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{{short description|Iranian singer (1942–1990)}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name              = Hayedeh
| image             = عکس هایده مجله زن روز.jpg
| image_size        = 
| caption           = Hayedeh in 1977
| landscape         = no
| background        = solo_singer
| birth_name        = Ma'soumeh Dadehbala
| birth_date        = {{birth date|1942|04|10|mf=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]
| death_date        = {{death date and age|1990|01|20|1942|04|10|mf=y}}
| death_place       = [[San Francisco]], [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Persian traditional music|Persian classical]]|[[Iranian music|folk]]|[[Persian pop music|Persian pop]]}}
| occupation        = Singer
| years_active      = 1968–1990
| associated_acts   = [[Mahasti]]
| website           = {{URL|http://www.hayedehdocumentary.com/}}
}}
'''Ma'soumeh Dadehbala''' ({{langx|fa|معصومه دده‌بالا|translit=Masume Dadebâlâ}};  April 10, 1942 – January 20, 1990), known professionally as '''Hayedeh''' ({{lang|fa|هایده}}, {{Transliteration|fa|Hâyde}}), was an Iranian singer with a [[contralto]] vocal range. Known for her wide range of voice, her career spanned over two decades, and she has been widely described as one of the most popular and influential musicians of Iran.<ref name="hayedehdocumentary"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Welle (www.dw.com) |first=Deutsche |title=از قمر تا هایدهبیست سال از مرگ هایده گذشت {{!}} DW {{!}} 20.01.2010 |url=https://www.dw.com/fa-ir/%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%82%D9%85%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%87br%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%85%D8%B1%DA%AF-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%87-%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%B4%D8%AA/a-5140020 |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=DW.COM |language=fa-IR}}</ref>

==Early life and career==
[[File:HayedehRohani.jpg|left|thumb|Hayedeh and [[Anoushiravan Rohani]] on [[National Iranian Radio and Television]], Tehran, 1975]]

Ma'soumeh Dadehbala was born on April 10, 1942 in [[Tehran]].<ref name="hayedehdocumentary"/><ref name="iranicaonline2003"/> She was the elder sister of another popular singer [[Mahasti]].<ref name="hayedehdocumentary"/>

Her professional career began in 1968 as a singer on a [[Persian traditional music]] program in [[Radio Tehran]] called "[[Golha (radio programmes)|Golhâye Rangârang]]" ({{langx|fa|گلهای رنگارنگ}} "Colorful Flowers") directed by Davoud Pirnia.

Hayedeh studied ''[[Avaz (Persian vocal music)|Avaz]]'' (Persian vocal music) with the Persian violinist and composer [[Ali Tajvidi]].

"Azadeh" (1968), which was composed by Ali Tajvidi, with lyrics by [[Rahi Moayeri]], was Hayedeh's first official hit and debut also. It was first performed in 1968 on [[Radio Tehran]] with the Gol-ha Orchestra.<ref name="iranicaonline2003">{{cite news|url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/hayeda|title=Hayedeh|date=15 December 2003|work=Encyclopedia Iranica|access-date=17 February 2018}}</ref> In this year she released another titled ''Raftam'' (1968).

In the 1970s, Hayedah added [[Persian pop music]] to her classical Persian repertoire. In this period Hayedeh worked with several songwriters, such as Fereydoun Khoshnoud, Jahanbakhsh Pazouki, [[Anoushiravan Rohani]] and [[Mohammad Heydari]]. "Bezan Tar", "[[Gole Sangam|Gol-e Sang]]", "Nowrouz Aamad", and "Soghati" were among her works during this period.<ref name="hayedehdocumentary"/>

==Leaving Iran==
[[File:HayedehRoyalALbertHall1987.JPG|thumb|Hayedeh in a concert at [[Royal Albert Hall]], London, 1987]]

On August 29, 1978, Hayedeh immigrated to the [[United Kingdom]]. The next year, Iran underwent an [[Iranian Revolution|Islamic Revolution]]. She stayed there for three years and moved to the [[United States]] in 1982 to continue her singing career.

[[Caltex Records]], an Iranian recording label, supported Hayedeh in her career.

Hayedeh lived in [[Los Angeles]] from 1982 until the end of her life. The area became a hub for the Persian (Iranian) community in [[Southern California]] since the 1980s.<ref name="hayedehdocumentary"/>

Hayedeh released many successful albums during this time, and all her songs were bootlegged in Iran. Hayedeh's political and nostalgic songs such as "Rouzaye Roshan", "Ghesseyeh Man", "Zendegi" became very popular with the Iranian [[exile]] community.<ref name="hayedehdocumentary"/>

Her songwriters and producers in the United States were mostly [[Sadegh Nojouki]] and [[Mohammad Heydari]]. Songwriters she worked with were Ardalan Sarfaraz, Homa Mir-Afshar and [[Bijan Samandar]].{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} Songwriter who wrote more than 30 of Hayedeh's songs and hits was her best friend [[Leila Kasra]] (a.k.a. Hedieh), who was featured in many of her albums reciting her poems. During her exile, Hayedeh regularly appeared on the Los Angeles-based Persian-language TV channels [[Ali Limonadi|IRTV]], [[Jaam-e-Jam (TV channel)|Jaam-E-Jam]] and Jonbesh TV.<ref name="hayedehdocumentary"/>

==Death and burial==
[[File:HayedeGrave.jpg|thumb|Hayedeh's grave at [[Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery]] in the [[Westwood, Los Angeles, California|Westwood]] area of Los Angeles, 2014]]
On January 20, 1990, the day after a performance at the Casablanca Club, near [[San Francisco, California]], Hayedeh died from a [[heart attack]]. She was 47 years old. She had a history of [[diabetes]] and [[hypertension]].

Thousands of fans attended Hayedeh's funeral in Los Angeles. On January 24, 1990, she was buried at the [[Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery]] in [[Los Angeles, California]]. She had been recording an album shortly before her death and was due to finish recording it after she returned from her concert in [[San Francisco]].

On April 10, 2022, at the same time as Haydeh's 80th birthday, her tombstone was changed in the presence of her family and fans.<ref name="PayvandNews">{{cite news|url=http://www.payvand.com/news/06/jan/1140.html|title=In Memory of the Persian Legendary Diva HAYEDEH (1942-1990)|date=19 January 2006|work=Persian Heritage/Payvand News|access-date=17 February 2018|archive-date=14 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114075611/http://www.payvand.com/news/06/jan/1140.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Legacy==
Hayedeh's albums are still best sellers and her songs are played on Persian TV and radio channels outside Iran. Many of her songs are sung by Iranian pop singers. [[Hooshmand Aghili|Houshmand Aghili]] performed Hayedeh's "Sarab", Parviz Rahman Panah remixed her "Saal", Shahla Sarshar performed a tragic song called "In Memory of Hayedeh", singer Amir did a cover of Hayedeh's song "Soghati" in 2008 and Mahasti performed three songs in memory of her late sister.<ref name="hayedehdocumentary">{{cite news|url=http://hayedehdocumentary.com/en/component/content/article/1/57-hayedeh-at-a-glance.html|title=HAYEDEH ... at a Glance|date=2 June 2010|work=Hayedeh Documentary Project|access-date=21 February 2016|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235658/http://hayedehdocumentary.com/en/component/content/article/1/57-hayedeh-at-a-glance.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Premiere Poster of the documentary HAYEDEH, LEGENDARY PERSIAN DIVA, by Pejman Akbarzadeh, VU Amsterdam, January 2009.jpg|thumb|Premiere Poster of the documentary ''[[Hayedeh: Legendary Persian Diva]]'', by Pejman Akbarzadeh, Amsterdam, January 2009]]
 
According to Prof. Erik Nakhjavani in ''Encyclopædia Iranica'': "Analogous to [[Delkash]], before her, Hayedeh sang with technical authority and passionate energy. Her laryngeal control made it possible for her to produce a series of graceful vibrato and glissando vocalizations required by the ''Avaz'' Persian vocal music. She could smoothly pass from the upper reaches of her alto voice to the lower, fuller, and darker range of the contralto. This mixture of strong laryngeal strength and learned vocal technique gave her alto-contralto voice a rare, powerful resonance and texture in the performance of the Avaz. Furthermore an acute sense for musical timing, the rhythmic flow of vocal music, affective musical phrasing, and poetic delivery enabled her to express and interpret effectively any songs she sang."<ref name="iranicaonline2003"/>

Iranian pianist and journalist [[Pejman Akbarzadeh]] made a documentary ''[[Hayedeh: Legendary Persian Diva]]'' about Hayedeh which was screened in [[Amsterdam]] in January 2009 for the first time. The documentary had its US premiere in May 2009 at the [[Noor Iranian Film Festival]] in Los Angeles and nominated as the Best Documentary at the festival. The film was also screened at 9th International Exile Film Festival (Sweden) and 4th [[Iranian Film Festival]] in the [[Netherlands]]. Tehran-based FARS News Agency (close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard) cited the documentary as a film on the "Corrupt monarchist singer Hayedeh". The documentary was released on [[DVD]] on 20 January 2010, the 20th anniversary of Hayedeh's death, by "Persian Dutch Network" in Amsterdam.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mag.gooya.com/didaniha/archives/2010/02/101024.php|title=Hayedeh Documentary Released by Persian Dutch Network|date=20 January 2010|work=Gooya News|access-date=17 February 2018|archive-date=18 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218210253/http://mag.gooya.com/didaniha/archives/2010/02/101024.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> Various American universities have streamed the documentary on their server for educational purposes as well.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://search.library.pdx.edu/permalink/f/p82vj0/CP71357573350001451|title=Hayedeh: Legendary Persian Diva|date=10 November 2021|work=Portland State University|access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref>

In April 2019 the Los Angeles City Council recognized and celebrated Hayedeh, one of the most celebrated singers in Persian culture.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.laweekly.com/l-a-city-council-honors-persian-singer-hayedeh/|title=L.A. CITY COUNCIL HONORS PERSIAN SINGER HAYEDEH|date=11 April 2019|work=LA Weekly|access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref>

==Partial discography==
===Studio albums===
* ''Azadeh'' (1968)
* ''Raftam'' (1968)
* ''Nasepasi'' (1969)
* ''Afsaneh Shirin'' (1970) – with [[Shajarian]]
* ''Yaarab'' (1986)
* ''Hamkhooneh'' (1984) – with [[Viguen]]
* ''Shabeh Eshgh'' (1985)
* ''Shanehayat'' (1986)
* ''Sogand'' (1988)
* ''Safar'' (1988) – with [[Moein (singer)|Moein]]
* ''Ey Zendegi Salaam'' (1989)
* ''Golhayeh Ghorbat'' (1990) – with Moein
* ''Bezan Taar'' (1991)
* ''Kharabati'' (1991)
* ''Golvaazheh'' (1991)
* ''Khoda Hafez'' (1991)
* ''Paadeshahe Khoobaan'' (1992)
* ''Roozaayeh Roshan'' (1992)
* ''Shabeh Asheghan'' – with [[Sattar (singer)|Sattar]]
* ''Naa Shanidehaa''
* ''Faryad''
* ''Bolboli Ke Khaamosh Shod''
* ''Aamadanet Mahaaleh''
* ''Owje Sedaa''
* ''Mehmaan''
* ''Hayf''
* ''Taranehyeh Saal''

===Compilation===
* ''Best of Hayedeh''
* ''40 Golden Hits of Hayedeh''
* ''40 Hayedeh Golden Songs'', Vol I
* ''Hayedeh Golden Songs'', Vol II
* ''Shirin Jaan, Hayedeh 4''
* ''Dashtestani, Hayedeh 5 
* ''Afsaneh Shirin, Hayedeh 8''

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|Iran}}
* [[Persian classical music]]
* [[Music of Iran]]
* [[Persian women musicians]]
* [[Persian pop music]]
* [[Mahasti]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.hayedehdocumentary.com Documentary website] (in English & Persian)
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gocBbgQrryQ Hayedeh live performance, National TV, Tehran, 1977] (Video)
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* {{MusicBrainz artist}}

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[[Category:1942 births]]
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[[Category:Singers from Tehran]]
[[Category:Iranian folk singers]]
[[Category:Caltex Records artists]]
[[Category:Taraneh Records artists]]
[[Category:Persian-language singers of Iran]]
[[Category:Iranian classical singers]]
[[Category:Iranian women pop singers]]
[[Category:Iranian singer-songwriters]]
[[Category:American women pop singers]]
[[Category:20th-century American singers]]
[[Category:20th-century Iranian women singers]]
[[Category:20th-century American women singers]]
[[Category:Iranian emigrants to the United States]]
[[Category:Burials at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery]]
[[Category:Exiles of the Iranian Revolution in the United States]]