Ebi


Ebrahim Hamedi, better known by his stage name Ebi, is an Iranian heritage pop-singer in exile. Ebi most recently faced tremendous backlash from the Iranian community for performing in Saudi Arabia while previously being popular to the diaspora outside of Iran, disappointing many fans.

Early life and career

Born in Tehran, he is the eldest of six siblings. Inspired by the Beatles, he formed a beat group known as "the Rebels" with Shahram Shabpareh and Siavash Ghomayshi in the mid 60's. He was also a part of the "Sunboys" and "Black cats" bands, before embarking on a career as a solo singer.
He left Iran to go on tour in the United States in 1977 prior to the Islamic Revolution of 1979.
Among other "politically charged" songs "Tasmim" Ebi commented on the domestic politics of Iran re: the 2009 presidential election.
In 2020, Ebi was one of the judges on the first season of the Saudi financed TV reality show, Persia's Got Talent, which was filmed in Sweden. This show is part of the MBC Persia, which Saudi Arabia's government is known to finance and own.
He lives in Marbella, Spain, with his second wife, and also spends time in Los Angeles. Ebi has a stepson from his current wife.
His favorite singers are Freddie Mercury, Peter Gabriel, Bono and Jim Morrison from The Doors.

Awards

1974: 1st singer in Turkey festival with the song "Shekar".

Discography

Albums