Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo known professionally as Amir Tataloo, is an Iranian singer, rapper and 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.
- Iranian singer Amir Tataloo sentenced to death for blasphemy
- He faced other charges like promoting prostitution and propaganda
- He was extradited from Turkey to Iran in 2023
Age
Amir Tataloo was born 21 September 1987. He is
Iranian singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known as Tataloo, has been awarded death sentence on account of blasphemy. Tataloo had also been sentenced to 10 years for promoting “prostitution” and in other cases was charged with disseminating “propaganda” against the Islamic republic and publishing “obscene content”.
An Iranian court said, “The Supreme Court accepted the prosecutor’s objection” to a previous five-year jail term on offences including blasphemy, reformist newspaper Etemad reported online.
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”.
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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.
Personal Life
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
Controversy
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.
Death Sentence
In January 2025, it was reported he had been sentenced to death in Iran for blasphemy, for insulting Islamic prophet Muhammad while Iran Judiciary denied such claims.
“The supreme court accepted the prosecutor’s objection” to a previous five-year jail term on offences including blasphemy, the reformist newspaper Etemad reported on Sunday.
It said “the case was reopened, and this time the defendant was sentenced to death for insulting the prophet”, referring to Islam’s prophet Muhammad.
The report added that the verdict was not final and could still be appealed against.
Net Worth
Amir Tataloo’s net worth is estimated to be around $6 million. He makes most of his money from his music career and also owns a clothing line.