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Mahasti created an image of a "gentle-woman" singer, a lady with great manners. Her enormous success in music opened the pathway for many other women, including her elder sister, Hayedeh, who started her work 5 years after
Mahasti. The two sisters had tremendous contributions to improving the image
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for four years. She hoped that her experience would raise awareness within the
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vocal range. She was active for more than four decades.
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