Age, Biography and Wiki
Tooji (Touraj Keshtkar) was born on 26 May, 1987 in Shiraz, Iran, is a Norwegian singer. Discover Tooji's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 36 years old?
| Popular As |
Touraj Keshtkar |
| Occupation |
Singer, model, television host, social worker |
| Age |
36 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
| Born |
26 May, 1987 |
| Birthday |
26 May |
| Birthplace |
Shiraz, Iran |
| Nationality |
Iran
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He is a member of famous Singer with the age 36 years old group.
Tooji Height, Weight & Measurements
At 36 years old, Tooji height not available right now. We will update Tooji's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Tooji Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Tooji worth at the age of 36 years old? Tooji’s income source is mostly from being a successful Singer. He is from Iran. We have estimated Tooji's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Singer |
Tooji Social Network
Timeline
Touraj Keshtkar (born 26 May 1987), known professionally as Tooji, is a Norwegian singer, painter, model and television host.
He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan and finished 26th (last) in the final.
Beginning with his single "Cocktail", he also started using the kanji characters 冬至 (tōji) in his artistic identity.
Tooji Keshtkar was born in Shiraz, Iran, and moved to Norway when he was one year old.
His mother is author and political commentator Lily Bandehy.
At the age of 16, he started modelling.
Afterwards, he started working on MTV Norway where he presented "Super Saturday" and "Tooji's Top 10".
He was also educated as a social worker and has worked in asylum reception centres.
He won Melodi Grand Prix 2012 and was given the opportunity to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan with his entry "Stay" which qualified from the second semi-final and went on to place 26th (last) in the final, scoring 7 points.
On 10 March 2012, he presented the international jury votes on behalf of Norway at the finals of Melodifestivalen 2012, the Swedish preselection.
Since 2012, Tooji presents, with Margrethe Røed, the Melodi Grand Prix Junior in Norway.
Tooji wore a Free Iran green bracelet during his performance in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
On 18 May 2013 he presented the Norwegian votes for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö, Sweden.
In 2013, he released a single entitled "Rebels".
Tooji himself describes ‘Rebels’ as “dramatic pop-dance, with new organic elements blended in with hard electronica“.
He moved to Stockholm prior to the release of the song "Packin' Guns".
His songs often express a political and social message.
Tooji's single "Cocktail" deals with the gender roles in today's society.
The music video starts with a quotation from Gloria Steinem: "We've begun to raise daughters more like sons... but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters".
After coming out, he released his The Father project.
Tooji's single and EP Father emanating from the project is about sexual relationships in the church and the hypocrisy in the public positions of the church.
The music video for his following single "Say Yeah" tackles homophobic hate crimes.
His EP and single "Father" was part of his coming out process by tackling the subject of sex and the church.
The music video, filmed inside an Oslo church, received criticism.
Ole Christian Kvarme, the Bishop of Oslo of the Lutheran Church of Norway, condemned the video as "totally unacceptable" and "a gross misuse of the church", accusing the video's producers of misinforming the church's administration prior to filming about the video's actual contents.
Tooji said he lost his job as a host to Melodi Grand Prix Junior, a version of Eurovision for younger performers as a result of the "Father" video and the Father Project.
Tooji called this project as "the most important thing I've done in my life."
Tooji is a supporter of Green Wave, Iran's democratic reform movement.
In June 2015, Tooji came out as gay to the Norwegian website Gaysir, stating that he hoped he could make it easier for young gay people by being open about his own sexuality.
He was praised for his decision by the Norwegian National Association for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgender People.
