Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known professionally as Amir Tataloo, is an Iranian singer, rapper and songwriter.
19 Facts About Amir Tataloo
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Amir Tataloo is one of Iran's most famous and controversial artists for his full body tattoo and his frequent open dialogue toward politics and social aspects of Iran's younger generations.
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In 2021, Amir Tataloo released the album Fereshteh by Universal Music Group.
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Amir Tataloo is the first Iranian to collaborate with Universal Music Group.
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Amir Tataloo's family are Iranian Azerbaijanis and he has four siblings.
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Amir Tataloo decided to work and study simultaneously because of his family's financial situation.
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Amir Tataloo started his music career in 2003 by releasing songs on his blog.
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Amir Tataloo started as an underground musician, and remains unauthorized by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.
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Amir Tataloo released a single, "Manam Yeki az un Yazdahtam", for the Iranian National Football Team during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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Amir Tataloo was introduced as the peace ambassador of the museum.
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In 2018, after several arrests by the Iranian authorities and failing to get a music activity license from the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Amir Tataloo left Iran and immigrated to Turkey.
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Amir Tataloo is one of the most popular yet controversial Iranian celebrities.
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Amir Tataloo has a large fan base, as well as critics.
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In 2021, Amir Tataloo broke the record for most comments on YouTube, with a video for his song Ye Saram Be Ma Bezan reaching over 19 million comments.
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In 2019, Amir Tataloo asked fans to break the record of the most commented post on Instagram, which was at the time 10 million comments.
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Amir Tataloo is vegan, and is constantly preaching the vegan philosophy and lifestyle, asking his fans not to kill and eat animals.
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On January 28,2020, Amir Tataloo was detained by Turkish police in Istanbul, with an Interpol red notice for him in effect.
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In May 2020, Amir Tataloo stirred controversy after he advocated for minors below the age of 16 to be able to get married and invited fans, minors at the time, to join his harem.
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Amir Tataloo was finally handed over to the Iranian government on December 6,2023 at the land border of Iran and Turkey, and was immediately arrested due to accusations and complaints such as corruption.