[custom_adv] Parvaneh Amir-Afshari (born March 17, 1945), better known by her stage name Homeyra , is a singer. She is a veteran celebrity of golden age for Iranian music. According to her teacher, her voice is from Altoto Soprano .Homeira, with more than half a century of artistic activity, has a legendary popularity among the Iranian people. [custom_adv] Parvaneh Amir-Afshari was born on March 17, 1945, to an Aristocratic Iranian family in capital. Her family is from Zanjan. According to her teacher Ali Tajvidi, her voice is in the Alto range but she also has the ability sing soprano. [custom_adv] "Sabram Ata Kon" was Homeyra's first song which was written by Ali Tajvidi and was broadcast from Radio capital in the 1965. which was welcomed by persian music experts and the public. [custom_adv] At the age of 19, Homeyra married a German-educated persian businessman, who encouraged her to sing professionally. She started taking music lessons and voice training courses. [custom_adv] Homeyra's second marriage was to an persian musician, Parviz Yahaghi. In early 2007, Yahaghi died in Iran. Homeyra has undergone heart and brain surgery due to medical conditions. She is very interested in her homeland and has said many times that she never wanted to leave homeland. [custom_adv] After the Islamic revolution , and because of the problems and hardships that it created for her, Homeira was forced to leave homeland against her will. Homeira now lives in the United States.
