Ezzat Rouhbakhsh
{{Short description|Iranian singer (1908–1989)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ezzat Rouhbakhsh
| image = Ezzat Rouhbakhsh, June 1952.jpg
| caption = Rouhbakhsh in June 1952
| native_name = عزت روحبخش
| native_name_lang = fa
| other_names = Ezzat Ruhbakhsh
| birth_date = 1908
| birth_place = Ashtian, Markazi province, Qajar Iran (now Iran)
| death_date = 1989
| death_place = Iran
| burial_place = Emamzadeh Taher, Karaj, Iran
| occupation = Singer
| known_for = Persian traditional music
}}
Ezzat Rouhbakhsh (1908–1989; {{Langx|fa|عزت روحبخش|lit=soulful honor}}), was an Iranian singer. She was known for her radio performances of Persian traditional music.
Biography
Ezzat Rouhbakhsh was born in 1908, in the city of Ashtian in Markazi province, Qajar Iran (now Iran).{{Cite web |last=Khalatbari |first=Mitra |title=آواهای کمشنیده از دیروز تا امروز • روحبخش – DW – ۱۳۹۹/۴/۱۹ |trans-title=Rarely heard sounds from yesterday to today |url=https://www.dw.com/fa-ir/%D8%A2%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4/audio-54105867 |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=Deutsche Welle (DW) |language=fa}}
At the age of sixteen, she entered the field by performing in the play Khosro and Shirin, and the operetta Dokhtark. She was a music student of {{III|Ali Khan Naib-ul-Sultaneh|fa|علیخان نایبالسلطنه}}. She continued her singing studies under Ali-Akbar Shahnazi, Shabpereh, Suleiman Rohafza, and Abolhasan Saba.
Rouhbakhsh started her radio performances with Hossein Tehrani, and worked in radio for many years. She performed alongside other female singers of the era, including Marzieh, Pooran, and Elaha.{{Cite web |last= |title=روحبخش، عزت |url=https://www.golha.co.uk/fa/people/26 |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=Golha.co.uk |language=fa}} The noted Iranian folk song, "Primrose Flower" ({{Langx|fa|گل پامچال|translit=Gol Chalchal}}), originally a Gilaki song, was first recorded by Rouhbakhsh around 1976.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-29 |title=بشنوید/ نواهایی از «گل پامچال» که بارها از دل خاک درآمد |trans-title=Listen to the tunes of "Gol Chalchal" that came from the heart many times |url=https://www.isna.ir/news/1403011004312/%D8%A8%D8%B4%D9%86%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DA%AF%D9%84-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%85%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%84-%DA%A9%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AF%D9%84-%D8%AE%D8%A7%DA%A9-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%AF |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=ایسنا (ISNA) |language=fa}} She also worked with the Loyal Brothers Orchestra ({{Langx|fa|ارکستر برادران وفادار}}) for many years.
She died in 1989, and was buried in Emamzadeh Taher in Karaj, Iran.
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Category:20th-century Iranian singers
Category:20th-century Iranian women singers
Category:20th-century women singers
Category:Burials at Emamzadeh Taher