Hajipour, is an\u00a0 Iranian singer\u00a0 may be facing a prison term\u00a0 for\u00a0 a song he wrote in support of the recent Iran\u00a0 protests. The song \u201cBaraye\u201d has been likened to an anthem supporting the protests against Islamic rule. He wept when he was told that the song won a Grammy in a new category: social change (merit award). The song prompted an outpouring of positive reactions from Iranian social media users.<\/p>\n
Shervin Hajipour was stunned after hearing announce. He had won the Grammy\u2019s new song for social change, special merit award for \u201cBaraye.\u201d In a darkened room, wiping tears away after the announcement and acknowledged through Instagram. He wrote \u201cwe won.\u201d This was the same venue he used to post the song that became an instant hit and a protest anthem, garnering 40 million views in its first 48 hours.<\/p>\n
The song begins with: \u201cFor dancing in the streets,\u201d \u201cfor the fear we feel when we kiss.\u201d theocracy.<\/p>\n
The song ends with what has become the widely chanted slogan against the September death of Iranian-Kurdish woman Masha Amini: \u201cFor women, life, freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hajipour was arrested and held for several days before being released on bail in October. The 25-year-old singer faces charges of \u201cpropaganda against the regime\u201d and \u201cinstigating the violence,\u201d according to Human Rights Activists in Iran, a group that\u2019s been monitoring the monthslong protests and is banned from leaving Iran.<\/p>\n
Shervin\u2019s Background<\/strong><\/p>\n Shervin Haji Aghapour (born 30 March 1997) began posting covers to his social media in late 2018. After auditioning in New Era on 22 March 2019 with \u201cMaybe Paradise\u201d which he wrote, he released the song as his debut single on all platforms and gained recognition among the younger Iranian generation.<\/p>\n Hajipour rose to fame after the release of his single \u201cBaraye\u201d which has been described as \u201cthe anthem\u201d of the Mahsa Amini protests.<\/p>\n Early life<\/strong><\/p>\n Shervin Haji Aghapour was born on March 30, 1997, in Babolsar, Mazandaran. He graduated with a bachelor\u2019s degree in economy from University of Mazandaran. He took up music at the age of eight when he entered a violin class and graduated from several musical classes later. Then in secondary school, he started to compose professionally. When at university, he was composing music for theatre performances and editing. Only later he began to sing himself.<\/p>\n Career<\/strong><\/p>\n At the age of 22, Hajipour participated in the New Era TV Talent show competition (produced by Ehsan Alikhani), where he advanced to the finals of the second round of its first season.Later, the artistic director of the program announced that Iran Broadcasting was worried that he would cause trouble later.\u00a0 During the Mahsa Amini protests in Iran, sparked by the death of Iranian-Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, Hajipour published his new song \u201cBaraye…\u201d (Persian: \u0628\u0631\u0627\u06cc, For…; Because of…) in which he used protest tweets starting with the word Baraye…, written in support of the protests. He managed to express the wishes and grievances of Iranians in this song. It was seen more than 40 million times in less than two days on his Instagram page only. The main theme of the song is support of women with the slogan \u201cWoman, Life, Freedom\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cBaraye\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n By Shervin Hajipour<\/strong><\/p>\n For dancing in the alleys<\/p>\n For the fear when kissing<\/p>\n For my sister, your sister, our sisters<\/p>\n For changing rusted minds<\/p>\n For the shame of poverty<\/p>\n For the regret of living an ordinary life<\/p>\n For the dumpster-diving children and their wishes<\/p>\n For this dictatorial economy<\/p>\n For this polluted air<\/p>\n For Valiasr and its worn-out trees<\/p>\n For Pirooz and the possibility of his extinction<\/p>\n For the innocent banned stray dogs<\/p>\n For the unstoppable tears<\/p>\n For the scene of repeating this moment<\/p>\n For the smiling faces<\/p>\n For students and their future<\/p>\n For this forced heaven<\/p>\n For the imprisoned elite students<\/p>\n For the Afghan kids<\/p>\n For all these \u201cfor\u201ds that are beyond repetition<\/p>\n For all of these meaningless slogans<\/p>\n For the collapse of fake buildings<\/p>\n For the feeling of peace<\/p>\n For the sun after these long nights<\/p>\n For anxiety and sleeping pills<\/p>\n For men, homeland, prosperity<\/p>\n For the girl who wished to be a boy<\/p>\n For women, life, freedom<\/p>\n For freedom. 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