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((Little biography of Farhad Mehrad))

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Farhad Mehrad (20 January 1944 – 31 August 2002), commonly known as Farhad, was an Iranian pop, rock, and folk singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist,[1] who released the first English rock and roll album in Iran.[2] He rose to prominence among Iranian rock, folk and pop musicians before the Islamic Revolution in 1979, but after the revolution, he was banned from singing for several years in Iran. His first concert after the Islamic Revolution was held in 1993. To this day, he is considered one of the most influential and respected contemporary Iranian singers.[3] He was also the first singer of the popular band Black Cats.[4] Farhad is most well known for his song Jomeh (Friday) for the film Khodahafez Rafigh[5] in 1971. Despite all the rumors about it being a political song written by Shahyar Ghanbari who denied these Allegations on Tapesh TVs "Uncut" Show.

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