Akbar Golpayegani

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Akbar Golpayegani
اکبر_گلپایگانی
Born	30 January 1934 (1934-01-30) Tehran, Iran
Died	4 November 2023 (2023-11-05) (aged 89) Tehran, Iran
Other names	Golpa
Occupation	Singer

Akbar Golpayegani (Persian: اکبر_گلپایگانی; 30 January 1934 – 4 November 2023), also known as Golpa (Persian: گلپا), was an Iranian traditional singer.

Born in Tehran, Golpayegani started his musical training in 1951.^[1] At 14 he had his first experience in a choir, and at 15 he became a member of the Nizam School Music Association.^[2]

Golpayegani had his breakout in 1956, when he began participating in the National Iranian Radio musical show Radio Golha, on which he collaborated until 1979.^[1] He was the first Iranian singer to perform abroad, taking part in a 1956 international festival promoted by Unesco.^[1] In 1969, his performance of "Poem of Saadi" was included in the soundtrack of Pier Paolo Pasolini's film Medea.^[2] In 1984, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Tehran.^[2]

Golpayegani died on 4 November 2023, at the age of 89.^[3] He was buried in the artists' wing of the Behesht-e Zahra cemetery.^[4]

• Akbar Golpayegani discography at Discogs
• Akbar Golpayegani at IMDb