Parasto

Parasto (Persian: پرستو‎, born Nooria) is an Afghan singer.[1] She has been a singer since the 1970s and rose to fame with her former husband Rahim Mehryar.

پرستو
Parasto Mehryar
Birth nameParasto (پرستو)
BornAfghanistan
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1970-present
LabelsVarious

Biography

Parasto came from a very strict religious family from Kabul. She started her career with the song "Saqi" in the early 1970s on Radio Kabul. Parasto graduated from Zarghona Girls' High School in Kabul. Her most popular songs are "Juz Tu Zinda Am", "Zindaghi Yak Rahe Door", "Yak Shabe Baraani" and "Dil Aadam", which was composed by Waheed Qasimi. In December 2009, Parasto was awarded the title of "Sitara-e- Hunar" at the ATN Awards in Hamburg.

Parasto's father is from Laghman, where she also lived briefly, while her mother is from Kabul. Parasto is bilingual in Dari and Pashto, and is fluent in German.

On June 24th 2010 , Parasto's husband, Rahim Mehryar, died after suffering from cancer. Parasto returned to Afghanistan in November 2010 to perform for Afghans in Afghanistan and she was applauded by a lot of fans there.

References
  1. "Afghan TV lifts ban on local women singers". CNN. 13 January 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
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