Erdewan Zaxoyî (Kurdish: ئەردەوان زاخۆیی‎) (July 1957– January 1986) was a celebrated Kurdish songwriter-singer and Composer from Zakho. Erdewan Zaxoyî was born in 1957 as Erdewan Elî in Zaxo ( Kurdistan, Iraq ). He was one of a total of six children and grew up in his hometown and spent his youth there as well. In 1978, he released his first recorded tape, singing on Kurdish political texts, even though it was banned at the time. He later secretly supported the Kurdish Peshmerga-soldiers with his songs and folk songs, such as with Peşmergekê çelengêm. His songs were mostly about justice and freedom. He also wrote songs about his hometown Zaxo and Kurdistan.