Akbar Golpayegani
{{Short description|Iranian singer (1934–2023)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Akbar Golpayegani
| image = Gol-e Geryeh vinyl front cover.jpg
| native_name = اکبر_گلپایگانی
| native_name_lang = ar
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth-date| 30 January 1934}}
| death_date = {{Death-date and age|4 November 2023|30 January 1934}}
| death_place = Tehran, Iran
| other_names = Golpa
| occupation = Singer
}}
Akbar Golpayegani ({{langx|fa|اکبر_گلپایگانی}}; 30 January 1934 – 4 November 2023), also known as Golpa ({{langx|fa|گلپا}}), was an Iranian traditional singer.
Life and career
Born in Tehran, Golpayegani started his musical training in 1951.{{cite news |title=Veteran Iranian vocalist Akbar Golpayegani dies at 90 |url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/490974/Veteran-Iranian-vocalist-Akbar-Golpayegani-dies-at-90 |access-date=29 November 2023 |work=Tehran Times |date=5 November 2023 |language=en}} At 14 he had his first experience in a choir, and at 15 he became a member of the Nizam School Music Association.{{cite news |title=اکبر گلپایگانی ملقب به گلپا در گذشت |url=https://www.panjere.news/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%87%D9%86%DA%AF-%D9%87%D9%86%D8%B1-6/16943-%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%A8%D8%B1-%DA%AF%D9%84%D9%BE%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A8-%D8%A8%D9%87-%DA%AF%D9%84%D9%BE%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%B4%D8%AA |access-date=29 November 2023 |work=Panjere News|date=29 November 2023 |language=fa}}
Golpayegani had his breakout in 1956, when he began participating in the National Iranian Radio musical show Radio Golha, on which he collaborated until 1979. He was the first Iranian singer to perform abroad, taking part in a 1956 international festival promoted by Unesco. In 1969, his performance of "Poem of Saadi" was included in the soundtrack of Pier Paolo Pasolini's film Medea. In 1984, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Tehran.
Golpayegani died on 4 November 2023, at the age of 89.{{cite news |title=گریه های همسر استاد گُلپا از شنیدن آهنگ مورد علاقهاش با صدای احسان خواجهامیری+ فیلم |url=https://www.tala.ir/news/detail/162997/%DA%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%87%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF-%DA%AF%D9%8F%D9%84%D9%BE%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B4%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%86-%D8%A2%D9%87%D9%86%DA%AF-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%D8%B4-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85 |access-date=29 November 2023 |work=Tala |date=7 November 2023 |language=fa}} He was buried in the artists' wing of the Behesht-e Zahra cemetery.{{cite news |title=Iranian Singer, Akbar Golpayegani, Laid To Rest |url=https://ifpnews.com/iranian-singer-akbar-golpayegani-laid-rest/ |access-date=29 November 2023 |work=Iran Front Page|date=7 November 2023}}
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