Mohammad Esfahani

Mohammad Mahdi Vaezi Esfahani (Persian: محمدمهدی واعظی اصفهانی; born 5 July 1966), better known as Mohammad Esfahani, is an Iranian pop and traditional music singer and composer. He holds a first-degree artistic certificate in Iranian traditional singing. Born in Tehran to a family originally from Isfahan, Esfahani graduated from Iran University of Medical Sciences in 1997. He studied Iranian music under the guidance of masters such as Mohammad Reza Shajarian and Ali Jahandar. Esfahani began his singing career by performing works based on poems by contemporary poets like Fereydoun Moshiri and by recording theme songs for television series. He was named the Best Pop Singer of the 2000s by Taraneh Mah magazine and the Best Theme Song Singer of 2012 by Musicema for his work on the series Ye Tikke Zamin. Esfahani's first professional work was the theme song for the 1994 television series Avaye Fakhteh, with lyrics by Saaed Bagheri and directed by Bahman Zarrinpour, broadcast on Channel 1. To date, he has performed over 15 theme songs for television series and films, including notable works for series such as Ye Tikke Zamin, Armaghan-e Tariki, Velayat-e Eshgh, Zir-e Hasht, Ta Soraya, Masoomiat Az Dast Rafteh, Akharin Davat, Pahlavanan Nemimirand, and Vafa, as well as films like Boosidan Roye Mah and Ekhrajiha. Esfahani has released 14 albums, collaborating with prominent musicians such as Homayoun Khorram, Babak Bayat, and Fereydoon Shahbazian. His debut album, Al-Noor, was an a cappella collection of prayers, supplications, and religious chants, featuring Esfahani and Abbas Salimi as lead vocalists, recorded with the Ahl-e Beit Tawasheeh group. Three of his albums Tanha-Tarin Sardar, Velayat-e Eshgh, and Ekhrajiha served as soundtracks for the respective television series and film. His album Tanha Mandam is a remastered collection of seven memorable pieces composed by Homayoun Khorram, while Noon va Dalghak,...