Aref persian singer biography

Iranian pop music singer and actor (born 1940)

Musical artist

Aref Arefkia (Persian: عارف عارف‌کیا), known by the mononymAref (Persian: عارف; also Romanized as Āref, born August 10, 1940) is an Iranian pop music singer and former actor.^[1][2] He is known as "The king of hearts" and "The Legend of pop" in Iran.

Early life

He graduated from the Tehran Industrial School of Art in 1958. Before starting his career as a singer, Aref worked as a teacher at Qazvin industrial school of Art for two years, but the truth is that he has been singing since he was 12 years old.

Aref persian singer biography

Career

In the 1960s, Aref introduced a new wave of romantic styles to the large spectrum of romantic Persian music. After the Islamic revolution Aref left Iran and went to London and Los Angeles. He has one son and four daughters.

His first hit was "Daryacheye Noor", which is still popular among all Iranians. Aref and his family left Iran in 1979, following the Isla