In 2009, Andy & Kouros they went on an international tour together in the Iranian diaspora, and performed together again in May, 2010. In 20 they performed together for a sold-out audience in San Jose, California. The two reunited several times after that point. The two split in 1992, with both Andy and Kouros going on to have successful individual solo careers. When the 1979 Iranian Revolution came, he left Iran for the United States.Īndy made it big when he joined Kouros and together formed a successful duo Andy & Kouros.Īndy & Kouros released 4 albums together: Khastegary (1985), Parvaz (1988), the hugely successful album Balla!, and finally Goodbye (1991). Madadian was born on Apin Iran to ethnic Iranian Armenian parents. He is a naturalized American and currently lives in Los Angeles, California. You can find the list of Andy Madadian tour dates here.Īndranik Madadian (Persian: آندرانیک مددیان, Armenian: Անդրանիկ Մադադյան, born April 21, 1959), better known by his stage name, Andy (Persian: اندی, Armenian: Էնդի), is a famous Iranian-Armenian singer-songwriter.

~ Evan C.Andy Madadian concert tickets are on sale. With regular work in the film industry and a busy international touring schedule, Andy maintains a diverse portfolio of musical pursuits and achievements. Madadian has received accolades from the Armenian community as well, being called the 'Best Armenian International Singer' for five years running. With better than a dozen original albums to his credit which sold millions of units, Andy merited the hard-earned title of 'Persian Pop Male Singer of the Decade' given him by Universal Studios. Andy subsequently became one of the most famous Persian pop singers to date. Andy & Kouros recorded four albums between 19, when Andy decided to embark on his solo career with the release of Beegharar. He was paired with vocalist Kouros, with whom he formed a popular, successful duo. In the early '80s Andy was discovered by popular TV personality and promoter Alireza Amirghassemi. The civil war brought on by the Islamic revolution caused Andy to leave Iran.

As Andy's pool of knowledge deepened, the political state of his homeland became more and more unstable. In so doing, he gained an invaluable knowledge of the folk traditions that surrounded him, learning to sing in Farsi and Armenian.

Though Andy and his siblings were able to attend school, there was no money for formal music study, so the young artist sought musical mentorship from his family and those around him. A member of a large, poor family of Persian and Armenian decent, Andy grew up in a one-room house in Teheran, which he shared with his five siblings and two parents. Andradanik 'Andy' Madadian was born on April 2, 1958.

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