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 Andranik Madadian, better known by his stage name Andy, born APRIL22, 1958, is an Armenian-Iranian singer. Andy is one of the most famous and successful Iranian pop singer. Seen by many as an icon and a legend in pop music Andy has had more hits than any other pop artist in Persian music history. His albums have always been best-sellers and he has sold out arenas for nearly two decades. He started his career with promoter Alireza Amirghassemi in the early 1980s and made it big when he joined Kouros and together formed a successful duo. Together they released 4 very successful albums and became one of the most famous pop singers at the time. In 1992 Andy and Kouros split and both went to pursue solo careers. Since than Andy has had countless number of hits and has become the most famous Iranian pop singer. He has been awarded Best Armenian International Singer of the year four times and in 1994 Universal Studios declared Andy the best Iranian singer of the decade. Andy has released fifteen music albums since the start of his career. Andy was also thrilled to be the recipient of the Best Middle Eastern Album for "Platinum" as well as Best Middle Eastern Song for "Areh Areh." Andy currently lives with his long time girlfriend Shani in Los Angeles.
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