Andranik (Andy) Madadian

The photograph shows Andranik (Andy) Madadian, with dark curly hair, in a red shirt, with a chain and pendant around his neck.

Andy is an Iranian and American singer of Armenian origin who sings mainly in Persian, with a small part of his work in English, Armenian and other languages. He is regarded as the unofficial king of Persian pop music, and in the media he is also called the “Prince of Persia” or the “Persian Elvis.” He speaks Persian, Armenian, English, Spanish and Arabic and lives in the Armenian district of Los Angeles. In 2016 he released the joint song “Tehran” with La Toya Jackson, the elder sister of Michael Jackson, and in 2020 he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his 40 years in show business.