Parastoo Ahmadi Age, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Parastoo Ahmadi

• Parastoo Ahmadi was born and raised in Nowshahr, Iran.

• She is interested in performing arts sinch childhood and began taking courses in solfège and voice training (in folk music and classical music) at the age of 14.

• She also learned to play piano.

• During the 2022 protests in Iran, Parastoo came into attention after she performed the patriotic song “From the Blood of the Youth of the Homeland.”

• In June 2023, she released The Azir of Freedom, which she described as a tribute to the Woman, Life, Freedom” movement in Iran.

• After the releasing the song in October 2023, judicial authorities reportedly filed a case against her and some of her personal belongings were also seized.

• Since then, Parastoo Ahmadi became widely known for blending music with social messages rather than focusing only on entertainment.

• In the late 2024, Ahmadi organized the Caravanserai Concert, an audience free performance held in a historic Iranian caravanserai, where she did not wear compulsory Islamic hijab and modesty code.

• Her live performance gained widespread attention on social media and made her internationally recognized.

• Before her concert, she wrote a message that stating that,
  

  I, Parastoo, the girl who wants to sing for the people I love. This is a right I couldn’t overlook—singing for the land I deeply adore. Here, at this point in our beloved Iran, where history and legends intertwine, hear my voice in this imaginary concert and imagine this beautiful homeland…”

• In the Caravanserai Concert, Ahmadi was accompanied by musicians Ehsan Beyraghdar on piano, Soheyl Faghih-Nasiri on guitar, Amin Taheri on drums, and Amir Ali Pirnia on bass.

• Iranian Judiciary Officials announced legal action against Parastoo Ahmandi and other people involved in organizing the event, stating that the concert was performed without taking proper permission and also, she did not follow religious and legal rules.

• On 14 December 2024, she was arrested in Iran’s Mazandaran province. Two musicians from her team Ehsan Birghiday and Sohail Faquh Nasiri, were also detained.

• Iranian Member of Parliament, Bankipour supported her arrest and referred to the country’s rules regarding mandatory hijab and “chastity.”

• In June 206, Parastoo Ahmadi and eight other members involved in the Caravanserai Concert were found guilty by a criminal court. The court stated that they had offended public decency through the production and publication of obscene and immoral content.

• They were sentenced to 74 lashes and two years bans on both travel and artistic performances, based on the video showing Ahmadi performing without wearing a hijab.