Golazin

Golazin Ardestani (Persian: گل آذین اردستانی), better known by her stage name Gola or Golazin (Persian:گل آذین), is an Iranian singer-songwriter, musicologist, vocalist and actress based in London.[1] She plays piano, santur, dammam (Persian percussion) and the flute.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Golazin "Gola"
Gola in 2020
Gola in 2020
Background information
Birth nameGolazin Ardestani
BornIran
GenresTrap pop, urban
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano, flute, santur
Years active2016-present
LabelsZan Recordings

Early life

Ardestani grew up in Isfahan, Iran. She studied music composition and performance at Tehran's University of Soureh.[8] In 2011, she moved to London to pursue a master's degree in music psychology at Roehampton University.[9][10][11]

Career

When she was 19, Gola joined Iran's first girlband, Orchid, which was only allowed to play before a female audience in Iran because of local laws.[9][8][12][13] She was arrested three times in Iran.[14] Following her tours with Orchid, she honed her own tastes as an artist and garnered a fervent fan base.[11]

The restrictions in place for female singers in Iran, and political unrest, fueled Golazin's decision to move to London in 2011.[15][12] Her debut single, "Miri", received over 3 million listens on Radio Javan.[9][8]

In 2018, Gola released the single "The Line", her first track in English.[16][10] Her single "Booseh" was streamed more than 800,000 times in the month after its release. She released the single “Now You Know” in 2019.[17] She has worked alongside Idan Raichel and Iranian rapper Hossein Tohi.[8] Gola creates music influenced by both Eastern and Western music, with an underlying message of raising awareness of Iran.[18]

Discography

Persian singles
  1. Miri [9]
  2. Khoda Danad [8]
  3. Booseh [5]
  4. Bi Gonah
  5. Hess
  6. Iranian
  7. Eshghe Ariaei
  8. Behtarin Abi
  9. Khodam Boodam Oonja
  10. Raghse Shirin
  11. Betars Az Man
  12. Khodavanda
  13. Khosh Be Halam

English singles
  1. The Line[10]
  2. Now You Know[17]

References
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  2. "A World in London 212 - Idan Raichel & Golazin Ardestani". SOAS Radio. 27 February 2017. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  3. "Golazin Brings Message of Peace and Unity to a Hurting World". Upcoming100.com. 6 February 2017. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  4. "Transcending boundaries: Iranian and Israeli collaboration". Songlines World Music News. 24 February 2017. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017.
  5. "Iles Formula Women GOLAZIN". Iles Formula. 26 June 2017. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  6. "Gozalin, Sound On!". Lapalme Magazine. 10 October 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  7. "News - Golazin Monoto Tv Performance". United Productions. 31 October 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  8. Harman, Danna (2018-11-14). "The Iranian Pop Star Who Is Not Afraid of Israelis". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  9. "The Iranian pop star who is not afraid of Israelis". www.thebaghdadpost.com. 2018-12-12. Archived from the original on 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  10. "Iranian multi-instrumentalist Gola delivers bold new track "The Line"". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  11. Dunn, Frankie (2018-11-02). "gola is a fearless iranian artist making life-changing music for rule-breakers". i-D. Archived from the original on 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  12. "tmrw | this is our culture: Gola". tmrw. 2018-10-31. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  13. "The Arts Hour - Iranian pop star Gola: 'We had morality police in the audience' - BBC Sounds". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  14. "گزارش هاآرتص: خواننده پاپ ایرانی که از همکاری با اسرائیلی ها نمی ترسد | صدای آمریکا فارسی". ir.voanews.com (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  15. Rumbelow, Helen. "Gola: the Iranian pop star who fought back". ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  16. "Gola is the Iranian musician in exile fighting to empower women". HUNGER TV. Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  17. Day, Record of the. "Gola - Now You Know". www.recordoftheday.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  18. "Golazin, Sound On". Lapalme. 10 October 2017. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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