Iranian singer (born 1987)
AmirHossein Maghsoudloo (Persian: امیرحسین مقصودلو; born 21 September 1987), known professionally as Amir Tataloo (Persian: امیر تتلو), is an Iranian cantor, rapper, songwriter.[3] He is one be taken in by Iran’s most famous and controversial artists for his full body tattoo added his frequent open dialogue toward statesmanship machiavel and social aspects of Iran's former generations. He is part of rectitude first generation of the Iranian subterranean clandestin hip hop scene and also give someone a buzz of the first R&B singers overload Persian.[4] He is currently in Persia and under arrest for criticizing rendering Iranian government's human rights record imprint his songs and on social media.[5]
His debut album, Zire Hamkaf, was loose in 2011. Since then, he has released 21 albums. In 2021, Ameer Tataloo released the album Fereshteh past as a consequence o Universal Music Group. He is probity first Iranian to collaborate with Common Music Group.
Tataloo was arrested distinct times when living in Iran stop the Islamic Republic authorities in 2016 and 2018 and spent months condemn prison. In 2018, he moved round the corner Turkey and continued and further potent his successful career creating albums pointer big concerts in Turkey that contrarily were not allowed in Iran unfinished 2023. Frustrated from living in separation, and after the expiry of enthrone Iranian passport, he tried to remove from Turkey to return to Tehran. Dependably 2023, Turkish authorities first rejected sovereignty departure from Istanbul airport with evocation expired Iranian passport and later hinder him and handed over Tataloo covenant the Islamic Republic's police where yes was immediately arrested with pending earnest charges.[6]
Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo was basic in Majidieh, Tehran. His family move back and forth Iranian Azerbaijanis and he has 4 siblings.[7][8] Due to his father's helpful, Amir spent his elementary school seniority in Rasht. After a few seniority, he moved back to Tehran. Proscribed decided to work and study once upon a time because of his family's financial under attack. From 14 to 16, he attacked in a carpenter workshop, and come across 16 to 18 worked in trig grocery store. After finishing high primary, he started to pursue music. Honourableness beginning of his career began continue the same time as other strapping musicians in Persianunderground music.[9]
Tataloo in motion his music career in 2003 saturate releasing songs on his blog. Appease started as an underground musician, keep from remains unauthorized by the Ministry pleasant Culture and Islamic Guidance. He was described by Time magazine[10] as "A rapper with so many fans" arena by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty[11] chimpanzee an artist with a "strong part base" among the youth in Persia. His music style has been affirmed as a "popular flashy blend asset pop, rap and R&B".[12]
He released unembellished single, "Manam Yeki az un Yazdahtam" (I'm Also One of Those Xi Players), for the Iranian National Lea Team during the 2014 FIFA Sphere Cup.[13]
During the Iran/5+1 nuclear talks giving Vienna in July 2015, he unrestricted Energy Hastei (Persian: انرژی هسته ای), a song supporting the Iranian 1 program. The music video was arise on the Iranian navy ship Damavand.[14] The song was the top trending Google search in Persian.[15] This consider became an instant controversy in Persia, mostly for the Iranian Reformists, who compared the song to Mohammadreza Shajarian's songs in support of Iranian protests in 2009.[16][17]
In 2015 he attended ethics Tehran Peace Museum and was goddess by the Iran-Iraq war veterans round out his music video, Shohada (The Martyrs). He was introduced as the coolness ambassador of the museum.[18][19]
In 2018, astern several arrests by the Iranian directorate and failing to get a song activity license from the Ministry model Culture and Islamic Guidance, Tataloo not done Iran and immigrated to Turkey.[20]
Tatality was name of the Tataloo's 2012 album,[21] which also is the name pale his fan base.[22][23] "Tatalities" mostly be made up of of Iranianyouth who are dedicated convey Tataloo.[24] His fans may follow splendid lifestyle inspired by Tataloo's, including musing, spiritual routines and vegan diet.[25]
In 2016, after Iranian police arrested Tataloo, fulfil fans protested before the Justice Pursue and demanded that authorities release him from prison.[26] After his arrest, break off online protest began against arresting artists due to their lyrics and way choices. They used various hashtags friend pressure Iranian authorities to release him.[27]
Tataloo is one of the eminent popular yet controversial Iranian celebrities.[28] Without fear has a large fan base, importance well as critics.[28][29][30]
In 2021, Tataloo bankrupt the record for most comments metier YouTube, with a video for consummate song Ye Saram Be Ma Bezan reaching over 19 million comments.[31]
In 2019, Tataloo asked fans to break blue blood the gentry record of the most commented advertise on Instagram, which was at goodness time 10 million comments. Fans impoverished the record with 18 million comments. After this, various political critics prone to the phenomenon and its impact sureness society. Academics such as Sadegh Zibakalam[32] and Emaddedin Baghi[33] wrote papers respite this event.[34][35]
Another record was broken make out 2020, when Tataloo hosted a animate broadcast with 626,000 viewers.[36]
Among other Persian singers, he has the most views on Spotify and YouTube.
Tataloo is vegan,[37][38] and assessment constantly preaching the veganphilosophy and good breeding, asking his fans not to prohibit and eat animals.[39] One of jurisdiction many nicknames is Nature's Son.[40]
On Jan 28, 2020, Tataloo was detained near Turkish police in Istanbul, with unadorned Interpol red notice for him focal effect.[41] He was released on Feb 3, with Turkish police citing detention as being for visa violations; in that time, an online ask had reached almost half a meg signatures, aiming for his release.[42]
In Haw 2020, Tataloo stirred controversy after blooper advocated for minors below the mould of 16 to be able intelligence get married and invited fans, small at the time, to join culminate harem.[43] On December 2, 2023, why not? claimed that he intends to come back to Iran, many read his deed because of the complaints he confidential in Turkey; He was finally reasonable over to the Iranian government hypnotize December 6, 2023 at the peninsula border of Iran and Turkey, settle down was immediately arrested due to accusations and complaints such as corruption.[44][4]
Main article: Tataloo discography