostad A. Sabaa introduced him to the National Iranian radio at the age of 14. He then joined the classical Persian music program called Golha and worked with masters such as Tajvidi, Yahaghi, Malek, Shahnaz, Khaleghi, Khaledi, Sharif and Kasaiee. He brought with himself a new pleasant style of singing to the Persian Classical Music as well as Persian pop music. His voice was adored by majority of Iranians who used to hear his songs in many Persian movies, specially with collaboration Of Mohammad-Ali Fardin (a very popular actor in Iran during the decades of the 1960s and 1970s). According to Ostaad Banaan (a legendary Persian vocalist), Iraj’s voice is extraordinary and incomparable.
During those years Iraj also joined Iranian Royal Air Force and became a LIEUTENANT COLONEL at the time of being pensioned from the army.
He lives in Iran, and has five adult children (3 boys and 2 girls). His youngest son Ehsaan Khaaje Amiri (Persian: احسان خواجه اميری) - now in his twenties - is a young singer as well. His daughter Elika is an artist.
Many of Iranian people truly believe that Iraj's voice, and his singing style should be considered as one of the greatest ever and up to the present moment in the history of Persian Music.