| Shadmehr Aghili | |||||||||
| Caption: | Shadmehr Aghili | ||||||||
| Native Name: | شادمهر عقیلی نژاد | ||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | fa | ||||||||
| Birth Date: | 1973 1, df=yes | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Tehran, Iran | ||||||||
| Occupation: | Singer, musician, composer, actor, record producer, songwriter | ||||||||
| Years Active: | 1994–present | ||||||||
| Instrument: | Keyboard, violin, guitar, piano, santur, harmonica, trumpet, mandolin, drums | ||||||||
| Genre: | Pop, fusion, rock | ||||||||
| Label: | Avang Music, Radio Javan, century Records, Nava Media, Hamavaz, Avayeh Novin, Farsi Nava, Tanin Sound, Peygham Sahar | ||||||||
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Shadmehr Aghili (Persian: شادمهر عقیلی; born 27 January 1973) is an Iranian pop singer, musician, composer, music arranger, producer and songwriter,[1] [2] [3] and formerly an actor. He is credited as a revitalizer of music culture post-revolution in Iran.
Aghili was born in Tehran, Iran. He started early in music and studied piano, guitar and violin, graduating from the Tehran Conservatory of Music. and working at the IRIB, the official broadcasting system of Iran.
Aghili released his cassette album Bahar e Man (My Spring) in 1997, an instrumental music album where he played piano, guitar and violin. The album Fasl e Ashenayi (Season of Acquaintance), released in 1998, was another great effort with a number of collaborations. The follow-up Mosafer (Traveler) was also well received by the public. Aghili appeared also on screen with the movie Par e Parvaz (Wings to Fly), a bestseller in Iran for that year. He also wrote the soundtrack for the film. He had also a lead role in Shab-e Berahne (The Naked Night).
Aghili immigrated to Canada where he was signed to Nova Media. His first album in Canada was Khiali Nist (I Don't Care), quickly followed by Doori o Pashimani (Separation and Regret), Adam Foroush (Traitor) and Popcorn.
In 2009, Aghili released Taghdir (Fate), a highly praised album on a new contract with Century Records, and in 2012, Tarafdaar (On Your Side) was released on Avang Music.
Besides his prominent use of piano, guitar and violin, he also plays santur,[4] mandolin, trumpet, harmonica,[5] keyboard, banjo, and koto[6]
| Albums | Title | Persian Native | meaning | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year | |||||
| Official | |||||
| 1997 | Bahar e Man | My Spring | Instrumental | ||
| 1998 | Fasl e Ashenayi | فصل آشنایی | Season of Acquaintance | ||
| Mosafer | مسافر | The Traveler | |||
| 1999 | Dehaty | دهاتی | The Villager | ||
| Mashgh e Sokoot | Rehearsal of Silence | ||||
| Naghmeha ye Mashreghi | Eastern Tunes | Instrumental | |||
| 2000 | Par e Parvaz | Wings to Fly | Soundtracks of a same-title film | ||
| 2002 | Khiali Nist | خیالی نیست | I Don't Care | after migrating to Canada | |
| 2004 | Adam Foroush | آدم فروش | The Traitor | ||
| 2006 | Popcorn | پاپکرن | Popcorn | ||
| 2009 | Taghdir | Destiny | |||
| 2012 | Advocate | ||||
| 2016 | Tajrobeh Kon | تجربه کن | Experience it | ||
| 2018 | Tasvir | تصویر | Image | ||
| Unofficial | |||||
| 1994 | Shaam-e Ghariban | شام غریبان | The Night of Homeless | ||
| 2000 | Fariba | فریبا | Faribaa (lit. Charming) | ||
| 2001 | Adam o Hava | آدم و حوا | Adam and Eve | ||
| 2003 | Doori o Pashimani | دوری و پشیمانی | Separation and Regret | ||
| 2004 | Rag-e Khaab | رگ خواب | Blind Spot | Instrumental, released in Iran, after his migration to Canada | |
| 2006 | Talafi | تلافی | Retaliation | ||
| 2008 | Sabab | سبب | Reason | leaked work | |
| 2010 | Antique | آنتیک | Antique | ||
| 22 Album | |||||
2000: Par-e Parvaz ("Wings to Fly") (Soundtracks of a film of the same name)
2001: Shab-e Berahne ("The Naked Night") (Soundtracks of a film of the same name