Homayoun Shajarian facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Homayoun Shajarian
Shajarian in 2019
Born	(1975-05-21) 21 May 1975 (age 49) Tehran, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Occupation	Musician
Spouse(s)	Gita Khansari ​ ​ (m. 1995; div. 2015)​
Partner(s)	Sahar Dolatshahi (2016–2024)
Children	1
Parent(s)	Mohammad Reza Shajarian (father)
Musical career
Genres	Iranian traditional music, folk, tasnife

Homayoun Shajarian (Persian: همايون شجريان, born 21 May 1975) is an Iranian singer. Homayoun is the son of Iranian singer Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, He learned singing from his father and started his musical career in the 1990s.

Early life

Shajarian was born in Tehran and is the son of Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, a grand master vocalist of Persian traditional music. At a young age, he began studying the tombak, a Persian hand drum, and Persian traditional vocal Avaz.

Shajarian attended Tehran Conservatory of Music choosing Kamancheh as his professional instrument and was tutored by Ardeshir Kamkar. In 1991, he accompanied his father in concerts of Ava Music Ensemble in the United States, Europe and Iran, playing Tombak and from 1999 on, he started accompanying his father also on vocals. In 1995 he got married to Guitta Khansari, they have a child called Yasmine Shajarian who is born in 2007 in Tehran, Iran. They got divorced in 2015. His first independent work Nassim-e Vasl, composed by Mohammad Javad Zarrabian, was released on his 28th birthday, on 21 May 2003. He performed live-stream concert on 24 May 2020 during coronavirus pandemic.

Career

Shajarian attended Tehran Conservatory of Music choosing Kamancheh as his professional instrument and was tutored by Ardeshir Kamkar. In 1991, he accompanied his father in concerts of Ava Music Ensemble in the United States, Europe and Iran, playing Tombak and from 1999 on, he started accompanying his father also on vocals. In 1995 he married Guitta Khansari, their child, Yasmine Shajarian, was born in 2007 in Tehran, Iran. They were divorced in 2015. His first independent work Nassim-e Vasl, composed by Mohammad Javad Zarrabian, was released on his 28th birthday, on 21 May 2003. He performed live-stream concert on 24 May 2020 during coronavirus pandemic.

Personal life

Homayoun Shajarian in Vienna, October 2023

His wife was Guitta Khansari with whom he has a daughter. Their daughter, Yasmine, was born on the 6th of November 2007 in Tehran, Iran. They divorced after a few years. A few years later, Homayoun Shajarian was seen several times with Sahar Dolatshahi, until he confirmed they are engaged in an interview with Adel Ferdosipour in 2023.

Discography

Studio albums

• Scream (2003)
• Wind of Reaching (2003)
• Impatient (2004)
• Passion of Friend (2004)
• Role of Dream (2005)
• With Stars (2006)
• Koli Ghaychak (2007)
• Sun of Wish (2008)
• Water, Bread, Song (2009)
• Night of Separation (2010)
• My Love Don't Leave Without Me (2012)
• Heavenly (2012)
• What Fires (2013)
• Gods of Secrets (2015)
• In Oblivion (2022)

Collaborative albums

• Tune & Faith (1998) (with Mohammad Reza Shajarian)
• Can't Go On Living Without You (2002) (with Mohammad Reza Shajarian)
• Turmoil of Lovers (2007) (with Mohammad Reza Shajarian)
• Love Letter (2011) (with Abdolghader Maraghi Ensemble)
• Simorgh (2013) (with Simorgh Orchestra, Hamid Motebassem)
• Beyond Any Form (2014) (with Tahmoures Pournazeri)
• The Lord of the Secrets (2015) (with Sohrab Pournazari, Siavash Ensemble)
• Sleep Next to My Love Poems Tonight (2017) (with Fardin Khal Atbari)
• My Iran (2018) (with Sohrab Pournazeri)
• The Myth of Your Eyes (2019) (with Alireza Ghorbani, Mahyar Alizadeh)

Soundtrack albums

• Heavy Makeup (2014) (with Sohrab Pournazeri)
• Subdued (2017) (with Sohrab Pournazeri)

Extended plays

• Mind (2020) (with Seventh Soul, Mohammad Reza Shajarian)

Singles

See also

In Spanish: Homayoun Shayarián para niños

• Music of Iran
• List of Iranian musicians