Sepideh (singer)

{{Multiple issues|

}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Sepideh

| image = Sepideh live in concert 02.JPG

| caption =

| native_name = سپیده افشار

| birth_name = Sepideh Afshar

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|1|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Isfahan, Iran

| genre = Persian Pop, Dance Music, International Music

| occupation = Singer

| instrument = Vocals

| years_active = 1998–present

| label = Caltex Records (1998–2007), Avang Music (2008–present)

| website = {{url|sepidehmusic.com/}}

}}

Sepideh ({{langx|fa|سپیده}}; born 14 January 1976) is an Iranian-born singer. She has recorded and toured around the world multiple times, performing songs in multiple languages including Persian, English, Armenian, Arabic, Kurdish and Turkish.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff5PulCdnGc|title=Farsi 1 TV interview with Sepideh|website=YouTube }}

Personal life

Sepideh was born in Tehran, Iran and is of Kurdish descent on her father's side. She moved with her family to the Washington D.C. area in the late 1980s. She started singing in a band called Setareh while still in high school. After graduating, she joined another band called Mask. The band did shows all along the east coast of the United States for several years before Sepideh moved to Los Angeles, California in 1997 to pursue a career in music full time.{{cite web|url=https://ourstage.com/sepideh/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708064026/http://ourstage.com/sepideh|url-status=usurped|archive-date=8 July 2018|title=OurStage artist bio}} She still lives in Los Angeles area with her husband.{{Citation|last=BBC Persian|title=12:20 mark, بلور بنفش: کشتی تفریحی مدیترانه – قسمت دوم|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsOunj1ZxLo&t=11s|access-date=10 December 2018}}

Career

After moving to Los Angeles in 1997, Sepideh got her break upon meeting the Persian music industry producer Shahbal Shabpareh. Sepideh started working with Shahbal in 1998 when he asked her to join as lead singer of the all-female Persian singing group Silhouettt (aka Silhouettte).{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/silhouettte/119188937|title=Silhouettte on Apple Music|website=Apple Music|language=en-us|access-date=10 December 2018}} Soon after, in 1999, the album "Beauty and the Beat" was released with Sepideh having recorded all vocals for the album. Silhouettt opened that year for Shahbal's band Black Cats, performing concerts around the world in support of the album. A few years later, in 2004, Sepideh released her first solo album entitled "Girl in the Mirror" with music producer Ramin Zamani. She followed that album in 2007 with her second solo album "No Fear," produced by Schubert Avakian. The book Soundtrack of the Revolution mentions that Sepideh is a "Shakira-esque pop singer".{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=siKaDQAAQBAJ&q=Sepideh+Shakira&pg=PA31|title=Soundtrack of the Revolution: The Politics of Music in Iran|last=Siamdoust|first=Nahid|date=18 January 2017|publisher=Stanford University Press|isbn=9781503600966|language=en}} Although she has released no full albums since 2007, Sepideh has released multiple singles since then.

After the death of the Persian female music icon Mahasti in 2007, Sepideh was one of only four Persian female singers asked by the Tapesh TV Network to record and perform a tribute song in Mahasti's memory.{{Citation|last=Tapesh TV Network|title=Beh Yaad Mahasti – Leila Forouhar, Helen, Hengameh and Sepideh|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYUIgE8Bk7I|access-date=8 February 2019}}{{Citation|title=Leila Forouhar, Helen, Hengameh, & Sepideh – Memories (Mahasti Tribute)|date=5 October 2010 |url=https://www.radiojavan.com/videos/video/leila-forouhar-helen-hengameh-sepideh-memories-(mahasti-tribute)|access-date=8 February 2019}} The other singers involved in the project were Leila Forouhar, Helen, and Hengameh.

In 2016, Sepideh gave a live performance as the musical guest star for the finale of the Manoto TV talent show Stage.{{Cite web|url=https://www.manototv.com/videos/80405v2/vid8165|title=Sepideh's performance at 1:20:10 قسمت ۲۲ – نتیجه نهایی|last=تو|first=Manoto من و|website=Manoto TV|language=FA|access-date=8 February 2019}}

Sepideh has developed a large online social media presence where she has accumulated millions of followers on various platforms like Facebook,{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/Sepidehmusic/|title=Sepideh|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=8 February 2019}} Instagram,{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/sepidehmusic/|title=Sepideh (@sepidehmusic) • Instagram photos and videos|website=www.instagram.com|language=en|access-date=8 February 2019}} Twitter, and Telegram. In addition, her music and videos have garnered over 100 million listens and views on various streaming platforms like YouTube,{{Citation|last=Avang Music|title=Sepideh – Nazanin OFFICIAL VIDEO HD|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k68ipBXep0A|access-date=8 February 2019}}{{Citation|last=Avang Music|title=Sepideh – Mimiram OFFICIAL VIDEO HD|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJkHKj82ZK8|access-date=8 February 2019}}{{Citation|last=Avang Music|title=Sepideh – Zendegi Khoobe OFFICIAL VIDEO HD|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiLdizn7xjg|access-date=8 February 2019}}{{Citation|last=Avang Music|title=Sepideh – Dastaye To OFFICIAL VIDEO HD|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaWCHtMTSAY|access-date=8 February 2019}} iTunes,{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/sepideh/82211929|title=Sepideh on Apple Music|website=Apple Music|language=en-us|access-date=8 February 2019}} Spotify,{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/1InaenmbomenfTJoZo2GaW|title=Sepideh|website=open.spotify.com|language=en|access-date=8 February 2019}} Radio Javan,{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiojavan.com/artist/Sepideh|title=Sepideh MP3s, Videos, Albums, Events- RadioJavan.com|website=www.radiojavan.com|access-date=8 February 2019}} Bia2.com,{{Cite web|url=https://www.bia2.com/artist/sepideh|title=Sepideh - Persian Music – Bia2.com|website=www.bia2.com|access-date=8 February 2019}} and others.

Discography

Albums

{{Discography list

| Type = Studio

| Name = Beauty and the Beat{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Beauty-Beat-Persian-Silhouettt-Sepideh/dp/B001JOKLHI|title=Beauty and the Beat, Amazon digital music|website=Amazon }}

| Released = 1999

| Label = Caltex Records

| Producer = Shahbal Shabpareh

| Format = CD

| Singles =

{{Track listing

| all_writing =

| all_lyrics =

| all_music =

| collapsed =

| headline = as part of Silhouettt

| extra_column = Native title

| title1 = Aroosiye Tou

| length1 = 4:34

| title2 = Shaparak

| length2 = 4:54

| title3 = Setareh

| length3 = 4:52

| title4 = Hasood

| length4 = 4:26

| title5 = Ham Koocheh

| length5 = 4:02

| title6 = Barg

| length6 = 5:29

| title7 = Eastgah

| length7 = 4:10

| title8 = Aroosiye Tou (Instrumental)

| length8 = 5:27

| total_length =

| writing_credits =

| lyrics_credits =

| music_credits =

}}

{{Discography list

| Type = Studio

| Name = Girl in the Mirror (Dokhtare Tooye Ayeneh){{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/DokhtareTooye-Ayeneh-Girl-Mirror-Persian/dp/B001JPFYTM/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=154441708|title=Girl in the Mirror, Amazon digital music|website=Amazon }}

| Released = 2004

| Label = Caltex Records

| Producer = Ramin Zamani

| Format = CD

| Singles =

{{Track listing

| all_writing =

| all_lyrics =

| all_music =

| collapsed =

| headline =

| extra_column = Native title

| title1 = Mikham Barat Bemiram

| length1 = 4:05

| title2 = Keesh

| length2 = 4:15

| title3 = Yadet Miad

| length3 = 4:07

| title4 = Dokhtare Tooye Ayeneh (Girl in the Mirror)

| length4 = 4:42

| title5 = Dele Divooneh

| length5 = 4:11

| title6 = Kafshe Noghrehee

| length6 = 3:35

| title7 = Ageh Besheh Chee Misheh

| length7 = 3:46

| title8 = Keesh (Club Mix)

| length8 = 3:42

| title9 = Medley

| length9 = 1:46

| total_length =

| writing_credits =

| lyrics_credits =

| music_credits =

}}

{{Discography list

| Type = Studio

| Name = No Fear{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/No-Fear-Sepideh/dp/B0019J8AM6/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1544419234|title=No Fear, Amazon digital music|website=Amazon }}

| Released = 2007

| Label = Sepideh Music

Sepideh (singer)

Personal life

Career

Discography

Awards and nominations

See also

References

External links