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Faramarz Aslani (Persian: فرامرز اصلانی ), is an Iranian guitarist, songwriter and Persian folk/pop singer.
Biography
He was born in Tehran and later moved to England to get his bachelor's degree from London University's college of Journalism. After graduation he moved back to Tehran and worked for several publications, including Tehran Journal and CBS. After the Iranian Revolution he moved back to England with his family. He currently lives in United States. He has two daughters, Phaedra and Roxana.
Music career
His albums are few and far in between. His signature song, Age Ye Rooz (If One Day...), released in 1977, passed its 30 year anniversary in 2007. Other international singers, such as Ajda Pekkan, have recorded this song in Turkish and other artists have recorded it in many other languages.
He is the recipient of the Golden Lion Award by the Persian Academy from the prestigious International Further Studies Institute, for his musical achievements as a singer/songwriter. His latest album, Khate Sevom (The Third Line), was released in October 2010. He is currently on a world tour, 2011 Legends Concert, with Dariush Eghbali, the Persian singer. Their tour has been met with enthusiastic crowds and sold-out shows in many cities in North America, Canada, Europe and the Middle East.
