Khadijeh Eftekhar Dadehbala, known professionally as Mahasti, was born on November 16, 1946, in Tehran, Iran. She began her career in music in 1963 with the song "Ân ke Delam Râ Borde Khodâyâ" on the radio program "Gol hâ ye Rangârang." Mahasti became a prominent figure in Iranian music and released several albums, including Parandeye Mohajer (1981), Eyde Shoma Mobarak (1982), and Moj (1983). She collaborated with various artists such as her sister Hayedeh. In 1979, Mahasti emigrated to the United Kingdom and later to the United States in 1981. She passed away on June 25, 2007, at the age of 60, in Santa Rosa, California.
