TEHRAN – Iranian pop singer Behnam Safavi who previously underwent surgery in 2015 to remove a tumor from his brain is preparing to have a new operation as the tumor recrudesced.

“Professor [Majid] Samii and his medical team in Germany will perform the surgery in a month,” 34-year-old Safavi told the Persian service of ILNA on Wednesday.

Safavi underwent successful surgery in July 2015 at Tehran’s Erfan Hospital to remove a small tumor from his brain.

In early October, his medical team permitted him to hold a concert to raise his spirits sufficiently to allow him to continue chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments.

He appeared on the stage at Tehran’s Milad Tower, performing his concert while sitting in a chair.

“The chemotherapy treatments were stopped five months ago, but the tumor has grown a bit afterwards,” his publicist, Reza Foadian, said.

“Behnam will leave Iran to Germany to pursue his treatment,” he noted and added, “There is no critical point in this issue.”

Safavi’s debut album, “Be My Love”, was released in October 2009 and a song by the same name from the collection soon became a smash hit at that time. 

Two years later, he released his second album, “Calm”, which earned him a firm place in the Iranian pop music arena. 

His latest collection “Extraordinary” was released in May 2014.   

Photo: Iranian pop singer Behnam Safavi performs at Tehran’s Milad Tower on October 9, 2015. (Muiscepars.com/Shayan Yavari)

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