Arash (entertainer)
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| Arash Labaf آرش لباف |
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 Arash (2009) |
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| Background information | |
| Born | April 23, 1977 Tehran,  Iran |
| Genres | Persian pop, Hip hop, R&B, Dance music, House |
| Occupations | Singer, DJ |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Warner Music Scandinavia (WEA) |
| Website | www.arash.com |
Arash Labaf (Persian: آرش لباف, born 23 April 1977) is an Iranian-Swedish singer, dancer, entertainer and producer.
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Early life
Arash Labaf was born in Tehran, Iran. At age ten, he and his family moved to Sweden, where he still resides. In an interview with BBC Persian Television, he has mentioned that his mother and father are from the Iranian cities of Shiraz and Isfahan, respectively.[1] Also in one of his interviews, he stated his great grandfather is Iranian Azeri.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] In an interview with Arash emphasized: "My great-grandfather was an Azeri so I always feel my Azerbaijani roots.".[9] Consequently his family moved to Malmö, Sweden. He resides in Malmö when he is not on tour and considers it his hometown.
Career
Arash has said that the reason he chooses to sing in his native language is because of his "deep attachment to Iran and Persian culture."[10]
His debut album, Arash, was released by the Warner Music Sweden in June 2005, after he had finished college. His singles, "Boro Boro" ("Go Away") and "Temptation" (featuring Rebecca Zadig) made it to the hit lists around Europe, and their respective videos garnered significant airplay on more than 20 MTV outlets across the world.
In addition to successes in his home countries' music charts, namely Sweden and Iran, the platinum-selling singer and producer Arash has had hits notably in Eastern European and South-East European charts like Russia, Ukraine, Greece, Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Turkey and in Asian music charts like in Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and throughout the Arab Middle Eastern countries. His singles have charted many times on Swiss and Finnish charts and he is especially famous in Poland. His song "Boro Boro" was featured in Indian Bollywood movie Bluffmaster!.
His album Arash was certified gold in 5 countries: Germany, Russia, Slovenia and Greece and in Sweden for the single "Boro Boro" went gold.[11] This song was also featured in the Hindi Bollywood film Bluffmaster! and he was the featured Artist of the Month on MTV India. He made a guest appearance in the movie as well as a DJ singing "Boro Boro".
Collaborations
Helena did not take part in the music video of "Pure Love", although her voice was used in it. The video was starred by Arash, together with the Venezuelan beauty queen, Marianne Puglia.[12]
Arash has produced along with Thomas G:son, Robert Uhlmann, and Johan Bejerholm the Swedish entry to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 "Allt jag vill ha" that was performed by Josefine Ridell.[13][14][15]
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
In early 2009, it was revealed that the Azerbaijani entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 would be the song "Always" which was written and composed by Arash. The song was performed by Aysel Teymurzadeh and Arash in a duet in Semifinal 2 of the Eurovision competition.[16][17] The song qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest final which took place on 16 May 2009, and was placed third.
Personal life
Labaf married his long-term fiancee, Behnaz Ansari, in Dubai in May 2011.[18][19]
Discography
Discography
- 2005: Arash
- 2006: Crossfade (The Remix Album)
- 2008: Donya
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak | Certifications/ Notes |
Album | |||
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| FIN | ROM | SWE | SUI | ||||
| 2004 | "Boro Boro" | 12 | - | 1 | 8 | Arash | |
| 2005 | "Tike tike kardia" | - | - | 2 | - | ||
| "Temptation" feat. Rebecca | 15 | - | 2 | 42 | |||
| 2006 | "Arash" | 8 | - | 20 | - | ||
| "Chori Chori" Aneela feat. Arash | 5 | - | - | 82 | Donya | ||
| 2008 | "Suddenly" feat. Rebecca | - | - | 8 | - | ||
| 2009 | "Pure Love" feat. Helena | 19 | - | - | - | ||
| "Always" by AySel and Arash | - | 20 | 3 | 98 | Eurovision entry for Azerbaijan in 2009. Also charted in Greece (#2), Ukraine (#4), Czech Republic (#40), Hungary (#40), Slovakia (#47), Germany (#96) and UK (#137) |
Non-album release | |
| 2010 | "Broken Angel" feat. Helena | - | 4 | — | - | ||
Other singles/videos that did not chart include:
- 2007: "Yalla"
- 2008: "Donya" (Arash feat. Shaggy)
- 2009: "Behnaz"
- 2009: "Kandi" feat. Lumidee
- 2009: "Près de toi (Suddenly)" (Najim feat. Arash and Rebecca
- 2010: "Broken Angel" (feat. Helena)
- 2010: "Dasa Bala" (feat. Timbuktu, Aylar, YAG)
- 2010: "Glorious" (Official song for Men's Handball World Championship 2011 in Sweden)
- 2011: "Melody"
Filmography
- 2005: Bluffmaster! as playback singer
- 2012: Rhinos Season (in post-production)
Music videos
Arash has worked with a number of directors for his video including Alec Cartio and Fred Khoshtinat. Fred directed the Arash hits "Dasa Bala" feat. Aylar, Timbuktu and Yag, (April 2010) and "Broken Angel" feat. Helena (Dec 2010)
References
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- ^ "Arash's Iranian family from Sweden". BBC (interview by Behzad Bolour). 2008-09-11. http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/arts/story/2005/02/050211_ag-arash-interview.shtml. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ "Aysel & Arash: "We Are Going to Surprise You!" | Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku". EuroVisionary. 2009-05-04. http://www.eurovisionary.com/node/2406. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ http://en.itv.az/eurovisionsong/202.html
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Рафаэль Сааков Би-би-си, Москва. "BBC Russian – Культура и шоу-бизнес – Финал "Евровидения"-2009: на первый-второй рассчитайсь!". Bbc.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/russian/entertainment/2009/05/090516_eurovision_preview.shtml. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ Arash Biography at Eurovision.tv
- ^ "Aysel & Arash Always Live, Azerbaijan Eurovision 2009". YouTube. 2009-05-30. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGrjeC2NuNw. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ [Aysel and Arash interview http://esckaz.com/2009/aze.htm#interview]
- ^ The Great Big Eurovision Experiment 2009 – Azerbaijan
- ^ "Iran: Arash Tops European Pop Charts With Persian-Language Hits". RFE/RL. 2005-04-21. http://www.rferl.org/Content/Article/1058593.html. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
- ^ "AySel & Arash | Participant Profile | Eurovision Song Contest – Baku 2012". Eurovision.tv. http://www.eurovision.tv/event/artistdetail?song=24728&event=1482. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ "ARASH – "Pure Love" – Making Of The Video". YouTube. 2008-11-17. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkT9NMN5mAM. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
- ^ Niklas Kjellberg/TT Spektra. "Josefine tävlar för Sverige i Minsk – Kultur & Nöje" (in (Swedish)). www.gp.se. http://www.gp.se/kulturnoje/1.459519-josefine-tavlar-for-sverige-i-minsk. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ "Sweden JESC 2010 Швеция Детское Евровидение 2010". Esckaz.com. http://esckaz.com/jesc/2010/swe.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ "junior/lilla mf/mgp nordic". escsweden.com. http://www.escsweden.com/junior.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ Brey, Marco (2009-02-05). "Azerbaijani entry written by Arash". Eurovision.tv. http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=1884. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ^ Siim, Jarmo (2009-02-12). "Azerbaijan to send a duet to Eurovision". Eurovision.tv. http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=1909. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
- ^ "APA – Arash presents $400-thousand necklace to his bride Behnaz at their wedding – PHOTOSESSION". Apa.az. http://www.apa.az/en/news.php?id=144914. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ "Arash married on May 28 in Dubai". Chuiko.com. 2011-03-16. http://chuiko.com/entertainment/3926-arash-married-on-may-28-in-dubai.html. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
External links
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- Official website
- Arash at MySpace
- Official Forum
- Arashfans.com
- Arash at warnermusic.de
- Arash (entertainer) at the Internet Movie Database
- Arash (entertainer) at the Internet Movie Database (2)
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Elnur & Samir with Day After Day |
Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest (with AySel) 2009 |
Succeeded by Safura with Drip Drop |
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