Trained by three of the most eminent Persian vocalists, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Fatemeh Vaezi (Parisa) and Ali Asghar Shahzeidi, Maliheh Moradi has attracted attention as a rising star in Persian classical music. Born to a musical family in 1984, Maliheh began playing tonbak at the age of seven and started singing lessons with her father. She attended the Tehran Conservatory of Music, where she also learned setar.