Leila Kasra

Leila Kasra Afshar
لیلا کسری
Leila Kasra Afshar; لیلا کسری
Birth name	Leila Kasra
Also known as	Hedieh, (هدیه)
Born	March 27, 1939; Tehran, Iran
Died	May 16, 1989 (aged 50); Los Angeles, California, U.S.A
Occupation(s)	Poet, Lyricist
Years active	1969–1989
Website	Official Site

Leila Kasra (Persian: لیلا کسری) also known as Hedieh (Persian: هدیه), (March 27, 1939 – May 16, 1989) was a legendary Persian poet, songwriter and lyricist who wrote countless hits for many famous Persian pop artists like Ebi, Dariush, Sattar, Vigen, Moein, Mahasti, Andy, Homeyra, Hassan Shamaizadeh, Siavash Shams, Shohreh, Shahram Solati, Nooshafarin, Nasrin, Habib, Shahrokh, Morteza, Farzin, Golpa, Iraj, Kouros, and the majority of Hayedeh's songs, who was a close friend of her's.

Biography

Leila Kasra was born on March 27, 1939 in Tehran, Iran. After graduating from high school in Tehran, Kasra moved to England to continue her higher education where she got a bachelors degree in English Literature from King's College London. When she returned to Iran she was hired in the Iran Petrochemical Commercial Company but left the job to pursue her passion in poetry. In 1956 she wrote columns for the magazines: "Omide Iran", "Roshanfekr", "Etelate Banouan". In 1959 her first poem was published in "Etelate Banouan". In 1969 Kasra published two poetry books. One of her books co won the Television poetry contest and she shared the award with Manouchehr Atashi. In 1975 after Fereydoun Khoshnoud's request Kasra started writing songs and became a lyricist for artists like Elaheh and Hayedeh. The first song she wrote was "Doayeh Sahar" sung by Hayedeh. Before the revolution she wrote numerous memorable songs for Hayedeh, Nooshafarin, Elaheh, Ebi, Sattar, Mahasti, Golpa and Nasrin. In 1978 Kasra was diagnosed with breast cancer after giving birth to her third son. Like many Persian artists Kasra moved to the United States after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. In exile Kasra continued songwriting under the name "Hadieh". She wrote countless memorable songs for artists she had worked with before the revolution and for new artists like Andy & Kouros, Siavash and many more. During the 80s she was in constant battle with breast cancer to the point that even after numerous surgeries the cancer had spread causing her to use a wheelchair, though she still continued her career and was one of the most successful songwriter at the time. However on May 16, 1989 after an eleven-year battle with breast cancer, and seventeen surgeries Leila Kasra lost her battle with breast cancer in Century City Hospital in Los Angeles. Kasra was married to Eskandar Afshar and had three sons. Her two last songs, "Ghesseyeh Man" and "Ghalbam Gerefteh" in which she describes her suffering from cancer, were sung by Hayedeh who ironically died 8 months after Kasra. Some of the songs she had written were used in the soundtrack of the 2003 motion picture House of Sand and Fog. In 2009 the song "Kolbeh" written by Kasra was re-sung by Ebi, this time with and Kamran and Hooman.

Some of the Songs Written by Leila Kasra (Hadieh)

"Asireh Tou" by Hayedeh
"Ashiouneh" by Hayedeh
"Baadeh Foroush" by Hayedeh
"Dastayeh Tou" by Hayedeh
"Dele Divooneh" by Hayedeh
"Doayeh Sahar" by Hayedeh
"Eshareh" by Hayedeh
"Ey Khoda" by Hayedeh
"Ey Zendegi Salam" by Hayedeh
"Ghalbam Gereft" by Hayedeh
"Ghesseyeh Man" by Hayedeh
"Jadoo" by Hayedeh
"Kharabati" by Hayedeh
"Man Mikham Be Khouneyeh Khoda Beram" by Hayedeh
"Nameh" by Hayedeh
"Nargeseh Shiraz" by Hayedeh
"Parishoon" by Hayedeh
"Saghareh Hasti" by Hayedeh
"Sayeh Eshgh" by Hayedeh
"Shabeh Meykhooneh" by Hayedeh
"Shabeh Eshgh" by Hayedeh
"Shabeh Eyd" by Hayedeh
"Shourideh Sar" by Hayedeh
"Siah Cheshmoon" by Hayedeh
"Sogand" by Hayedeh
"Ravi" by Hayedeh
"Tarikheh Eshgh" by Hayedeh
"Tou Keh Nisti" by Hayedeh
"Vay Beh Halesh" by Hayedeh
"Vasat Mimiram" by Hayedeh
"Ya Rab" by Hayedeh
"Zamouneh" by Hayedeh
"Zendegi" by Hayedeh

"Atreh Bahar" by Mahasti
"Asir" by Mahasti
"Ba Tou Ashegh" by Mahasti
"Key Miad" by Mahasti
"Ghameh Donya" by Mahasti
"Shakhe Nabat" by Mahasti

"Ageh Dashtam Tou Ro" by Moein
"Chegooneh Chegooneh" by Moein
"Delam Gereft Az Asemoon" Moein
"Namaaz" by Moein
"Safar" by Moein
"Safayeh Ashk" by Moein
"Tanaz" by Moein
"Vay Beh Halesh" by Moein

"Kolbeyeh Man" by Ebi
"Geryeyeh Masti" by Ebi
"Gharibeh" by Ebi
"Ghased" by Ebi
"Ghesseyeh Eshgh" by Ebi
"Shab Mardeh Tanhaei" by Ebi

"Shirin Shirin" by Dariush
"Tekyeh Bar Baad" by Dariush

"Alameh Eshgh" by Homeyra

"Aroosi" by Sattar
"Amou Norouz" by Sattar
"Ashti" by Sattar
"Haraas" by Sattar
"Gol Naaz" by Sattar
"Madar" by Sattar
"Sefid o Siah" by Sattar
"Sedayeh Zangoolehaa" by Sattar

"Dele Ghafel" by Viguen
"Hazarateh Adam" by Viguen

"Khosham Khosham" by Hassan Shamaizadeh

"Balla" by Andy&Kouros
"Dokhtareh Atishpareh" by Andy&Kouros
"Tou" by Andy&Kouros
"Shaytoun Balla" by Andy&Kouros
"Atish" by Andy&Kouros
"Bouseh" by Andy&Kouros
"Kavir" by Andy&Kouros
"Eshgheh Masmoum" by Andy&Kouros

"Salameh Aasheghouneh" by Andy
"Salameh Aasheghouneh(Remix)" by Andy (Salame Asheghoune was originally sung by Morteza)
"Sahraaie(Laylee)" by Andy
"Tanine Solh" by Andy

"Salameh Asheghouneh" by Morteza

"Ehsaseh Zan" by Shohreh
"Yavashaki" by Shohreh
"Sheytounak" by Shohreh

"Barikala" by Shahram Solati
"Honey" by Shahram Solati

"Goleh Aftab Gardoon" by Nooshafarin
"Ghasedak" by Nooshafarin
"Kakoli" by Nooshafarin
"Rahebeh" by Nooshafarin
"Sarzamineh Shab" by Nooshafarin
"Hava" by Nooshafarin

"Male Mani" by Siavash Shams
"Dokhtar Irouni" by Siavash Shams
"Naaz Nakon" by Siavash Shams
"Ghahro Ashti(Zendegi)" by Siavash Shams
"Nagou Kieh" by Siavash Shams
"Hamsayehaa" by Siavash Shams

"Tanine Solh(Solhe Sepido Abi)" by Andy&Kouros, Fataneh, Moein, Morteza and Hayedeh

"Hamraz" by Habib
"Ghesseyeh Mehrabouni" by Habib

"Chang" by Farzin

"Kolbeh(2009)" by Kamran & Hooman fet. Ebi

References

External links

Leila Kasra(Hedieh) Picture

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