1. Morteza Najafipour Moghadam, better known as Shahin Najafi, is an Iranian musician, singer, composer, poet, author, and political activist.
12 Facts About Shahin Najafi
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Shahin Najafi was born in 1980 in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran.
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Shahin Najafi began writing poetry as a teenager and began learning the guitar in the classical and flamenco styles at the age of 18.
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Shahin Najafi then became an underground artist in Iran, performing in both rock and Spanish music styles, working with various bands.
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Shahin Najafi studied sociology at the University of Gilan and openly expressed his opinions about the university, leading to his getting expelled.
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Shahin Najafi was the head of the Inan music band in Germany.
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On 1 May 2008, Shahin Najafi released his first studio album, Ma mard nistim, with the partnership and composition of the Tapesh 2012 music band.
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Shahin Najafi ended cooperation with Tapesh 2012 at the beginning of 2009.
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The supervisor of Tapesh 2012 later apologized to Shahin Najafi and stated: the song had been inadvertently released in Voice of America TV.
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Shahin Najafi released his second studio album titled Tavahhom on 19 September 2009 by the German-Iranian publishing house "Pamas-Verlag".
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Shahin Najafi formed a new rock band Antikarisma band in January 2010.
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Shahin Najafi started a United States tour in 2012, starting with a talk on 30 September and later a concert on 16 November at University of California, Berkeley, events sponsored by the Iranian Student Alliance in the United States of America.