Mandana Khazraei

Mandana Khezraei was born on January 23, 1980, in Kerman.{{Citation |title=گفتگوی صدای آمریکا با ماندانا خضرایی |date=2014-02-17 |url=https://ir.voanews.com/a/mandana-khazraei/1852803.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com |publisher=VOA Farsi |language=fa |accessdate=2024-12-26}} At the age of 8, she began learning the santur under the guidance of Khalil Barahani and studied vocal radif with Hengameh Akhavan and Shahnaz Moghaddam.{{Cite web |date= |title=آواهای کم‌شنیده از دیروز تا امروز • ماندانا خضرایی |trans-title=Rarely Heard Voices from Yesterday to Today • Mandana Khadraei |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-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%AE%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C/audio-36077816 |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=Deutsche Welle |language=fa}}{{Cite web |last=هومان حاجبی |title=گفتگو با سرکار خام ماندانا خضرایی، خواننده |date=2022-05-10 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzAfAC8vySc |website=YouTube |accessdate=2024-12-26}} In 2009, she emigrated to the Philippines and later to the United States, where she currently resides.

She, along with Moslem Alipour, performed the concert "Atr-e Khak" (Scent of Earth) in Canada,{{Cite web|title=عطر خاک؛ گزارشی از کنسرت موسیقی کلاسیک و فولکلور ماندانا خضرایی و مسلم علیپور|url=https://ir.voanews.com/a/7390853.html|date=2023-12-09|accessdate=2024-12-26|language=fa|website=VOA Farsi}}{{Cite web |last=Randy |date=2024-10-16 |title=Mandana Khazraei & Moslem Alipour|website=Illusion Magic Lounge |url=https://illusionmagiclounge.com/show/mandana-khazraei-amp-moslem-alipour-oct-20-2024/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |language=en-US}} which was broadcast on BBC Persian's music program.{{Cite web |last=BBC Persian |title=پخش کنسرت ماندانا خضرایی و مسلم علیپور از برنامه موسیقی بی‌بی‌سی فارسی |trans-title=Broadcast of the concert of Mandana Khazrai and Muslim Alipour from the BBC Persian music program |url=https://www.instagram.com/bbcpersian/reel/DCKSnoVp9eD/?hl=en |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=Instagram}}{{Citation|title=کنسرت ماندانا خضرایی و مسلم علیپور|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghdr4h--EEA|date=2024-11-09|accessdate=2024-12-26|publisher=BBC Persian|via=YouTube}}

She has also performed in live and Nowruz shows on Voice of America (VOA) and BBC Persian. During Nowruz 2018, she performed the songs "Jahane Golha" (World of Flowers) and "Ghonche Bahar" (Spring Bud) on BBC Persian. In Nowruz 2023,{{Citation|title=نوروز ۹۷: "جهان گل‌ها" - ماندانا خضرایی|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1SVHqiNgEY&list=PLmdEvtplre631MAe1Rb_Gqnaz3HTg5JRU&index=10|date=2018-03-21|accessdate=2024-12-26|publisher=BBC Persian|via=YouTube}}{{Citation|title=نوروز ۹۷: "غنچه بهار" - ماندانا خضرایی|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlmUNbUC_CI&list=PLmdEvtplre631MAe1Rb_Gqnaz3HTg5JRU&index=24|date=2018-03-21|accessdate=2024-12-26|last=BBC Persian}} she performed the song "Sar Oomad Zemestoon" (Winter Is Over) alongside Ehsan Karami on VOA's "Eide Now" (New Year) program.{{Cite web|title=اجرای زنده "سر اومد زمستون" توسط ماندانا خضرایی و احسان کرمی در "نوعید"|url=https://ir.voanews.com/a/mandan-ghazrai-ehsan-karami-live-song-sing-voa-farsi-norooz-norouz/7014962.html|date=2023-03-22|access-date=2024-12-26|language=fa|website=VOA Farsi}}

• "Shabe Tanhayi" (Lonely Night) – composed by Houshang Farahani
• "Bezan Baran" (Let It Rain)
• "Be Sooye To" (Toward You)
• "Hadise Vafa" (The Tale of Loyalty)
• "Sham-e Khamoosh" (Extinguished Candle)
• "Roozegare Koodaki" (Childhood Days)
• "Mah va Sang" (The Moon and the Stone)
• "Azizam" (My Dear) – featuring Tara Piraeinde

• Shabe Tanhayi (Lonely Night){{Cite web |title=شب تنهایی از ماندانا خضرایی |date=2015-12-29 |trans-title=Lonely Night by Mandana Khadraei |url=https://ir.voanews.com/a/mandana-khazaei-behnood-mokri/3123299.html |website=VOA Farsi |language=fa |access-date=2024-12-26}}

During the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, Khezraei supported Iranian protesters by participating in demonstrations abroad and releasing supportive music and videos.{{Cite news|title=ماندانا خضرایی خواننده: ایران آباد و آزاد، حق جوانان شجاع و غیور و زنان آزاده و آزادی‌خواه ایران است|url=https://ir.voanews.com/a/mandana-khazraii-on-iran-protests-mahsa-amini/6791001.html|date=2022-10-15|accessdate=2024-12-26|language=fa|work=VOA Farsi}} At one protest after the Mahsa Amini demonstrations, she stated: "The winter of 1979 will soon turn into spring."{{Cite news |title=ماندانا خضرایی، خواننده: زمستان ۵۷ به زودی بهار خواهد شد |date=2022-10-30 |trans-title=Mandana Khadraei, singer: Winter of 2018 will soon be spring |url=https://ir.voanews.com/a/iranian-female-singer-winter-future-spring-revolution/6811510.html |publisher=VOA Farsi|language=fa |access-date=2024-12-26}}

She also criticized some male artists for their reactions to Parastoo Ahmadi's performances, saying: "For over forty years, women's voices have been silenced. Where have you been?"{{Citation|title=انتقاد ماندانا خضرایی، خواننده ایرانی، از واکنش‌های منفی جمعی از هنرمندان به اجرای پرستو احمدی|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guM5oPoAXwo|date=2024-12-16|accessdate=2024-12-26|publisher=VOA Farsi|via=YouTube}}{{Cite web |last=Iran International |title="انتقاد ماندانا خضرایی از برخی از موسیقدانان مرد در خصوص پرستو احمدی" |url=https://x.com/IranIntl/status/1868608256001601998|website=Twitter}}

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