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{{Short description|Iranian singer (born 1987)}}
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{{short description|Iranian Musician}}
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| native_name = امیر تتلو
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| alt = | birth_name = AmirHossein Maghsoudloo
| caption = Tataloo at ] ceremony, 2017 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|9|21}}
| background = solo_singer | birth_place = ], Iran
| birth_name = Amirhossein Maghsoudloo | occupation = {{flatlist|
* Singer
| alias = Tataloo
* rapper
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* songwriter}}
| birth_place = ], Iran
| origin = ] | known_for = Rapper, songwriter
| criminal_charges = Criticism of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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| website = {{URL|https://amirtataloo.me|Official website}}
* Rock
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* ]<ref>{{citation|title=Youth, Space and Time: Agoras and Chronotopes in the Global City|publisher=BRILL|date=2016|page=227|author=Carles Feixa|author2=Carmen Leccardi|author3=Pam Nilan|isbn=9789004324589}}</ref>
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* ]<ref name="Z">{{citation|title=Tataloo: the regular arrest of cursed celebrities in Iran|url=https://en.radiozamaneh.com/articles/tataloo-the-regular-arrest-of-cursed-celebrities-in-iran/|author=Rouzbeh Hamid|date=2 October 2016|access-date=11 June 2017|work=Radio Zamaneh}}</ref> * ]<ref name="Z">{{citation|title=Tataloo: the regular arrest of cursed celebrities in Iran|url=https://en.radiozamaneh.com/articles/tataloo-the-regular-arrest-of-cursed-celebrities-in-iran/|author=Rouzbeh Hamid|date=2 October 2016|access-date=11 June 2017|work=Radio Zamaneh}}</ref>
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'''AmirHossein Maghsoudloo''' ({{Langx|fa|امیرحسین مقصودلو}}; born 21 September 1987), known professionally as '''Amir Tataloo''' (Persian: {{Lang|fa|امیر تتلو}}), is an Iranian singer, rapper, songwriter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-07 |title=Iranian Singer Handed Over To Authorities After Detention In Turkey |url=https://www.iranintl.com/en/202312069279 |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=Iran International |language=en}}</ref> He is one of Iran’s most famous and controversial artists for his full body tattoo and his frequent open dialogue toward politics and social aspects of Iran's younger generations. He is part of the first generation of the Iranian ] scene and also one of the first ] singers in ].<ref name="voanews.com">{{Cite web |date=2023-12-06 |title=Turkey Arrests Singer Tataloo, Hands Him to Iran |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/turkey-arrests-singer-tataloo-gives-him-to-iran/7387297.html |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=Voice of America |language=en}}</ref> He is currently in Iran and under arrest for criticizing the Iranian government's human rights record in his songs and on social media.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 Dec 2023 |title=Türkiye Hands Over Controversial Musician Tataloo to Iranian Police |work=Iran Wire |url=https://iranwire.com/en/news/123235-t%C3%BCrkiye-hands-over-controversial-musician-tataloo-to-iranian-police/#google_vignette}}</ref>
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Singer
* songwriter
* Composer}}
| instrument =
| years_active = 2003–present
| label =
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His debut album, Zire Hamkaf, was released in 2011. Since then, he has released 21 albums. In 2021, Amir Tataloo released the album Fereshteh by ]. He is the first Iranian to collaborate with ].
'''Amir-Hossein Maghsoudloo''' ({{lang-fa|امیرحسین مقصودلو}}), better known by his stage name '''Amir Tataloo''' ({{lang-fa|امیر تتلو}}), is an Iranian singer-songwriter.


Tataloo was arrested several times when living in ] by the ] authorities in 2016 and 2018 and spent months in prison. In 2018, he moved to Turkey and continued and further established his successful career creating albums and big concerts in Turkey that otherwise were not allowed in Iran until 2023. Frustrated from living in exile, and after the expiry of his ], he tried to leave Turkey to return to Tehran. In 2023, Turkish authorities first rejected his departure from ] with an expired Iranian passport and later arrested him and handed over Tataloo to the Islamic Republic's police where he was immediately arrested with pending serious charges.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Farda |first=RFE/RL's Radio |title=Iranian Rapper Tataloo Detained Upon Arrival After Being Deported From Turkey |language=en |work=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-rapper-tataloo-detained-deported-turkey/32720961.html |access-date=2023-12-08}}</ref>
== Career ==
Tataloo, who initially started as an ] and remains unauthorized by the ], was described by '']'' magazine<ref name=time/> as "a ] with so many fans" and by ]<ref name=rfe/> as an artist with a "strong fan base" among the youth in Iran. His music style has been described as "popular flashy blend of pop, rap and R&B".<ref name="HK">{{citation|author=Hanif Kashani|url =https://al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/07/FOR%2520WED%2520iran-rapper-tataloo-video.html|title=Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies|work=Al-Monitor|date=15 July 2015|accessdate=1 March 2017}}</ref>


== Early life ==
In 2017, Tataloo briefly shifted to a conservative stance, encouraging his fans who call themselves "Tatalees", to vote for hardliners in 2017's presidential election. Tataloo left Iran in 2018 for Turkey. In January 2020 he was arrested and later released by the Turkish police following a drug-related Interpol request from Tehran.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/29/iranian-rapper-amir-tataloo-arrested-in-turkey |title=Iranian rapper Amir Tataloo arrested in Turkey |first=Bethan |last=McKernan |work=] |date=29 January 2020 |access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref>
Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo was born in Majidieh, ]. His family are ] and he has 4 siblings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=این عکس یعنی تتلو به ایران برمی‌گردد؟ |url=https://donya-e-eqtesad.com/بخش-%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-62/3499050-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%B9%DA%A9%D8%B3-%DB%8C%D8%B9%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%88-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%85%DB%8C-%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%AF |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=روزنامه دنیای اقتصاد |language=fa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=بازگشت تتلو به ایران / او توسط دادگاه ایران تحت تعقیب است + عکس |url=https://www.rokna.net/بخش-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-3/460232-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DA%AF%D8%B4%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%88-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%88-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%82%DB%8C%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%B9%DA%A9%D8%B3 |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=رکنا |language=fa}}</ref> Due to his father's job, Amir spent his elementary school years in ]. After a few years, he moved back to Tehran. He decided to work and study simultaneously because of his family's financial situation. From 14 to 16, he worked in a ] workshop, and from 16 to 18 worked in a ]. After finishing high school, he started to pursue music. The beginning of his career began around the same time as other well-known musicians in ] ] music.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Amir Tataloo age, hometown, biography|url=https://www.last.fm/music/Amir+Tataloo/+wiki|access-date=2021-01-29|website=Last.fm|language=en}}</ref>


== Music career ==
Tataloo's Instagram account, one of the most popular among Iranians, was permanently closed on 24 April 2020 (see ] below).
Tataloo started his music career in 2003 by releasing songs on his blog. He started as an ], and remains unauthorized by the ]. He was described by '']'' magazine<ref name="time2">{{cite magazine|author=Kay Armin Serjoie|date=16 July 2015|title=This Is the Surprising Way the Iranian Military Responded to the Nuclear Deal|magazine=Time|url=https://time.com/3958928/amir-tataloo-iranian-military/|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref> as "A ] with so many fans" and by ]<ref name="rfe2">{{cite news|author=Farangis Najibullah|author2=Mohammad Reza Yazdanpanah|date=25 August 2016|title=Iranian Fans Take To Social Media To Demand Rapper's Release|publisher=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-rapper-detained-amir-tataloo-corruption-depravity/27946407.html|access-date=11 June 2017|name-list-style=amp}}</ref> as an artist with a "strong fan base" among the youth in Iran. His music style has been described as a "popular flashy blend of pop, rap and R&B".<ref name="HK2">{{citation|author=Hanif Kashani|title=Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies|date=15 July 2015|url=https://al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/07/FOR%2520WED%2520iran-rapper-tataloo-video.html|work=Al-Monitor|access-date=1 March 2017|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126023819/https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/07/FOR%2520WED%2520iran-rapper-tataloo-video.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>


He released a single, "Manam Yeki az un Yazdahtam" (I'm Also One of Those Eleven Players), for the ] during the ].<ref>{{Cite news|title=چندگانگی و سرگشتگی هویتی در آهنگ‌های ایرانی "برزیل ۲۰۱۴"|url=https://www.radiofarda.com/a/f35_iran_wolrd_cup_musics_and_songs/25420317.html|access-date=2021-01-28|website=رادیو فردا|date=13 June 2014 |language=fa|last1=محمدی |first1=مجید }}</ref>
== In politics ==
Tataloo formerly criticized the establishment for not licensing his music, which is deemed as "Western, non-Iranian and immoral" by the government,<ref name=time>{{cite news|url=http://time.com/3958928/amir-tataloo-iranian-military/|title=This Is the Surprising Way the Iranian Military Responded to the Nuclear Deal|date=16 July 2015|publisher=Time|accessdate=31 July 2015|author=Kay Armin Serjoie}}</ref> although he kept distance from politics.<ref name=rfe>{{cite news|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-rapper-detained-amir-tataloo-corruption-depravity/27946407.html|title=Iranian Fans Take To Social Media To Demand Rapper's Release|date=25 August 2016|publisher=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|accessdate=11 June 2017|author=Farangis Najibullah|author2=Mohammad Reza Yazdanpanah|last-author-amp=yes}}</ref>


During the ] in ] in July 2015, he released ] ({{Langx|fa|انرژی هسته ای}}), a song supporting the ]. The music video was produced on the Iranian navy ship ].<ref name=":0">{{cite news|author=Ishaan Tharoor|date=16 July 2015|title=Watch: Iranian rapper celebrates nuclear power from the deck of a warship|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2015/07/16/watch-iranian-rapper-celebrates-nuclear-power-from-the-deck-of-a-warship/|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> The song was the top trending ] search in ].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-07-17|title=This Nuclear Propaganda Video Was Top Google Search During Talks|url=http://www.vocativ.com/news/211036/underground-pop-star-in-iran-was-a-top-google-search-amid-nuke-talks/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717233430/http://www.vocativ.com/news/211036/underground-pop-star-in-iran-was-a-top-google-search-amid-nuke-talks/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-07-17|access-date=2021-01-28}}</ref> This song became an instant controversy in Iran, mostly for the ], who compared the song to ]'s songs in support of Iranian protests in 2009.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{Cite web|date=2015-10-05|title=از انرژی هسته‌ای تا 'بغ‌بغو' در گفت‌وگوی رشیدپور و تتلو|url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/arts/2015/10/151005_l51_l06_tatallo_rashidpour_tv|access-date=2021-01-28|publisher=BBC News فارسی|language=fa}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=9 July 2017 |title=This young Iranian rapper may have cost Raisi the presidency |url=https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/07/FOR%20WED%20iran-rapper-tataloo-video.html#ixzz4i7Y8FJxe |work=Al-Monitor}}</ref>
In 2015, he made a shift towards ], pledging his support for the ] and the ] on numerous occasions, as well as advocating mandatory '']''.<ref name="HD"/><ref name="F24">{{cite web|url=http://observers.france24.com/en/20170501-rebellious-singer-forced-campaign-iran-religious-authorities|title=Has Iran's bad boy singer been forced to campaign for the religious authorities?|author=Ershad Alijani|date=5 January 2017|work=France24|accessdate=13 July 2017}}</ref>


In 2015 he attended the ] and was praised by the ] veterans for his music video, ] (The Martyrs). He was introduced as the peace ambassador of the museum.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-10-10|title=دیدار امیر تتلو با جانبازان صلح طلب – گزارش های تصویری – تولیدات نصر – ویدیو – نصر تی وی|url=http://fa.nasrtv.com/modules/video/singlefile.php?lid=11929|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010205001/http://fa.nasrtv.com/modules/video/singlefile.php?lid=11929|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-10-10|access-date=2021-01-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-10-11|title=تتلو سفیر صلح شد و تتلیتی‌ها را هم دعوت کرد / عکس این خواننده در کنار دو جانباز|url=http://www.khabaronline.ir/detail/465985/culture/Defence|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011011003/http://www.khabaronline.ir/detail/465985/culture/Defence|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-10-11|access-date=2021-01-28}}</ref>
In 2017, Tataloo initially endorsed ] for the ]. Following Ghalibaf's drop-out, Tataloo sided with ] and publicly met him.<ref name="HD">{{citation|author=Holly Dagres|authorlink=Holly Dagres|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/05/iran-raisi-tataloo-tatalee-election-race-endorsement-rapper.html|title=This young Iranian rapper may have cost Raisi the presidency|work=Al-Monitor|date=1 June 2017|accessdate=13 July 2017}}</ref>


In 2018, after several arrests by the Iranian authorities and failing to get a music activity license from the ], Tataloo left Iran and immigrated to Turkey.<ref>{{Cite news|title=تتلو آزاد شد|language=fa|publisher=BBC News فارسی|url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran-51366164|access-date=2021-01-28}}</ref>
== Controversies ==


=== Tatality ===
=== Allegations of child grooming and sexual abuse ===
Tatality was name of the Tataloo's 2012 album,<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 20, 2012 |title=Tatality |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2qxrRwTuJX4vA0QxY8qiqY |website=]}}</ref> which also is the name of his ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fardanews.com/بخش-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%87%D9%86%DA%AF-96/504562-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%88-%D8%B4%D8%AC%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C|title=از تتلو و شجریان تا حامد زمانی و سالار عقیلی/ "سیاست" وجه مشترک پرحاشیه های مشهور موسیقی/ رفتار روحانی و احمدی نژاد با دو خواننده سنتی|website=پایگاه خبری تحلیلی فردا &#124; Farda News|accessdate=12 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=جم|first=جدیدترین اخبار ایران و جهان خبرگزاری جام |title=بررسی حقوقی عناوین اتهامی امیر تتلو|url=http://jamejamonline.ir/fa/news/941253|access-date=2021-01-28|website=jamejamonline.ir|language=fa}}</ref> "Tatalities" mostly consist of ] ] who are dedicated to Tataloo.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-03-10|title=تاثیر تتلیتی ها در تربیت نوجوانان {{!}} فرهنگ نیوز|url=http://www.farhangnews.ir/content/229508|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310122057/http://www.farhangnews.ir/content/229508|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-03-10|access-date=2021-01-28}}</ref> His fans may follow a ] inspired by Tataloo's, including ], ] and ].<ref name="جمهوری تتلیتی‌ها">{{Cite web|date=2016-08-29|title=جمهوری تتلیتی‌ها|url=https://www.radiozamaneh.com/296302|access-date=2021-01-28|website=رادیو زمانه}}</ref>
On 24 April 2020, Tataloo's popular Instagram account was shut down because he called for underage girls to join his harem and engage in sexual activity with him.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://en.radiofarda.com/a/iranian-rapper-calling-for-underage-girls-to-join-his-harem-kicked-out-of-instagram/30576509.html|title=Iranian Rapper Calling For Underage Girls To Join His Harem Kicked Out Of Instagram|date=25 April 2020|work=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty|access-date=29 April 2020}}</ref>


In 2016, after Iranian police arrested Tataloo, his fans protested before the Justice ] and demanded that authorities release him from ].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-08-28|title=مورد عجیب تتلو و تتلیتی‌ها|url=https://www.isna.ir/news/95060104287/مورد-عجیب-تتلو-و-تتلیتی-ها|access-date=2021-01-28|website=ایسنا|language=fa}}</ref> After his arrest, an online protest began against arresting artists due to their lyrics and lifestyle choices. They used various hashtags to pressure Iranian authorities to release him.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|date=2016-09-02|title=تلاش‌ تتلیتی‌ها؛ از آش نذری تا تجمع اعتراضی|url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/interactivity/2016/09/160901_l38_amir_tatalooi|access-date=2021-01-28|publisher=BBC News فارسی|language=fa}}</ref>
Tataloo posted Instagram stories inviting children to have sex in his "harem" but deleted them a few hours after publication. However, screenshots of his posts were already taken and were sent to women's rights organizations, journalists, and Iranian and Turkish lawyers. Azadeh Akbari, a human rights activist who was instrumental in the closure of Tataloo's account, argued Tataloo's actions equated to child abuse.<ref name="iranwire6973"/> Tataloo responded by sexually harassing and insulting Akbari on social media.<ref>{{Cite web|title=First His Supporters Insulted Me, Then They Threatened Me with Rape and Murder|url=https://iranwire.com/en/features/6997|website=IranWire {{!}} خانه|language=en|access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref> The messages were reported to the British police — Tataloo is planning to migrate to the United Kingdom. The spokesperson for Facebook, Instagram's parent company, made the following statement to the reporters: "The safety of members is our top priority, and we do not tolerate content that abuses or endangers children. We have blocked Amir Tataloo's account for violating our policies, and he will no longer be allowed to appear on Instagram.<ref name="iranwire6973">{{cite news|url= https://iranwire.com/en/features/6973 |title= Instagram Shuts Down the Account of Popular Iranian Singer Accused of Child Grooming|date=27 April 2020|work=Iranwire}}</ref>


=== Arrests === == Social media ==
Tataloo is one of the most popular yet controversial Iranian ].<ref name="irna.ir">{{Cite web|date=2019-09-25|title=جامعه تتلو ساز|url=https://www.irna.ir/news/83489791/جامعه-تتلو-ساز|access-date=2021-01-28|website=ایرنا|language=fa}}</ref> He has a large fan base, as well as critics.<ref name="irna.ir"/><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-08-28|title=مورد عجیب تتلو و تتلیتی‌ها/ قدرت و نفوذ شبکه‌های اجتماعی در ماجرای بازداشت امیرحسین مقصودلو|url=https://www.khabaronline.ir/news/572547/مورد-عجیب-تتلو-و-تتلیتی-ها-قدرت-شبکه-های-اجتماعی-در-ماجرای-بازداشت|access-date=2021-01-28|website=خبرآنلاین|language=fa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date= 7 February 2020|title=انصاف{{!}} رسانه خبری تحلیلی|url=http://www.ensafnews.com/215096/%d8%aa%d8%aa%d9%84%d9%88-%d8%b4%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%87-%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%b2-%d8%b1%d9%86%d8%ac-%d9%85%db%8c%e2%80%8c%d8%a8%d8%b1%d8%af/ |access-date=2021-01-28|website=انصاف نیوز|language=fa}}</ref>
Tataloo was jailed three times in 2013, 2016 and 2020. Iranian morality police briefly arrested him in December 2013 for distributing his banned music to illegal foreign satellite channels.<ref name="Z"/> He was arrested again on 23 August 2016 and spent two months in prison because of insulting the judge in the court hearing, however, he was reportedly charged with "encouraging '']'' and '']''".<ref name="Z"/><ref name="HD"/> His fans posted comments on social media accounts of the supreme leader of Iran, demanding his release.<ref name=rfe/>


In 2021, Tataloo broke the record for most comments on YouTube, with a video for his song Ye Saram Be Ma Bezan reaching over 19 million comments.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-03 |title=10 Most Commented Video on YouTube in 2023 {{!}} BTS Placed at Number 2 |url=https://pathofex.com/most-commented-video-on-youtube/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=pathofex.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
On 28 January 2020, Tataloo was preparing to travel to the UK, where he was expected to play a concert in February. Tataloo whose real name is 'Amirhossein Maghsoudloo', was detained by Turkish authorities in ] after he was flagged as a ] by ].<ref name="BBC News">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51287487|title=Iranian rapper detained by Turkish authorities|date=28 January 2020|work=BBC News|access-date=28 January 2020|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arab.news/mcjex|title=Outspoken Iranian rapper Amir Tataloo arrested in Turkey|date=28 January 2020|website=Arab News|language=en|access-date=28 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/iranian-rapper-arrested-in-turkey-tehran-authorities-say/30402470.html|title=Iranian Rapper Arrested In Turkey, Tehran Authorities Say|website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty|language=en|access-date=28 January 2020}}</ref> Turkish authorities stated that they have acted on an "]" which was apparently issued by Iranian authorities – ] have accused Tataloo of "encouraging citizens, especially the youth, to use drugs", according to a statement quoted by Iran's semi-official ].<ref name="BBC News"/>


In 2019, Tataloo asked fans to break the record of the most commented post on Instagram, which was at the time 10 million comments. Fans broke the record with 18 million comments. After this, various political critics discussed the ] and its impact on society. Academics such as ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asriran.com/fa/news/690999|title=من از "تتلو"‌هزیباکلام|first=عصر|last=ايران|date=6 July 1398|website=fa}}</ref> and ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sazandeginews.com/News/6268 |title=تتـلو صدای دگردیسی/ درس‌هایی که باید از ماجرای سقوط یک خواننده گرفت |website=sazandeginews.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008064055/http://sazandeginews.com/News/6268 |archive-date=2019-10-08}}</ref> wrote papers on this event.<ref>{{Cite news|title=رکورد تازه "تتلو" در اینستاگرام|url=https://www.radiofarda.com/a/tataloo_new_record_instagram/30177920.html|access-date=2021-01-29|website=رادیو فردا|date=23 September 2019 |language=fa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=تتلو با 18 میلیون کامنت چگونه در اینستاگرام رکورد زد؟|url=https://eslahaatpress.com/News/22463/تتلو-با-18-میلیون-کامنت-چگونه-در-اینستاگرام-رکورد-زد؟|access-date=2021-01-29|website=اصلاحات پرس}}</ref>
=== ''Nuclear Energy'' song ===
During the Iran/5+1 nuclear talks in ], in July 2015, he released a song supporting the ]. The music video was produced on the Iranian navy ship ].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2015/07/16/watch-iranian-rapper-celebrates-nuclear-power-from-the-deck-of-a-warship/|title=Watch: Iranian rapper celebrates nuclear power from the deck of a warship|author=Ishaan Tharoor|date=16 July 2015|work=Washington Post}}</ref>


Another record was broken in 2020, when Tataloo hosted a live broadcast with 626,000 viewers.<ref>{{Cite news|title=لایو اینستاگرام در قرنطینه؛ از سرگرمی و آموزش تا سخنرانی و مصاحبه|language=fa|publisher=BBC News فارسی|url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran-52269772|access-date=2021-01-29}}</ref>
Titled "Energy Hasteei" (انرژی هستی ای), the song's central message was to uphold Iran's right to patrol the Persian Gulf and to produce peaceful nuclear energy. Tataloo's nationalistic song caused controversy<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/07/FOR%20WED%20iran-rapper-tataloo-video.html#ixzz4i7Y8FJxe|title=This young Iranian rapper may have cost Raisi the presidency |date=9 July 2017 |work= Al-Monitor}}</ref> among his Iranian fans who respected the artist for his frank, non-conformative political and social statements and were surprised to see him appearing to assist the government in their messaging around the nuclear issue.


Among other Iranian singers, he has the most views on ] and ].
=== Telegram audio message ===

He published an audio message in May 2017 on his ] channel, stating he "knew nothing about politics" and his political posts are forwarded by a friend in the ] with "enough political information to provide us with excellent guidance".<ref name="HD"/>
== Personal life and Arrest ==
Tataloo is ],<ref>{{Cite web|last=جم|first=جدیدترین اخبار ایران و جهان خبرگزاری جام |title=چهره های گیاهخوار؛ از تتلو تا محسن چاوشی+عکس|url=http://jamejamonline.ir/fa/news/819762|access-date=2021-01-29|website=fa|language=fa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=در بشقاب ناهار امیر تتلو چه خبر است؟|url=https://www.shomanews.com/بخش-%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-2/517655-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%B4%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%88-%DA%86%D9%87-%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA|access-date=2021-01-29|website=شما نیوز|language=fa}}</ref> and is constantly preaching the ] ] and lifestyle, asking his fans not to kill and eat ]s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fardanews.com/بخش-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%87-80/512243-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%88-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1|title=انتقاد امیر تتلو از مهران مدیری! +عکس|website=پایگاه خبری تحلیلی فردا &#124; Farda News|accessdate=12 April 2023}}</ref> One of his many nicknames is Nature's Son.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://jamejamonline.ir/fa/news/945220|access-date=2021-01-29|website=Jame Jam Online|language=fa|title=گزارشی از حال و هوای طرفداران آقای تتلو!}}</ref>

On January 28, 2020, Tataloo was ] by ] in ], with an ] for him in effect.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gall |first=Carlotta |date=2020-01-30 |title=Iranian Rapper Detained in Turkey Faces Deportation |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/30/world/europe/iran-rapper-amir-tataloo.html |access-date=2023-07-17 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He was released on February 3, with Turkish police citing his detention as being for visa violations; in that time, an online petition had reached almost half a million signatures, aiming for his release.<ref>{{Cite news |last=RFE/RL |title=Popular Iranian Rapper Tataloo Released From Detention In Turkey |language=en |work=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/popular-iranian-rapper-tataloo-released-from-detention-in-turkey/30416510.html |access-date=2023-07-17}}</ref>

In May 2020, Tataloo stirred controversy after he advocated for minors below the age of 16 to be able to get married and invited fans, minors at the time, to join his ].<ref>{{cite web |date=8 May 2020 |title=Notorious Rapper Defends Child Grooming and Mobilizes Fans on Instagram |url=https://iranwire.com/en/features/67027 |work=Iranwire}}</ref> On December 2, 2023, he claimed that he intends to return to Iran, many read his action because of the complaints he had in Turkey; He was finally handed over to the Iranian government on December 6, 2023 at the land border of Iran and Turkey, and was immediately arrested due to accusations and complaints such as corruption.<ref>{{Cite web |last=جهان |first=Fararu {{!}} فرارو {{!}} اخبار روز ایران و |title=امیر تتلو به عنوان مفسد فی‌الارض محاکمه می‌شود؟ |url=http://fararu.com/fa/news/689418 |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=fa |language=fa}}</ref><ref name="voanews.com"/>


== Discography == == Discography ==
{{Main|Tataloo discography}}

=== Albums === === Albums ===
* Zire Hamkaf (2011) * ''Zire Hamkaf'' (2011)
* Tatality (2013) * ''Tatality'' (2013)
* Man (2014) * ''Man'' (2014)
* Number 6 (2015) * ''Shomareh 6'' (2015)
* Mamnoue (2016) * ''Mamnoo'' (2015)
* Number 7 (2016) * ''Shomareh 7'' (2016)
* Ghahreman (2017) * ''Ghahreman'' (2017)
* Amir (2018) * ''Amir'' (2017)
* Sayeh (2019) * ''Sayeh'' (2018)
* Jahanam (2019) * ''Jahanam'' ('' (2018.2019)
* Barzakh (2020) * Barzakh (2018.2019)
* 78 (completing) * 78 (2019.2020)
* Sheytan (2020.2022)
* Fereshteh (2021)
* Boht (2022)
* Sahm(2021.2022)
* Cosmos (2022.2023)
* Behesht (2023)
* Yin Yang (2023.2024)


== References == == References ==
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Iranian singer (born 1987)

Amir Tataloo
امیر تتلو
Amir Tataloo in 2018
BornAmirHossein Maghsoudloo
(1987-09-21) 21 September 1987 (age 37)
Tehran, Iran
Occupations
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • songwriter
Known forRapper, songwriter
Criminal chargesCriticism of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Musical career
Genres
Years active2003–present
Labels
Musical artist
WebsiteOfficial website

AmirHossein Maghsoudloo (Persian: امیرحسین مقصودلو; born 21 September 1987), known professionally as Amir Tataloo (Persian: امیر تتلو), is an Iranian singer, rapper, songwriter. He is one of Iran’s most famous and controversial artists for his full body tattoo and his frequent open dialogue toward politics and social aspects of Iran's younger generations. He is part of the first generation of the Iranian underground hip hop scene and also one of the first R&B singers in Persian. He is currently in Iran and under arrest for criticizing the Iranian government's human rights record in his songs and on social media.

His debut album, Zire Hamkaf, was released in 2011. Since then, he has released 21 albums. In 2021, Amir Tataloo released the album Fereshteh by Universal Music Group. He is the first Iranian to collaborate with Universal Music Group.

Tataloo was arrested several times when living in Iran by the Islamic Republic authorities in 2016 and 2018 and spent months in prison. In 2018, he moved to Turkey and continued and further established his successful career creating albums and big concerts in Turkey that otherwise were not allowed in Iran until 2023. Frustrated from living in exile, and after the expiry of his Iranian passport, he tried to leave Turkey to return to Tehran. In 2023, Turkish authorities first rejected his departure from Istanbul airport with an expired Iranian passport and later arrested him and handed over Tataloo to the Islamic Republic's police where he was immediately arrested with pending serious charges.

Early life

Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo was born in Majidieh, Tehran. His family are Iranian Azerbaijanis and he has 4 siblings. Due to his father's job, Amir spent his elementary school years in Rasht. After a few years, he moved back to Tehran. He decided to work and study simultaneously because of his family's financial situation. From 14 to 16, he worked in a carpenter workshop, and from 16 to 18 worked in a grocery store. After finishing high school, he started to pursue music. The beginning of his career began around the same time as other well-known musicians in Persian underground music.

Music career

Tataloo started his music career in 2003 by releasing songs on his blog. He started as an underground musician, and remains unauthorized by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. He was described by Time magazine as "A rapper with so many fans" and by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty as an artist with a "strong fan base" among the youth in Iran. His music style has been described as a "popular flashy blend of pop, rap and R&B".

He released a single, "Manam Yeki az un Yazdahtam" (I'm Also One of Those Eleven Players), for the Iranian National Football Team during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

During the Iran/5+1 nuclear talks in Vienna in July 2015, he released Energy Hastei (Persian: انرژی هسته ای), a song supporting the Iranian nuclear program. The music video was produced on the Iranian navy ship Damavand. The song was the top trending Google search in Persian. This song became an instant controversy in Iran, mostly for the Iranian Reformists, who compared the song to Mohammadreza Shajarian's songs in support of Iranian protests in 2009.

In 2015 he attended the Tehran Peace Museum and was praised by the Iran-Iraq war veterans for his music video, Shohada (The Martyrs). He was introduced as the peace ambassador of the museum.

In 2018, after several arrests by the Iranian authorities and failing to get a music activity license from the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Tataloo left Iran and immigrated to Turkey.

Tatality

Tatality was name of the Tataloo's 2012 album, which also is the name of his fan base. "Tatalities" mostly consist of Iranian youth who are dedicated to Tataloo. His fans may follow a lifestyle inspired by Tataloo's, including meditation, spiritual routines and vegan diet.

In 2016, after Iranian police arrested Tataloo, his fans protested before the Justice Court and demanded that authorities release him from prison. After his arrest, an online protest began against arresting artists due to their lyrics and lifestyle choices. They used various hashtags to pressure Iranian authorities to release him.

Social media

Tataloo is one of the most popular yet controversial Iranian celebrities. He has a large fan base, as well as critics.

In 2021, Tataloo broke the record for most comments on YouTube, with a video for his song Ye Saram Be Ma Bezan reaching over 19 million comments.

In 2019, Tataloo asked fans to break the record of the most commented post on Instagram, which was at the time 10 million comments. Fans broke the record with 18 million comments. After this, various political critics discussed the phenomenon and its impact on society. Academics such as Sadegh Zibakalam and Emaddedin Baghi wrote papers on this event.

Another record was broken in 2020, when Tataloo hosted a live broadcast with 626,000 viewers.

Among other Iranian singers, he has the most views on Spotify and YouTube.

Personal life and Arrest

Tataloo is vegan, and is constantly preaching the vegan philosophy and lifestyle, asking his fans not to kill and eat animals. One of his many nicknames is Nature's Son.

On January 28, 2020, Tataloo was detained by Turkish police in Istanbul, with an Interpol red notice for him in effect. He was released on February 3, with Turkish police citing his detention as being for visa violations; in that time, an online petition had reached almost half a million signatures, aiming for his release.

In May 2020, Tataloo stirred controversy after he advocated for minors below the age of 16 to be able to get married and invited fans, minors at the time, to join his harem. On December 2, 2023, he claimed that he intends to return to Iran, many read his action because of the complaints he had in Turkey; He was finally handed over to the Iranian government on December 6, 2023 at the land border of Iran and Turkey, and was immediately arrested due to accusations and complaints such as corruption.

Discography

Main article: Tataloo discography

Albums

  • Zire Hamkaf (2011)
  • Tatality (2013)
  • Man (2014)
  • Shomareh 6 (2015)
  • Mamnoo (2015)
  • Shomareh 7 (2016)
  • Ghahreman (2017)
  • Amir (2017)
  • Sayeh (2018)
  • Jahanam ( (2018.2019)
  • Barzakh (2018.2019)
  • 78 (2019.2020)
  • Sheytan (2020.2022)
  • Fereshteh (2021)
  • Boht (2022)
  • Sahm(2021.2022)
  • Cosmos (2022.2023)
  • Behesht (2023)
  • Yin Yang (2023.2024)

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