Aki Banayi
Akram Banaei (Persian: اکرم بنایی; May 4, 1951 – November 2, 2025), better known as Aki Banayi (Persian: اکی بنایی) was an Iranian-American singer.
Life and career
Banaei was born in Arak, Iran on May 4, 1951, a sister of actress Pouri Banayi.[1] Following the Iranian Revolution in 1979, she emigrated to Los Angeles.[2] She earned a Ph.D. from the Conservatory of Music at the University of California.[3]
She released an album, Your Look, in 2004. Throughout her career, she recorded a number of folk songs, working alongside among others Homa Mirafshar, and Mohammad Heidari.[4]
Banayi died in Los Angeles on November 2, 2025, at the age of 74.[5]
References
- ↑ پوری بنایی: از گوگوش به‌خاطر بهم زدن ازدواجم متشکرم! (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-11-04 – via www.tabnak.ir.
- ↑ "آواهای کم‌شنیده از دیروز تا امروز • اکی بنایی – DW – ۱۳۹۸/۱۲/۱". dw.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ↑ "اَکی بنایی، خواننده رشیدخان و گل پامچال، درگذشت". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). 2025-11-02. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ↑ "آواهای کم‌شنیده از دیروز تا امروز • اکی بنایی – DW – ۱۳۹۸/۱۲/۱". dw.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ↑ فردا, رادیو (2025-11-02). "اکی بنایی، خوانندۀ نامدار پیش از انقلاب، درگذشت". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-11-04.