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Ebrahim Hamedi (Persian: ابراهیم حامدی, romanized: Ebrāhim Hāmedi; born 1949), better known by his stage name Ebi (ابی), is an Iranian pop singer who first started his career in Tehran and Karaj, gaining fame as part of a band, and later as a solo performer.

He moved to Los Angeles in 1977, two years before the 1979 revolution in Iran, and continued his career in exile. Over 50 years, Ebi has released nearly 200 singles and over 30 albums.

Ebi’s father was from Arak and his mother was from Karaj. He is the eldest of six siblings born in Khorramdareh. In an interview with Radio Zamaneh in 2008, Ebi said that his hobby was singing and he sang to people at home, schoolmates and children in his neighborhood. He also said that he has been reciting the Quran in the school queue since the third year of primary school.

Ebi has three daughters from his first wife, Forooze Meghdadi Hamedi. They divorced after 25 years of marriage. He divides his time between Marbella, Spain and Los Angeles with his second wife, Mahshid Hamedi Boromand. In the early 2000s, he lived in Sweden. Ebi has a stepson from Mahshid.

1974: 1st singer in Turkey festival with the song Shekar.