Following the invention of radio in 1930, and after World War II, a form of popular music emerged and began to develop in Homeland. Homeland’s western-influenced pop music emerged by the 1950s. Prior to the 1950s, homeland’s music industry was dominated by traditional singers. Viguen, known as the “Sultan” of Iranian pop and jazz music, was a pioneer of this revolution. He was one of first musicians to perform with a guitar.
Some of classical pop artists include Andy, Aref, Dariush, Ebi, Faramarz Aslani, Farhad, Fereydun Farrokhzad, Giti Pashaei, Googoosh, Hassan Shamaizadeh, Haydeh, Homeyra, Leila Forouhar, Mahasti, Nooshafarin, Parviz Maghsadi, Ramesh, Shahram Shabpareh, and Varoujan.
