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Faramarz Assef
فرامرز آصف
Birth nameFaramarz Assef Nakhaei
Born27 October 1950
Abadan, Iran
GenresIranian pop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • architect
  • athlete
Years active1977–present
LabelsAfra Production Co.
Websiteassefmusic.com
Sports career
Assef as an athlete in 1970s
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
SportAthletics
EventTriple jump
Medal record
Representing Iran
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Tehran Triple jump

Faramarz Assef (Persian: فرامرز آصف; born 27 October 1950 in Abadan, Iran) is an Iranian music artist and former long and triple jumper who won a bronze medal at the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran in triple jump.[1]

Music career

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As a graduate in architecture from University of Southern California (USC), Assef began his music career in Los Angeles, California in 1984. Since then, he has produced eight albums titled AFRA 1-8 along with four single songs. His most famous song, "Haji", brought him to the attention of Iranian communities around the world. Due to his sport background, Faramarz Assef is referred to[by whom?] as a bird with iron wings in Iranian pop music. He married Yalda in 2003 and has two children, his daughter Ranaa and his son Ramin.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Faramarz Asef. takhtejamshidcup.com
  2. ^ "بیوگرافی فرامرز آصف". beytoote.com (in Persian). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. ^ "فرامرز آصف، خواننده و ورزشکار سابق ایرانی". beytoote.com (in Persian). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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