From a young age, Parvaneh was surrounded by the greats of Iranian music. Figures such as Ruhangiz, Gholam-Hossein Banan, Moluk Zarrabi, and other legendary performers would visit the family home. For the young girl, this was a formative environment: hearing live performances of Persian classical music in her own home sparked the earliest seeds of her passion for singing.
Despite her natural inclination toward music, Parvaneh faced strong opposition from her father, who considered professional singing inappropriate for a woman of their aristocratic standing. To preserve the family’s reputation, he forbade her from pursuing a career in music. This opposition, however, only strengthened her determination. When she eventually began performing, she adopted the stage name Homeyra, concealing her true identity from her family and the public.
Her father’s disapproval reached an extreme when he discovered his daughter’s voice on vinyl records being sold in Tehran. In an attempt to suppress her career, he reportedly bought up nearly all available copies of her early records and stored them away at home. This act inadvertently made original Homeyra vinyl discs extremely rare in the marketplace, turning them into prized collectibles for later generations.
