Baraye...
Grammy winner that inspired 80M Iranian
A song depicting the silent suffering of a nation under dictatorship for 44 years
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A song depicting the silent suffering of a nation under dictatorship for 44 years
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Shervin Hajipour (born 30 March 1997) is an Iranian singer-songwriter. Born in Iran, he began posting covers to his social media in late 2018. After auditioning in New Era on 22 March 2019 with "Maybe Paradise" which he wrote, he released the song as his debut single on all platforms and gained recognition among the younger Iranian generation. Shervin rose to fame after the release of his single "Baraye" which has been described as "the anthem" of the Mahsa Amini protests. In 2023, he won the first Grammy Award for Best Song for Social Change at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards for "Baraye". Shervin was arrested on September 29, 2022, two days after "Baraye" was initially published, and was released on bail on October 4, 2022.
At the age of 22, Shervin participated in the New Era TV Talent show competition, where he advanced to the finals of the second round of its first season, Later, the artistic director of the program announced that Iran Broadcasting was worried that he would cause trouble later. During the Mahsa Amini protests in Iran, sparked by the death of Iranian-Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, Shervin published his new song "Baraye..." (Because of...) in which he used protest tweets starting with the word Baraye..., written in support of the protests. He managed to express the wishes and grievances of Iranians in this song. It was seen more than 40 million times in less than two days on his Instagram page only. The main theme of the song is support of women with the slogan "Woman, Life, Freedom".
Shervin has released thirty-three songs, three soundtrack songs, four music videos, thirty-one unreleased songs and three songs as featured artist.
Explore the albumsShervin Hajipour on Sunday won the first Grammy Award for Best Song for Social Change for his song “Baraye” which has become the unofficial anthem of the wave of protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini. “Baraye” was posted by Hajipour on Instagram in September after Amini died while detained by Iran’s morality police for allegedly wearing a loose headscarf. The song, which racked up more than 40 million views in 48 hours on Hajipour’s Instagram account, won a Grammy just as Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, also on Sunday, reportedly ordered an amnesty or reduction in prison sentences for “tens of thousands” of people detained amid the nationwide anti-government protests, according to Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency.
Hajipour, 25, was arrested in Iran shortly after “Baraye” went viral. He is currently out on bail awaiting trial on charges that can carry as many as six years in prison and banned from leaving the country. He was thus unable to attend the Grammys.
During the ceremony the newly introduced Grammy for best song for social change was presented by U.S. first lady Jill Biden , who said “a song can unite, inspire and ultimately change the world.” She added that “Baraye” is “a powerful and poetic call for freedom and women’s rights” that continues to resonate across the world.
After the award was announced, Hajipour who until recently was a relatively obscure pop singer who had reached the final round of an Iranian talent show similar to “American Idol,” simply posted “We won” on his Instagram.
An online video appeared to show Hajipour in a darkened room watching the ceremony on TV surrounded by friends who cheered and hugged him as he wiped away tears after the announcement.
Woman, Life, Freedom has opened a gate to show the world what is going on under the skin of one of the richest countries in Middle East. Iranian women are strugling to be seen and heard by people who have the authorities.
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