Early life Andy was born on April 22 1958. Not much is known about his early life.
Duo in Andy and Kouros Andy first gained recognition when he joined
Kouros Shahmiri and they formed the duo
Andy & Kouros, going on to release 4 albums together:
Khastegary (1985),
Parvaz (1987), the album
Balla (1990), and
Goodbye (1991). The two split in 1992, with both Andy and Kouros going on to have successful individual solo careers. The two reunited several times after that. In 2002 and 2004, they performed together for a sold-out audience in
San Jose, California. In 2009, Andy & Kouros went on an international tour together in the
Iranian diaspora, and performed together again in May 2010. They also appeared together on a music video by Farez, remaking their hit "Niloufar".
Solo career Andy has released 16 albums as a solo artist, one of his first was Beegharar which he realsed in 1992. His last three singles have ranked No. 1 in the charts. In 2013, Andy was nominated for Best Male Artist, Best Live Act, and Best Entertainer of the Year at the World Music Awards. The following year, he was presented with the "Millennium" award at the Big
Apple Music Awards in
New York City. On January 17, 2020, Andy was honored by the
Hollywood Walk of Fame, with the 2,684th star.
Other collaborations On June 24, 2009, Andy,
Richie Sambora and
Jon Bon Jovi recorded a version of the
Leiber and
Stoller standard
Stand by Me, described by producer
Don Was as a "
worldwide solidarity with the people of Iran". The
Persian introduction is done by both Andy and Jon Bon Jovi, and the rest of the song continues in English. The record was produced by Don Was and John Shanks and was registered at Henson Studio C,
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. He participated in a prestigious recording session for World Peace One, which featured some of the world's most successful artists uniting to promote peace. In 2014, Cherokee Music Productions released the humanitarian single,
We Hear Your Voice which brought together 15 international stars from 11 countries to inspire fans and followers to find common ground and heal the divide between nations. In March 2016, Andy released a duet with
La Toya Jackson called "Tehran". In April 2019, Andy released a duet with Algerian singer
Khaled called "Salama So Good". == Personal life ==