Shervin Haji Aghapour (Persian: شروین حاجی آقاپور; born 30 March 1997) is an Iranian singer-songwriter. Born in Babolsar, he began posting covers to his social media in late 2018. After auditioning in New Era television show on 22 March 2019 with "Maybe Paradise", he released the song as his debut single on all platforms and gained recognition among the younger Iranian generation. Hajipour rose to fame after the release of his single "Baraye" which has been described as "the anthem" of the 2022 protests. In 2023, he won the first Grammy Award for Best Song for Social Change at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards for "Baraye".[1]
Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023.[2]
On 1 March 2024, Hajipour was sentenced to 3 years and 8 months of jail and ordered to write anti-America-Aggression music because of "Baraye", a song that won Best Song for Social Change at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.[1][3]
^ ab"Shervin Hajipour Wins Best Song For Social Change For "Baraye" | 2023 GRAMMYs". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^"The 100 Most Influential People of 2023". Time. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
^"حکم ۳ سال و ۸ ماه حبس و ساختن موسیقی علیه آمریکا، مجازات شروین حاجیپور خالق «برای»". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
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