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Shahram Nazeri (Persian: شهرام ناظرى , Kurdish: Şehram Nazirî ) is a contemporary Iranian Kurdish musician who sings classical Persian and Kurdish music. He is one of Iran's most respected vocalists.
He was born in 1950 to a Kurdish family in Kermanshah, Iran. His family was musical and he started studying music at an early age. He is said to have started singing in public at the age of eight[1].
He specializes in the rich tradition of Sufi music, which turns to song the mystical poetry of Rumi, Hafiz, Attar, and others. Nazeri is known particularly for several decades of works on Rumi poetry. He is also working on symphonies made on Firdowsi's masterpieces.[2] Nazeri is Called "the Persian nightingale" and usually holds deeply soulful performances.[3][4][5] [6] He is also referred to as "the Pavarotti of Iran"[7]. He has studied with distinguished Persian classical musicians such as:
Some of his most popular albums are:
Other Iranian Légion d'honneur recipients:
Music: