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Also known as Arash Labaf

Iranian singer

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Arash is an Iranian singer known for blending traditional Persian music with contemporary pop and dance styles. He has achieved international popularity, particularly with songs that have crossed cultural boundaries and brought Persian music to global audiences.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1922
Works
7

Top works

  • Kalmyk manual
  • Problemy sovremennogo kalmykovedenii︠a︡
  • Kalmyk-English dictionary
  • Kalmyk-Oirat symposium
  • The Kalmyks, their ethnic, historical, religious, and cultural background

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Writing · Tehran, Iran

Arash has said that the reason he chooses to sing in his native language is because of his "deep attachment to Iran and Persian culture." His debut album, Arash, was released by the Warner Music Sweden in June 2005, after he had finished college. His singles, "Boro Boro" ("Go Away") and "Temptation" (featuring Rebecca) made it to the hit lists around Europe, and their respective videos garnered…

Known for

  • Behrouz: A Legend on Screen — Self2017
  • Rhino Season — Son2012
  • Fångarna på fortet — Self1990
  • Eurovision Song Contest — Self - Contestant1956

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Sweden
Active from
1977
clubcontemporary r&bdancedance-popfolk pophip hop

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
305,427
Total plays
3,767,581

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popdancearabicPersianIranian

ARASH is a Platinum-selling Swedish singer and producer whose music is also certified gold in many European countries. Whether he’s singing in his mother tongue (Farsi) on his own chart-topping releases, singing in English with some of the worlds biggest names, including: Shaggy, Sean Paul, T-Pain and Snoop Dogg, he is the only artist of Persian heritage to release four albums and thirty singles that have sustained a high-level of success by topping the charts around the world. <a href="https://

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Official website
www.arash.com
Image
Arash 2009.jpg
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Commons category
Arash
date of birth
1978-04-23
start of work period
2003-00-00
name in native language
آرش لباف
social media followers
3150000
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Article

Arash Labbaf (Persian: آرش لباف, pronounced [ɒːˈɾæʃ ɛ læbˈbɒːf], Azerbaijani: Arəş Ləbaf; born 23 April 1977) is an Iranian-Swedish singer, entertainer, and producer.

He represented Azerbaijan along with Aysel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, finishing third with the song "Always". He is also one of the judges of Persia's Got Talent, a Persian franchise of the British talent show Got Talent.

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