Qamar ol-Molouk Vaziri
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Qamar ol-Molouk Vaziri (1905 , Kashan - August 5, 1959 , Tehran) is Iran's "Lady of Persian Music", prominent vocalist and intellectual.
Qamar began her career when women were not allowed to have their voices heard by other men. She used to spend all she earned on the poor. The national radio paid her a meager salary when she retired and she died in poverty.
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- A moon in the sky of Iranian music (BBC Persian)
