# Aref (singer)

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{{Short description|Iranian pop music singer and actor (1941–2026)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Aref
| image             = Aref Arefkia, Nowruz 2019 BBC Farsi special program.jpg
| image_upright     = 
| caption           = Aref in 2019
| native_name       = عارف
| native_name_lang  = fa
| birth_name        = Aref Arefkia
| birth_date        = {{birth date|1941|8|10|df=y}}
| birth_place       = [Tehran](/source/Tehran), Iran
| death_date        = {{death date and age|2026|3|20|1941|8|10|df=y}}
| death_place       = 
| genre             = 
| occupation        = Singer, actor
| years_active      = 1963–2026
| label             = 
| website           = {{url|arefrecords.com/}}
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'''Aref Arefkia''' ({{langx|fa|عارف عارف‌کیا}}; 10 August 1941 – 20 March 2026), known by the [mononym](/source/mononym) '''Aref''' ({{Lang|fa|عارف}}; also [romanize](/source/romanize)d as ''Āref''), was an Iranian pop music singer and actor.<ref
name="arefrecords1">{{cite web |url=http://arefrecords.com/aref-biography/ |title=Aref Arefkia Official Website |access-date=June 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727111321/http://arefrecords.com/aref-biography/ |archive-date=July 27, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iranchamber.com/music/aarefkia/aref_arefkia.php |title=Iranian Music: Aref Arefkia |website=Iranchamber.com |date=1941-08-10 |accessdate=2020-04-03}}</ref>

Aref Arekfia died on 20 March 2026, at the age of 84.<ref>{{cite news |title=درگذشت عارف عارف‌کیا: سلطان قلب‌ها نوروز جنگی را ندید |url=https://www.radiozamaneh.com/883240/ |access-date=21 March 2026 |publisher=Radio Zamaneh |date=21 March 2026}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130803040437/http://arefrecords.com/ Aref Arefkia Official Website]
* [http://www.iranchamber.com/music/aarefkia/aref_arefkia.php Iran Chamber Society www.iranchamber.com]
* [http://lachini.com/artist/Aref Sheet Music of songs by Aref]
* {{discogs artist|عارف عارف‌کیا}}
* {{imdb name|2793697}}

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Category:1941 births
Category:2026 deaths
Category:Iranian pop singers
Category:Iranian male film actors
Category:Iranian singer-songwriters
Category:Iranian male singer-songwriters
Category:20th-century Iranian male singers
Category:Musicians from Tehran
Category:Iranian emigrants to the United States

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