With further opportunities in the Los Angeles area, each singer began to pursue his/her individual careers. Their popularity was now extended beyond Vancouver, and the larger Iranian population in Los Angeles was suddenly interested in their talent.
They produced their first single titled, “Iranam”, which was about to gain much popularity for the three singers in a very short period of time. In 1995 Hengameh, Fereydoon, and Kamran started to work on a collaborative effort with Ramin Zamani. In Vancouver, she first met Ali Elahi (keyboard player), and Fereydoon (singer), and through them she was introduced to Kamran (singer), and Ramin Zamani (Song writer, producer). In 1992, Hengameh moved to Vancouver, Canada with her husband and daughter. Hengameh eventually realized that she had no choice but to leave her beloved homeland and migrate abroad if she was ever to pursue her dream. After finishing high school, Hengameh married and soon after, she gave birth to her only child, her daughter: Sogand, but never stopped thinking about her life long dream of becoming a singer.
She always dreamt of becoming a professional singer after finishing high school, but this dream could never be fulfilled for as long as the changes that were imposed by the new Islamic Republic government were there to stay. Throughout her school years, she participated in numerous local and regional talent contests and always managed to come first amongst her peers. Hengameh enjoyed the support of her family and friends, as she grew older. Being a proficient ney and flute player, Hengameh’s father believed that she should learn the Persian classical music modes, “Radif” and develop a strong theoretical foundation, as he himself was very much interested and knowledgeable in this genre of music. The never ending love and support of her father that was quite evident from the very early stages of Hengameh’s life further motivated and encouraged her to take music lessons with some of the masters of Persian classical music. Hengameh’s father was first to detect this passion. Ever since childhood, she had a great passion for singing and performing. Together with her parents and her older sister, she moved to Tehran at age three.
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