Dariush Eghbali

Dariush Eghbali (Persian: داریوش اقبالی, born 4 February 1951), known mononymously as Dariush (داریوش), is an Iranian singer. He began his music career in the early 1970s, even earning the title of Iran's most popular singer from a 1977 youth magazine. Ethnomusicology Professor Farzaneh Hemmasi has described Dariush as "the best-loved popular musician of his generation" alongside Googoosh. He left Iran after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, but continues to release music. His work consists of over 208 songs in over 27 albums, as well as roles in 2 Iranian films: Yaran and Faryad Zir e Ab.