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Also known as Eftekhar Dadehbala

Eftekhar Dadehbala (; November 16, 1946 – June 25, 2007), known by her stage name Mahasti (), was an Iranian singer of Persian classical, folk, and pop music with a mezzo-soprano vocal range. She was active for more than four decades.

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Iran
Active from
1946-11-16
Active to
2007-06-25
persian classicalpersian poppop

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Mahasti (مهستی) (Eftekhar Dadehbala) (November 16, 1946 - June 25, 2007) was a legendary Persian Pop and classical singer who was recognized as the "Persian Diva" and "Lady of hearts & flowers". She was the younger sister of another popular Iranian female singer, Hayedeh. Mahasti's voice was discovered by maestro Parviz Yahaghi, a distinguished Iranian composer and violinist. She was amongst a rare group of singers who "started" their careers <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Mahasti">Read mor

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Key facts

Musical artist.name
Mahasti
Musical artist.image
Mahasti2.jpg
Musical artist.caption
Mahasti in 1970s
Musical artist.background
solo_singer
Musical artist.birth_name
Eftekhar Dadehbala
Musical artist.birth_date
November 16, 1946
Musical artist.birth_place
Tehran, Iran
Musical artist.death_date
June 25, 2007 (aged 60)
Musical artist.death_place
Santa Rosa, California, U.S.
Musical artist.occupation
Singer
Musical artist.years_active
1965–2007
Musical artist.associated_acts
Hayedeh

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
Iran
Place of birth
Tehran
Place of death
Santa Rosa
Sibling
Hayedeh
Languages spoken
Persian
Instrument
voice
Image
Mahasti52.jpg
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Commons category
Mahasti
date of birth
1946-11-16
date of death
2007-06-25
cause of death
Colorectal cancer
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1963-00-00
pseudonym
مهستی
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Early life and career
  • Death and burial
  • Discography
  • Albums
  • Singles
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Eftekhar Dadehbala (; November 16, 1946 – June 25, 2007), known by her stage name Mahasti (), was an Iranian singer of Persian classical, folk, and pop music with a mezzo-soprano vocal range. She was active for more than four decades.

==Early life and career== alt=|left|thumb|Mahasti (left) and Hayedeh, leaping over a fire at Chaharshanbe Suri.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mahasti” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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