An Iranian singer who faces possible prison time for his song that's become an anthem to the ongoing protests shaking the Islamic Republic wept early Monday after seeing he'd won a Grammy.
Shervin Hajipour appeared stunned after hearing Jill Biden, the wife of U.S. President Joe Biden, announce he'd won the Grammy's new song for social change special merit award for "Baraye." An online video showed Hajipour in a darkened room, wiping tears away after the announcement.
It ends with the widely chanted slogan that has become synonymous with the protests since the September death of Iranian-Kurdish woman Masha Amini: "For women, life, freedom." The charges Hajipour faces can carry as much as six years in prison all together. The singer is also banned from leaving Iran.
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