Ebi
Ebrahim Hamedi (; born 1949), better known by his stage name Ebi (ابی), is an Iranian pop singer who first started his career in Tehran, gaining fame as part of a band, and later as a solo performer. He moved to Los Angeles in 1977, two years before the 1979 revolution in Iran, and continued his career in exile. Over 50 years, Ebi has released nearly 200 singles and over 30 albums.

Early life
Ebi's father was from Arak and his mother was from Karaj. He is the eldest of six siblings born in Khorramdareh. 

In an interview with Radio Zamaneh in 2008, Ebi said that his hobby was singing and he sang to people at home, schoolmates and children in his neighborhood.  He also said that he has been reciting the Quran in the school queue since the third year of primary school.

Career

Inspired by The Beatles, he formed a beat band known as "the Rebels" with Shahram Shabpareh and Siavash Ghomayshi in the mid 60's. He was also a part of the "Sunboys" and "Black cats" bands, before embarking on a career as a solo singer.

He left Iran to tour the United States in 1977, before the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and he stayed there after the revolution.

In 1990, he released the joint album Noon O Panir O Sabzi with Dariush. In the same year, he performed a joint concert with Dariush at the Universal Amphitheater.

The song Khalij-e Hamishegi-ye Fars (Persian Gulf forever) is one of Ebi's most famous songs, the lyrics of this song is by Adel Hassani and the composer of this song is Mohammad Shams. The name of the album Khalij is because of this song. Ebi stated that this song is one of the few songs that he is proud of himself for performing.

In 1995, Ebi released the album Setarehaye Sorbi with the lyrics of Iraj Janatie Ataie and the composition of Siavash Ghomayshi. In the Manoto's "Behtarinhaye Behtarinha", which showed the top 20 songs of Ebi as chosen by the people, the song Kee Ashkato Pak Mikoneh and Setarehaye Sorbi won the first and second place, respectively, and both of these songs are from this album. Also, the song Ghebleh from this album was ranked 17th.

Among his "politically charged" songs, Hala (1999), written by the Iranian poet Mina Assadi and produced by Esfandiar Monfaredzadeh. He called this song his most important political song in an interview in 2013 with the TV channel Manoto.

In 2009 Ebi again commented on the domestic politics of Iran by singing the song "Tasmim" (Decision) as a response to the 2009 presidential election.

Ebi collaborated with Shadmehr Aghili in several songs. He did a joint world tour with Shadmehr called "Royaye Ma" in 2012.

Ebi released the joint song Nostalgia with Googoosh by Radio Javan in 2014. Ebi and Googoosh started their joint world concert tour called "Nostalgia". The tour started with the Dubai concert.

He released the album Jan-e Javani (2014). He also started the world tour of this album.

Ebi released his last album called Lalehzaar in 2019. The song Koocheye Nastaran in this album, which is a political song and is about the Iran–Iraq war, was controversial.

In 2020, Ebi appeared on Persia's Got Talent.

Ebi participated in the protests against Ebrahim Raisi's presence in front of the United Nations and supported the Iranian protests.

He started his new world tour called "The Love Project" in 2022.  This tour was postponed due to COVID-19.

Personal life 
Ebi has three daughters from his first wife, Firuzeh Meghdadi. He divorced his first wife after a few years.

He divides his time between Marbella, Spain and Los Angeles with his second wife, Mahshid Hamedi Boromand. In the early 2000s, he lived in Sweden. Ebi has a stepson from Mahshid.

Awards
1974: 1st singer in Turkey festival with the song Shekar.

Discography

Albums
 "Tapesh" (1974)
 "Nazi Naz Kon" (1976)
 "Shab Zadeh" (1987)
 "Kouhe Yakh" (1987)
 "Khalij" (1990)
 "Gharibeh" (1990)
 "Noon O Panir O Sabzi" (with Dariush) (1990)
 "Setareh Donbaleh Dar" (1993)
 "Moalleme Bad" (1992)
 "Atal Matal" (1994)
 "Setarehaye Sorbi" (1995)
 "Atre To" (1996)
 "Ba To" (1996)
 "Taje Taraneh" (1997)
 "Pir" (1999)
 "Tolou Kon" (1999)
 "Shabe Niloufari" (2003)
 "Hasrate Parvaz" (2006)
 "Remembrance of Kamran & Hooman and Ebi" (With Kamran & Hooman) (2009)
 "Hesse Tanhaee" (2011)
 "Jane Javani" (2014)
 "Lalehzaar" (2019)

Singles
 "Hamkhoon", ft. Shahrokh (1981)
"Khali" "New Version" (2008)
 "Royaye Ma" ft. Shadmehr Aghili (2012)
 "Hamin Khoobe" ft. Shadmehr Aghili (2013)
 "Negaranet Misham" (2013)
 "Ye Dokhtar" ft. Shadmehr Aghili (2013)
 "I Can Hear Christmas" – with Liel Kolet (2013) 
 "Nostalgia" ft. Googoosh (2014)
 "Ki Ashkato Pak Mikoneh" ft. Googoosh (2014)
 "Delpoosh" (2016)
 "Assal" (2016)
 "Nafas Nafas" "Remix" (2017)
 "Kash" (Unofficial) (With Tohi) (2018)
 "Zakhme Namaree" (2020)
 "Horme To" (2021)
 "Tehrane Man" (2022)
 "Shab Geryeh "Live Version" (2022)
 "Ghafase Doa O Dar" (2023)
 "Khanoom Gol & Jabe Javaher) "Live Version"(2023)

See also
 Fereydoun Farrokhzad
 Arash
 Mina Assadi

Notes

References

External links

 
 
 Sheet Music of Ebi Songs
 Ebi’s profile on vowave
 
 

1949 births
Iranian pop singers
Living people
Iranian musicians
Singers from Tehran
Iranian male singers
Iranian singer-songwriters
Iranian male singer-songwriters
Iranian emigrants to Spain
Iranian emigrants to Sweden
Musicians from Tehran
Caltex Records artists
Taraneh Records artists
Persian-language singers
20th-century Iranian male singers
American people of Iranian descent
Exiles of the Iranian Revolution in the United States