Aref Arefkia (born August 10, 1940) is a pop music singer and former actor. He is known as “The king of hearts” and “The legend of pop” in homeland.He graduated from Industrial School of Art in 1958. Before starting his career as a singer, Aref worked as a teacher in Qazvin industrial school of art for two years, but the truth is that he has been singing since he was 12 years old.