Mahasti Khadijeh (Eftekhar) Dadehbala, (B: November 16,1946, Tehran – D: June 25, 2007, Santa Rosa, California) was a prolific Iranian pop and classical singer.
She was the younger sister of another popular Iranian female singer, Hayedeh. Mahasti's voice was discovered by maestro Parviz Yahaghi, a distinguished Iranian composer and violinist. She started her career on the prestigious Persian traditional music radio program Gol-ha-ye Rangarang in 1963.
In 1978, Just before the Iranian Revolution she immigrated to the United Kingdom and then to the United States where she lived thereafter.
In March 2007, she decided to live in Santa Rosa, California with her only daughter, Sahar. She died at 7:52 AM on June 25, 2007 in Santa Rosa because of Colon Cancer.Mahasti was interred at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood, California on June 29, 2007 the same Cemetery where her sister Hayedeh was buried at.
Mahasti's career was remarkable. In 2005, she was awarded the Persian Female Pop-Classic Vocalist of Excellence by the World Academy of Arts, Literature and Media (formerly Persian Academy Awards) for over 35 years of top performance in Persian pop music. She sang more than 400 songs, contributed to more than 200 music albums with other Persian singers, and produced more than 35 music albums in which she was the only singer.
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