Sara Naeini was born on July 23, 1981, in Shiraz. She inherited her musical abilities from her mother, Hoorvash Khalili [fa], who is an Iranian singer and songwriter. She has had her first concert in 1999.[1] Sara Naeini currently teaches music and holds a bachelor's degree in graphic design from Shariaty Technical College for girls in Tehran. She was a successful gymanst but had to discontinue her gymnastics career due to a neck injury.[2]
Naeini's concerts attracted sanctions from the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Iran, which forbade her to practice singing, and consequently Naeini left Iran.[3][4][5]
Throughout her career, she has worked with various artists such as Alireza Assar, Mohammad Esfahani, Homayoun Shajarian, and Arash Fouladvand.[6][7]