13 Facts About Shervin Hajipour

Shervin Hajipour rose to fame after the release of his single "Baraye" which has been described as "the anthem" of the 2022 protests.

On 1 March 2024, Shervin Hajipour was sentenced to 3 years and 8 months of jail and ordered to write anti-America-Aggression music because of "Baraye", a song that won Best Song for Social Change at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.

Shervin Hajipour Haji Aghapour was born on 30 March 1997, in Babolsar, Mazandaran.

Shervin Hajipour took up music at the age of eight, when he entered a violin class.

Shervin Hajipour attended the University of Mazandaran, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in economics.

At the age of 22, Shervin Hajipour participated in New Era, a TV Talent show competition, where he advanced to the finals of the second round of its first season.

Shervin Hajipour posted "Baraye" to his Instagram, where it received more than 40 million views in less than two days.

On 29 September 2022 Shervin Hajipour was arrested for his song "Baraye", and was forced to remove the song from his social media platforms by the IRGC's security agents shortly after his arrest.

Shervin Hajipour's arrest garnered criticism from multiple Iranians and musicians, including Murat Boz, Mohammad Esfahani, Rana Mansour, Karim Sadjadpour, and Roger Waters.

On 4 October 2022, Shervin Hajipour was released on bail "so that his case can go through the legal process," according to Mohammad Karimi, prosecutor of the northern province of Mazandaran.

Shervin Hajipour received the Special Merit Award for Best Song For Social Change for "Baraye" at the 2023 GRAMMYs, which was presented by US First Lady Jill Biden, who highlighted Hajipour's message.

In 2023, Shervin Hajipour was listed as one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World.

On 31 July 2024, Shervin Hajipour published a video on his Instagram social network and announced that his prison sentence has been finalized and he must present himself to prison within the next 3 days.