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Duo in Andy & Kouros

Main article: Andy & Kouros

Andy made it big when he joined Kouros Shahmiri and together formed a successful duo Andy & Kouros.

Andy & Kouros released 4 albums together: Khastegary (1985), Parvaz (1988), the hugely successful album 'Balla', and finally Goodbye (1991). The two split in 1992, with both Andy and Kouros going on to have successful individual solo careers. The two reunited several times after that point. In 2002 and 2004 they performed together for a sold-out audience in San Jose, California. In 2009, Andy & Kouros they went on an international tour together in the Iranian diaspora, and performed together again in May, 2010. They also appeared together on a music video by Farez remaking their hit "Niloufar".

Solo career

Andy has released 15 albums as a solo artist. His last three singles have ranked #1 in the charts. In 2013, Andy was nominated for Best Male Artist, Best Live Act, and Best Entertainer of the Year at the World Music Awards. The following year, he was presented with the "Millennium" award at the Big Apple Music Awards in NYC.

Other collaborations

On June 24, 2009, Andy, Richie Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi recorded a version of the Leiber and Stoller standard Stand by Me, described by producer Don Was as a "worldwide solidarity with the people of Iran". The Persian introduction is done by both Andy and Jon Bon Jovi, as well as the rest of the song which continues in English. The record was produced by Don Was and John Shanks and was registered at Henson Studio C, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. He participated in a prestigious recording session for WORLD PEACE ONE, which featured some of the world's most successful artists uniting to promote peace. In 2014, Cherokee Music Productions released the humanitarian single, We Hear Your Voice which brought together 15 international stars from 11 countries to inspire fans and followers to find common ground and heal the divide between nations.

Personal life

Andy married his longtime girlfriend and artist Shani Rigsbee on November 11, 2011. Around 1992, the couple began working and touring together and soon after they discovered Shani has ovarian cancer. She had an early hysterectomy in 1992. The couple is associated with cancer-related charities and has performed together for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.

Discography

Albums

Andy & Kouros

Year	Title	Notable Tracks	Notes
1985	Khastegary		Duo album
1988	Parvaz		Duo album
1990	Balla		Duo album
1991	Goodbye		Duo album

Andy

Year	Title	Notable Tracks	Notes
1992	Beegharar		First solo album
1993	Laili		Collaboration — featuring Bijan Mortazavi and Hassan Shamaizadeh
1994	Tanhaee		Solo album
1996	Devoted		Solo album
1998	Silk Road		Solo album
1999	Ghahremanane Vatan		Collaboration / Single — featuring Leila Forouhar and Dariush
1999	Nune		Single
2000	And My Heart...		Solo album — including 7 songs in Persian, 1 in English, 1 in Spanish, 1 in Armenian, 1 in Arabic, and 1 in Hindi
2000	And My Heart...		Solo album — American Edition - including 7 songs in Persian, 3 in English, 2 in Spanish, 2 in Armenian, 1 in Arabic, and 1 in Hindi, a Persian version of the Eagles' Hotel California is added.
2001	Yaran		Collaboration — featuring Pyruz, Paksima, and Hamid Nadiri
2002	Khalvate Man		Solo album — including 4 remixes of the 2000-hit Rayhan
2003	Orere Seero		Solo album — Andy's first all-Armenian album
2004	Platinum		Solo album — Salame Asheghoone and Sahraei written by Leila Kasra are featured in the motion picture House of Sand and Fog.
2006	City of Angels		Solo album — 11 original songs and 5 remixes on 2 CDs, a cover of the song Marde Tanha originally sung by Farhad as well as a remix by Nami are found on the first and second CD, respectively. An edited version of the song Tanine Solh written by Leila Kasra and sung by Andy, Kouros, Fataneh, Moein, and Morteza is done. Daram Miram Beh Tehran is featured as the soundtrack of the animated film Babak and Friends - A First Norooz.
2007	Airport		Solo album — 13 original songs and 3 remixes

Videos/DVDs

• The Journey
• Orere Seero
• Platinum
• City of Angels
• Balla!
• Andy Live at the Kodak Theatre

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2003	Irangeles	Andy
2003	House of Sand and Fog	Wedding Singer
2005	The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam	Ali Ben-Sabbah
2010	'Lost Journey: Lost Journey'	Mr.Zand
2013	Shirin in Love	Andy

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