Inspired by the Beatles, he formed a beat group known as "the Rebels" with Shahram Shabpareh and Siavash Ghomayshi in the mid 1960's. He first decided to cover Italian songs.[2] [dubious ] He was also a part of the "Sunboys" and "Black cats" bands, before embarking on a career as a solo singer.[3] Two years before the revolution in Iran, Abi went to the United States for a concert, and when the revolution began, he inevitably stayed there. He married Firoozeh Meghdadi in 1974 and has three daughters named Asal, Sayeh and Khatoon, for whom he has sung a separate song.