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Golnar Shahyar is an Iranian-Canadian singer, poet, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. She moved to Vienna in 2008 to study voice and guitar at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien. At a time when the boundaries between "serious" and popular music were beginning to dissolve and Eurocentric paradigms were being challenged, her artistic path found fertile ground.
Today, Golnar is widely recognized as one of the most accomplished vocalists in contemporary and improvised music in Europe. She is also an acclaimed composer, producer of her own works, and performer in dance, theatre, and opera productions.
Her musical output—with ensembles such as Choub, Gabbeh, the Golnar & Mahan Trio, and as a solo artist under the name GolNar—is a striking fusion of languages and styles. Drawing equally from the musical traditions of West Asia and North Africa and from contemporary European and North American influences, her work forms a richly textured and deeply personal soundscape.
Her debut album Tear Drop was nominated for the German Jazz Award for Best Debut Album of 2022.
Golnar’s music is inseparable from the social themes she explores. Having grown up in a culture where women have long fought for their public voice, she carries these struggles into her art. Many of her songs speak to the weight of war, oppression, and the universal pain of human experience—yet there is no bitterness or defeat in her music. Instead, it resonates with resilience, grace, and an unwavering sense of hope.
Golnar Shahyar is an Iranian-Canadian singer, poet, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. She moved to Vienna in 2008 to study voice and guitar at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien. At a time when the boundaries between "serious" and popular music were beginning to dissolve and Eurocentric paradigms were being challenged, her artistic path found fertile ground.
Today, Golnar is widely recognized as one of the most accomplished vocalists in contemporary and improvised music in Europe. She is also an acclaimed composer, producer of her own works, and performer in dance, theatre, and opera productions.
Her musical output—with ensembles such as Choub, Gabbeh, the Golnar & Mahan Trio, and as a solo artist under the name GolNar—is a striking fusion of languages and styles. Drawing equally from the musical traditions of West Asia and North Africa and from contemporary European and North American influences, her work forms a richly textured and deeply personal soundscape.
Her debut album Tear Drop was nominated for the German Jazz Award for Best Debut Album of 2022.
Golnar’s music is inseparable from the social themes she explores. Having grown up in a culture where women have long fought for their public voice, she carries these struggles into her art. Many of her songs speak to the weight of war, oppression, and the universal pain of human experience—yet there is no bitterness or defeat in her music. Instead, it resonates with resilience, grace, and an unwavering sense of hope.
