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Vigen Derderian
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Vigen Derderian (November 23, 1929-October 26, 2003), known as "Sultan of Pop" and "Sultan of Persian jazz", was a hugely popular Armenian-Iranian pop music singer. He is famous throughout the Near East.
In that era, every Iranian artist wanted to be associated with him, among them the country's most established top female singers, Delkash and Elaheh. The legendary Vigen Derderian worked with the best Iranian songwriters and composers, who realised they had to cater for a new youth market, and performed some of his country's most memorable songs.[1]
On his passing in 2003, Vigen Derderian was interred in the Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Cemetery in Westlake Village, California.[1]
- Vigen Derderian: Pop idol of a musical revolution in Iran
- Listen to Vigen here
- Vigen at Iran Chamber Society
- A classic video from Vigen
- Vigen, the founder of Iranian pop and jazz (BBC Persian)
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