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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
|Name = Googoosh <br />{{lang|fa|<big>گوگوش</big>}}
|Name ={{lang|fa|<big>گوگوش</big>}}<br />Googoosh
|Background = Lavender
|Background = Lavender
|Img = Googooshcrop.jpg |right|50px|
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|Years_active = 1953&ndash;present
|Years_active = 1953&ndash;present
|Label = [[Avang Music]] [http://www.avang.com] <br> [http://www.taranehrecords.com/ Taraneh Records] <br> [http://www.caltexrecords.com/Scripts/default.asp Caltex Records]<br>[http://www.mzmrecords.com/ MZM Records]<br>[http://www.parsvideo.com/ Pars Video]
|Label = [[Avang Music]] [http://www.avang.com] <br> [http://www.taranehrecords.com/ Taraneh Records] <br> [http://www.caltexrecords.com/Scripts/default.asp Caltex Records]<br>[http://www.mzmrecords.com/ MZM Records]<br>[http://www.parsvideo.com/ Pars Video]

'''Height''' = 168 cm (5'6")

'''Weight''' = 54 Kg (120 Lbs)

'''Hair''' = Black

'''Eyes''' = Brown


}}
}}
'''Googoosh''' (also spelled as '''Gogosh''' and '''Googosh''' and '''Gougoush'''), ({{Lang-fa|<big> '''گوگوش'''</big>}}) [born '''Faegheh Atashin''' ({{Lang-fa|<big> فائقه آتشین </big>}})&lrm; [[1950]] in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]], is an [[Iran|Iranian]]-born [[pop music|pop]] singer and actress.
'''Googoosh''' ({{Lang-fa|<big> '''گوگوش'''</big>}}) (also spelled as '''Gogosh''' and '''Googosh''' and '''Gougoush'''), [born '''Faegheh Atashin''' ({{Lang-fa|<big> فائقه آتشین </big>}})&lrm; [[1950]] in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]], is an [[Iran|Iranian]]-born [[pop music|pop]] singer and actress.


In the 1970s, Googoosh was considered the most celebrated recording artist in [[Iran]]<ref>[http://azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/83_folder/83_articles/83_news_googoosh.html Googoosh Returns]; Azerbaijan International; Retrieved on [[2007-12-22]]</ref>. In addition to music, Googoosh was also an actress in many [[Cinema of Iran|Persian films]] of the 60s and 70s. She is, however, more widely known as a singer than as an actress. After the [[Iranian Revolution]] in 1979 she remained in Iran until 2000 but did not record or perform again due to the ban on solo female singers. Still, her following grew. Younger people have rediscovered her music bootleg recordings of her music.<ref name=""""CNN">{{cite""" news| first=Joanne| last=Suh| title=Iran's pop diva Googoosh returns to the world stage after two decades | url=http://edition.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/09/wb.googoosh/ | publisher=[[CNN]]| date=[[2000-10-09]]|accessdate = 2007-04-10 }}</ref> Outside of Iran, she has a significant following in many [[Middle Eastern]] and [[Central Asian]] countries,<ref>{{cite news|first=Sadeq|last=Saba | title=Iran's pop diva to sing again |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/796962.stm| publisher=[[BBC]]| date=[[2000-06-19]]|accessdate = 2007-04-11 }}</ref> and currently resides in [[Toronto]], [[Canada]] and continues her career, albeit in a limited manner.
In the 1970s, Googoosh was considered the most celebrated recording artist in [[Iran]]<ref>[http://azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/83_folder/83_articles/83_news_googoosh.html Googoosh Returns]; Azerbaijan International; Retrieved on [[2007-12-22]]</ref>. In addition to music, Googoosh was also an actress in many [[Cinema of Iran|Persian films]] of the 60s and 70s. She is, however, more widely known as a singer than as an actress. After the [[Iranian Revolution]] in 1979 she remained in Iran until 2000 but did not record or perform again due to the ban on solo female singers. Still, her following grew. Younger people have rediscovered her music bootleg recordings of her music.<ref name=""""""CNN">{{cite""""" news| first=Joanne| last=Suh| title=Iran's pop diva Googoosh returns to the world stage after two decades | url=http://edition.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/09/wb.googoosh/ | publisher=[[CNN]]| date=[[2000-10-09]]|accessdate = 2007-04-10 }}</ref> Outside of Iran, she has a significant following in many [[Middle Eastern]] and [[Central Asian]] countries,<ref>{{cite news|first=Sadeq|last=Saba | title=Iran's pop diva to sing again |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/796962.stm| publisher=[[BBC]]| date=[[2000-06-19]]|accessdate = 2007-04-11 }}</ref> and currently resides in [[Toronto]], [[Canada]] and continues her career, albeit in a limited manner.


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Childhood and youth===
===Childhood and youth===
[[Image:Googooshchildhood2.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Googoosh (Faegheh Atashin) began singing and acting at a young age with her father, Saber]]
[[Image:Googooshchildhood2.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Googoosh (Faegheh Atashin) began singing and acting at a young age with her father, Saber]]
Googoosh was born 'Faegheh Atashin' in April 1950<ref>http://www.googoosh.tv/media/independent.html</ref> on Sarcheshmeh Street, in an old and worn down part of Tehran. Her father originally from [[Sarab County|Sarab]] (a city in Iran)<ref name=""""azer">{{cite""" web | title = Newsmakers: Googoosh Returns | publisher = Azerbaijan International | date = Autumn 2000 | url = http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/83_folder/83_articles/83_news_googoosh.html | accessdate = 2007-04-05}}</ref> had lived with his wife in [[Azerbaijan]] prior to immigrating to Tehran just before his daughter's birth.<ref name=""""about">{{cite""" web | title = Googoosh.com : About Googoosh | publisher = googoosh.com | url = http://www.googoosh.com/aboutgoogoosh.htm | accessdate = 2007-04-05}}</ref> The name Googoosh is an [[Armenian]] boy's name and was given to her at birth. However since it was a boy's name, there was a problem registering the name on her birth certificate<ref name=""""about">{{cite""" web | title = Googoosh.com : About Googoosh | publisher = googoosh.com | url = http://www.googoosh.com/aboutgoogoosh.htm | accessdate = 2008-02-02}}</ref> so she was given the name Faegheh and was registered under that name<ref name=""""about">{{cite""" web | title = Googoosh.com : About Googoosh | publisher = googoosh.com | url = http://www.googoosh.com/aboutgoogoosh.htm | accessdate = 2008-02-02}}</ref>. When she was an infant, Googoosh's father divorced from her mother and she moved with her father to Tehran.<ref name=""""IranChamber">{{cite""" web|title=Iranmusic:Googoosh|url=http://www.iranchamber.com/music/googoosh/googoosh.php|publisher=Iran Chamber|accessdate = 2007-04-30 }}</ref>
Googoosh was born 'Faegheh Atashin' in April 1950<ref>http://www.googoosh.tv/media/independent.html</ref> on Sarcheshmeh Street, in an old and worn down part of Tehran. Her father originally from [[Sarab County|Sarab]] (a city in Iran)<ref name=""""""azer">{{cite""""" web | title = Newsmakers: Googoosh Returns | publisher = Azerbaijan International | date = Autumn 2000 | url = http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/83_folder/83_articles/83_news_googoosh.html | accessdate = 2007-04-05}}</ref> had lived with his wife in [[Azerbaijan]] prior to immigrating to Tehran just before his daughter's birth.<ref name=""""""about">{{cite""""" web | title = Googoosh.com : About Googoosh | publisher = googoosh.com | url = http://www.googoosh.com/aboutgoogoosh.htm | accessdate = 2007-04-05}}</ref> The name Googoosh is an [[Armenian]] boy's name and was given to her at birth. However since it was a boy's name, there was a problem registering the name on her birth certificate<ref name=""""""about">{{cite""""" web | title = Googoosh.com : About Googoosh | publisher = googoosh.com | url = http://www.googoosh.com/aboutgoogoosh.htm | accessdate = 2008-02-02}}</ref> so she was given the name Faegheh and was registered under that name<ref name=""""""about">{{cite""""" web | title = Googoosh.com : About Googoosh | publisher = googoosh.com | url = http://www.googoosh.com/aboutgoogoosh.htm | accessdate = 2008-02-02}}</ref>. When she was an infant, Googoosh's father divorced from her mother and she moved with her father to Tehran.<ref name=""""""IranChamber">{{cite""""" web|title=Iranmusic:Googoosh|url=http://www.iranchamber.com/music/googoosh/googoosh.php|publisher=Iran Chamber|accessdate = 2007-04-30 }}</ref>


As her father was an acrobat and an entertainer, she grew up around the stage and was actually part of his act until she was three{{cn}}. She began doing impersonations of some of the singers of the time<ref name=""""about">{{cite""" web | title = Googoosh.com : About Googoosh | publisher = googoosh.com | url = http://www.googoosh.com/aboutgoogoosh.htm | accessdate = 2008-02-02}}</ref>. When her father discovered this talent, he put her on stage<ref name=""""about">{{cite""" web | title = Googoosh.com : About Googoosh | publisher = googoosh.com | url = http://www.googoosh.com/aboutgoogoosh.htm | accessdate = 2008-02-02}}</ref>. She has been on stage as a paid professional since she was three.{{cn}} Spurred on by a domineering father, she performed in theatres and public functions all over Iran. She was a cute little side-kick act, which more likely amused her audience rather than entertained them. Her father was very much part of the show, because anyone who remembers her as a little performer, remembers her father and how commanding he was.<ref name=""""IranMania">{{cite""" web|first=Fatemeh | last=Safaei | title=The Googoosh Phenomenon |url=http://www.iranmania.com/news/currentaffairs/features/googoosh/default.asp |publisher=IranMania|date=[[2000-08-29]]|accessdate = 2007-05-01 }}</ref> Those early years were not easy. Travelling from place to place and performing in front of countless people, Googoosh was subjected to things that other little girls would not have been. She was out on stage doing her routine while other children her age were in bed sleeping. Hers was definitely not a normal childhood, not even by working class standards.{{cn}}
As her father was an acrobat and an entertainer, she grew up around the stage and was actually part of his act until she was three{{cn}}. She began doing impersonations of some of the singers of the time<ref name="""""about">{{cite"""" web | title = Googoosh.com : About Googoosh | publisher = googoosh.com | url = http://www.googoosh.com/aboutgoogoosh.htm | accessdate = 2008-02-02}}</ref>. When her father discovered this talent, he put her on stage<ref name="""""about">{{cite"""" web | title = Googoosh.com : About Googoosh | publisher = googoosh.com | url = http://www.googoosh.com/aboutgoogoosh.htm | accessdate = 2008-02-02}}</ref>. She has been on stage as a paid professional since she was three.{{cn}} Spurred on by a domineering father, she performed in theatres and public functions all over Iran. She was a cute little side-kick act, which more likely amused her audience rather than entertained them. Her father was very much part of the show, because anyone who remembers her as a little performer, remembers her father and how commanding he was.<ref name="""""IranMania">{{cite"""" web|first=Fatemeh | last=Safaei | title=The Googoosh Phenomenon |url=http://www.iranmania.com/news/currentaffairs/features/googoosh/default.asp |publisher=IranMania|date=[[2000-08-29]]|accessdate = 2007-05-01 }}</ref> Those early years were not easy. Travelling from place to place and performing in front of countless people, Googoosh was subjected to things that other little girls would not have been. She was out on stage doing her routine while other children her age were in bed sleeping. Hers was definitely not a normal childhood, not even by working class standards.{{cn}}


Soon the young girl's talent achieved nation-wide fame and success. She began acting for the royal court of the [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi|Shah]] at the age of four and was warmly welcomed by the Queen, [[Soraya Esfandiary Bakhtiari|Soraya]]. Googoosh's career as a star in [[Iranian movies]] started when she was seven. She captured the hearts of audiences and became one of Iran's most recognized and beloved child movie stars in the late 1950s and 1960s.
Soon the young girl's talent achieved nation-wide fame and success. She began acting for the royal court of the [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi|Shah]] at the age of four and was warmly welcomed by the Queen, [[Soraya Esfandiary Bakhtiari|Soraya]]. Googoosh's career as a star in [[Iranian movies]] started when she was seven. She captured the hearts of audiences and became one of Iran's most recognized and beloved child movie stars in the late 1950s and 1960s.
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===1960s and 1970s===
===1960s and 1970s===
In her late teens she married to Mahmoud Ghorbani. He was a promoter and worked with some of the top clubs and cabarets in Tehran. Mr Ghorbani had been working as a promoter with well know artists for some time. He knew the business well and what's more he knew where the business was going. It was during her marriage to Mr Ghorbani that Googoosh's career shot to its summit. With the combination of her looks and style and his business savvy and connections there was no doubt that they would be a winning team. However the extent of her fame and popularity could not have been predicted. <ref name=""""IranMania"""" />
In her late teens she married to Mahmoud Ghorbani. He was a promoter and worked with some of the top clubs and cabarets in Tehran. Mr Ghorbani had been working as a promoter with well know artists for some time. He knew the business well and what's more he knew where the business was going. It was during her marriage to Mr Ghorbani that Googoosh's career shot to its summit. With the combination of her looks and style and his business savvy and connections there was no doubt that they would be a winning team. However the extent of her fame and popularity could not have been predicted. <ref name=""""""IranMania"""""" />


Already by the late 1960s, Googoosh's natural singing ability was inspiring modern Iranian music composers as a new style of Pop music emerged. The result of this collaboration was a unique blend of contemporary [[Persian language|Persian]] poems and melodies with [[Jazz]], [[Blues]], [[Rock (music)|Rock]], [[Disco]], [[Latin]], and other Pop beats. With the help of legendary composers [[Hassan Shamaizadeh]], and [[Farid Zoland]], Googoosh's songs became instant hits and she became one of the biggest 1970s [[Iranian pop]] culture icons, touching young and old alike.
Already by the late 1960s, Googoosh's natural singing ability was inspiring modern Iranian music composers as a new style of Pop music emerged. The result of this collaboration was a unique blend of contemporary [[Persian language|Persian]] poems and melodies with [[Jazz]], [[Blues]], [[Rock (music)|Rock]], [[Disco]], [[Latin]], and other Pop beats. With the help of legendary composers [[Hassan Shamaizadeh]], and [[Farid Zoland]], Googoosh's songs became instant hits and she became one of the biggest 1970s [[Iranian pop]] culture icons, touching young and old alike.


Without doubt, the most popular pre-Revolutionary artist was the female singer Googoosh.<ref>{{cite web| last =Tsioulcas | first = Anastasia | title = World Music, Iran | publisher =[[National Geographic]] | url = http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/worldmusic/view/page.basic/country/content.country/iran_344?fs=www3.nationalgeographic.com&fs=plasma.nationalgeographic.com}}</ref><ref name=""""BBC2">{{cite""" news|first=Julia |last=Wheeler | title='Homecoming' for Iranian diva |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1233575.stm| publisher=[[BBC]]| date=[[2001-03-21]]|accessdate = 2007-04-11 }}</ref> At the age of 20, Googoosh took part in various international music festivals and won the first prize and golden record for her French numbers, "Retour de la vie" and "J'entends crier Je t'aime", at the Cannes Festival in 1971.<ref name= "googoosh awards">{{cite web| title=Googoosh.TV - Googoosh Awards | url=http://www.googoosh.tv/music-awards.html | }}</ref> Her recording of twelve songs in Italian and Spanish for the [[Sanremo Music Festival]] in 1973 became an overnight success. {{Fact|date=February 2008}} She also won first prize at the Carthage Music Festival in 1972 and was honored with the first medal of arts of Tunisia in the same year. Her Spanish song titled "Desde hace tiempo" was an immediate hit in South America in 1973. Although she repeatedly and enthusiastically sang in other languages, her big hits were all in a modern, simple but poetic [[Persian language|Persian]] that bestowed a certain classiness to the female desire that she expressed. The orchestrated, sythensized Western-style music and the modern poetry (sher-e-no) along with her gestures, which were at once bold and restrained, provided a new language within which female sexuality and desire could be expressed without fear of sinking into vulgarity. {{Fact|date=February 2008}}
Without doubt, the most popular pre-Revolutionary artist was the female singer Googoosh.<ref>{{cite web| last =Tsioulcas | first = Anastasia | title = World Music, Iran | publisher =[[National Geographic]] | url = http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/worldmusic/view/page.basic/country/content.country/iran_344?fs=www3.nationalgeographic.com&fs=plasma.nationalgeographic.com}}</ref><ref name=""""""BBC2">{{cite""""" news|first=Julia |last=Wheeler | title='Homecoming' for Iranian diva |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1233575.stm| publisher=[[BBC]]| date=[[2001-03-21]]|accessdate = 2007-04-11 }}</ref> At the age of 20, Googoosh took part in various international music festivals and won the first prize and golden record for her French numbers, "Retour de la vie" and "J'entends crier Je t'aime", at the Cannes Festival in 1971.<ref name= "googoosh awards">{{cite web| title=Googoosh.TV - Googoosh Awards | url=http://www.googoosh.tv/music-awards.html | }}</ref> Her recording of twelve songs in Italian and Spanish for the [[Sanremo Music Festival]] in 1973 became an overnight success. {{Fact|date=February 2008}} She also won first prize at the Carthage Music Festival in 1972 and was honored with the first medal of arts of Tunisia in the same year. Her Spanish song titled "Desde hace tiempo" was an immediate hit in South America in 1973. Although she repeatedly and enthusiastically sang in other languages, her big hits were all in a modern, simple but poetic [[Persian language|Persian]] that bestowed a certain classiness to the female desire that she expressed. The orchestrated, sythensized Western-style music and the modern poetry (sher-e-no) along with her gestures, which were at once bold and restrained, provided a new language within which female sexuality and desire could be expressed without fear of sinking into vulgarity. {{Fact|date=February 2008}}
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Her songs were romantic, not political, and while they drew on Western styles, they held onto both the fervor of Persian love poetry and the sliding, quivering, impassioned phrasing of traditional Persian music.<ref name=""""NYtimes">{{cite""" news|last=Pareles|first=Jon|title=WORLD MUSIC REVIEW; Iran's Silenced Star, Bridging a 21-Year Gap |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D02E2DD1131F93BA1575BC0A9669C8B63 | publisher=[[The New York Times]] | date = [[2000-08-28]]|accessdate = 2007-10-10 }}</ref> In 2002, Googoosh had 40 songs nominated in the World’s Favourite songs poll by [[BBC World Service]] and her song ''Gharib-e-Ashena'' was selected as the most popular song in the Middle East.<ref>{{cite web| title=Global music taste revealed in BBC World Service poll|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/12_december/20/ws_worldsfavsong.shtml|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=[[2002-12-20]]|accessdate = 2007-04-11}}</ref>
Her songs were romantic, not political, and while they drew on Western styles, they held onto both the fervor of Persian love poetry and the sliding, quivering, impassioned phrasing of traditional Persian music.<ref name=""""""NYtimes">{{cite""""" news|last=Pareles|first=Jon|title=WORLD MUSIC REVIEW; Iran's Silenced Star, Bridging a 21-Year Gap |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D02E2DD1131F93BA1575BC0A9669C8B63 | publisher=[[The New York Times]] | date = [[2000-08-28]]|accessdate = 2007-10-10 }}</ref> In 2002, Googoosh had 40 songs nominated in the World’s Favourite songs poll by [[BBC World Service]] and her song ''Gharib-e-Ashena'' was selected as the most popular song in the Middle East.<ref>{{cite web| title=Global music taste revealed in BBC World Service poll|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/12_december/20/ws_worldsfavsong.shtml|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=[[2002-12-20]]|accessdate = 2007-04-11}}</ref>


For the reasons of her popularity, it has been argued that, the 60s was a changing time and many Iranian youth had turned to Western music which had infiltrated into the Iranian culture. Tastes were changing and classical [[Persian traditional music|traditional music]] was no longer enough, no matter how good it was. In Googoosh, the young, hippy generation of Iranians, found the pop culture that they were looking for. In many aspects she bridged the gap between Iranian music and Western pop.<ref name=""""IranMania"""" /> Tabloid gossip and rumors came with the fame, as well. But it all came to an abrupt end with the [[Iranian Revolution|1979 Islamic Revolution]].
For the reasons of her popularity, it has been argued that, the 60s was a changing time and many Iranian youth had turned to Western music which had infiltrated into the Iranian culture. Tastes were changing and classical [[Persian traditional music|traditional music]] was no longer enough, no matter how good it was. In Googoosh, the young, hippy generation of Iranians, found the pop culture that they were looking for. In many aspects she bridged the gap between Iranian music and Western pop.<ref name=""""""IranMania"""""" /> Tabloid gossip and rumors came with the fame, as well. But it all came to an abrupt end with the [[Iranian Revolution|1979 Islamic Revolution]].


=== Iranian icon ===
=== Iranian icon ===
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In 70th, Googoosh was known for her flamboyant outfits, and fashion sense. She wowed her pop culture fans in Iran and abroad with her trademark hairdos and hip-elegant style. Iranian women changed hairdos with Googoosh and she was always one step ahead of them with a new look.<ref name=""""IranChamber"""" /> Young girls copied her every move, her dress sense and hair styles. At parties they would dance her moves, they'd go to dress makers and have her outfits made, and simply walk into a hair salon and say they wanted their hair cut like Googoosh, and the stylist would know what they meant.<ref name=""""IranMania"""" />
In 70th, Googoosh was known for her flamboyant outfits, and fashion sense. She wowed her pop culture fans in Iran and abroad with her trademark hairdos and hip-elegant style. Iranian women changed hairdos with Googoosh and she was always one step ahead of them with a new look.<ref name=""""""IranChamber"""""" /> Young girls copied her every move, her dress sense and hair styles. At parties they would dance her moves, they'd go to dress makers and have her outfits made, and simply walk into a hair salon and say they wanted their hair cut like Googoosh, and the stylist would know what they meant.<ref name=""""""IranMania"""""" />
Googoosh set the fashion trends, sporting a miniskirt (called ''mini-jupe'') and short haircut (known as the ''Googooshy'') {{Fact|date=February 2008}} as obvious signs of western sophistication, leaving behind a trail of fads. Googoosh's body also represented a new ideal for women in Iran. Svelte, with fewer curves than most Iranian women, her figure was considered more chic because it fit better in French designer clothes. But it also allowed for a mix of Persian and Western style dancing on stage that, while daring and free moving, avoided being erotic. So even her physique was considered modern and Western, terms that were inter-changeable during those heady years that witnessed a rise in oil revenue equal to what some regarded as the growing permissiveness in society.{{Fact|date=February 2008}}
Googoosh set the fashion trends, sporting a miniskirt (called ''mini-jupe'') and short haircut (known as the ''Googooshy'') {{Fact|date=February 2008}} as obvious signs of western sophistication, leaving behind a trail of fads. Googoosh's body also represented a new ideal for women in Iran. Svelte, with fewer curves than most Iranian women, her figure was considered more chic because it fit better in French designer clothes. But it also allowed for a mix of Persian and Western style dancing on stage that, while daring and free moving, avoided being erotic. So even her physique was considered modern and Western, terms that were inter-changeable during those heady years that witnessed a rise in oil revenue equal to what some regarded as the growing permissiveness in society.{{Fact|date=February 2008}}


=== 1979: The Iranian Revolution ===
=== 1979: The Iranian Revolution ===
After the [[Iranian Revolution|Revolution]] Googoosh promised to sing a song for Ayatollah [[Ruhollah Khomeini]] as an anthem of the Islamic revolutionary movement. But the Ayatollah announced that he did not want to hear Googoosh sing "My Dear, Lovable Sir." In fact, he promptly ordered all female singers to be silenced, condemning them as temptresses.<ref>{{cite news|title=OUT THERE: TEHERAN; Beloved Infidel|url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F0061EFD38590C778CDDAE0894DB494D81&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fSubjects%2fM%2fMusic|date=[[1993-07-04]] | accessdate=2007-06-02}}</ref> Googoosh, who was visiting the United States at the time of the revolution, returned home. She was jailed briefly and thereafter led a reclusive life.{{Fact|date=February 2008}} She was put under virtual house arrest afterwards.<ref>{{cite web|first=Azade |last=Moaveni|title=Sing It Loud and Proud| url=http://www.time.com/time/pacific/magazine/20010416/sing.html|publisher=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=[[2001-04-16]]|accessdate = 2007-06-02}}</ref> She lived alone in Tehran, and played her songs at her piano. She later said she decided to stay in Iran after the revolution out of love for her homeland, giving up the chance to continue to perform abroad.<ref name=""""BBC1">{{cite""" news|title=Iranian diva finds her voice again | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/858081.stm |publisher=[[BBC]]|date=[[2007-07-30]]| accessdate = 2007-04-11}}</ref> Although this decades-long loneliness and professional silence caused her depression {{Fact|date=February 2008}} on the other hand added to her fame across many Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries, especially in [[Tajikistan]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Turkey]] and [[Azerbaijan]]. Azerbaijanis especially appreciate Googoosh's song ''Ayrılıq'' (Separation), the lyrics of which are in Azeri, which advocates reunification of [[Republic of Azerbaijan]] with [[Iran]].<ref name=""""azer"""" />She sings in twelve different languages, although she speaks [[Persian language|Persian]], [[English language|English]], [[Azerbaijani|Azeri]]. She is one of the most famous Iranian female [[pop music|pop]] singers, often called the "Queen of Persian Pop"<ref name=""""payvand">{{cite""" web|first=Darius|last=Kadivar|title=When Giants Meet: The Queen of Persian Pop greets the Shahbanou of Iran in NY Live Concert|url=http://www.payvand.com/news/06/nov/1158.html|date=[[2006-11-14]]|publisher=[http://www.payvand.com Payvand's Iran News]|accessdate = 2007-04-12}}</ref>, "Persian diva"<ref name=""""BBC3">{{cite""" news|title=Homecoming for Iranian diva | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1233575.stm |publisher=[[BBC]]|date=[[2001-03-21]]| accessdate = 2008-02-20}}</ref> and "Iran's Daughter"{{Fact|date=February 2008}}. Gougoush was People's choice for Miss Iran 1974 too{{Fact|date=February 2008}}.
After the [[Iranian Revolution|Revolution]] Googoosh promised to sing a song for Ayatollah [[Ruhollah Khomeini]] as an anthem of the Islamic revolutionary movement. But the Ayatollah announced that he did not want to hear Googoosh sing "My Dear, Lovable Sir." In fact, he promptly ordered all female singers to be silenced, condemning them as temptresses.<ref>{{cite news|title=OUT THERE: TEHERAN; Beloved Infidel|url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F0061EFD38590C778CDDAE0894DB494D81&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fSubjects%2fM%2fMusic|date=[[1993-07-04]] | accessdate=2007-06-02}}</ref> Googoosh, who was visiting the United States at the time of the revolution, returned home. She was jailed briefly and thereafter led a reclusive life.{{Fact|date=February 2008}} She was put under virtual house arrest afterwards.<ref>{{cite web|first=Azade |last=Moaveni|title=Sing It Loud and Proud| url=http://www.time.com/time/pacific/magazine/20010416/sing.html|publisher=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=[[2001-04-16]]|accessdate = 2007-06-02}}</ref> She lived alone in Tehran, and played her songs at her piano. She later said she decided to stay in Iran after the revolution out of love for her homeland, giving up the chance to continue to perform abroad.<ref name=""""""BBC1">{{cite""""" news|title=Iranian diva finds her voice again | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/858081.stm |publisher=[[BBC]]|date=[[2007-07-30]]| accessdate = 2007-04-11}}</ref> Although this decades-long loneliness and professional silence caused her depression {{Fact|date=February 2008}} on the other hand added to her fame across many Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries, especially in [[Tajikistan]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Turkey]] and [[Azerbaijan]]. Azerbaijanis especially appreciate Googoosh's song ''Ayrılıq'' (Separation), the lyrics of which are in Azeri, which advocates reunification of [[Republic of Azerbaijan]] with [[Iran]].<ref name=""""""azer"""""" />She sings in twelve different languages, although she speaks [[Persian language|Persian]], [[English language|English]], [[Azerbaijani|Azeri]]. She is one of the most famous Iranian female [[pop music|pop]] singers, often called the "Queen of Persian Pop"<ref name=""""""payvand">{{cite""""" web|first=Darius|last=Kadivar|title=When Giants Meet: The Queen of Persian Pop greets the Shahbanou of Iran in NY Live Concert|url=http://www.payvand.com/news/06/nov/1158.html|date=[[2006-11-14]]|publisher=[http://www.payvand.com Payvand's Iran News]|accessdate = 2007-04-12}}</ref>, "Persian diva"<ref name=""""""BBC3">{{cite""""" news|title=Homecoming for Iranian diva | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1233575.stm |publisher=[[BBC]]|date=[[2001-03-21]]| accessdate = 2008-02-20}}</ref> and "Iran's Daughter"{{Fact|date=February 2008}}. Gougoush was People's choice for Miss Iran 1974 too{{Fact|date=February 2008}}.


===2000 and beyond===
===2000 and beyond===
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In 2000, a feature-length documentary called "Googoosh: Persian's Daughter" was released which chronicled the singer's life and her icon-status while detailing the socio-political turmoil that led to the 1979 Revolution in Iran. Made by Iranian-American filmmaker Farhad Zamani, the documentary began production in 1998 and was made at a time when Googoosh was still forbidden to perform or grant interviews.{{Fact|date=February 2008}} The film also views this history in the context of women's rights in the Middle East.<ref>{{cite web| first=Cammila | last= Albertson | title=Googoosh: Iran's Daughter | url=http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:317280 | accessdate = 2007-06-02 }}</ref> The tagline of the movie is "''Her silence made her the voice of a nation''".
In 2000, a feature-length documentary called "Googoosh: Persian's Daughter" was released which chronicled the singer's life and her icon-status while detailing the socio-political turmoil that led to the 1979 Revolution in Iran. Made by Iranian-American filmmaker Farhad Zamani, the documentary began production in 1998 and was made at a time when Googoosh was still forbidden to perform or grant interviews.{{Fact|date=February 2008}} The film also views this history in the context of women's rights in the Middle East.<ref>{{cite web| first=Cammila | last= Albertson | title=Googoosh: Iran's Daughter | url=http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:317280 | accessdate = 2007-06-02 }}</ref> The tagline of the movie is "''Her silence made her the voice of a nation''".


In 2000, as this film was being released, the [[Iranian reform movement|more-moderate government]], headed by President [[Mohammad Khatami]], granted her permission to leave.<ref name=""""CNN"""" /> Googoosh returned to the world stage after two decades and began a North American tour in [[Toronto]] on [[2000-07-29]], in front of 12,000-strong crowd, mainly made up of emigre Iranians.<ref name=""""BBC1"""" /> Googoosh started with "in the name of Iran and Iranians" and then asked the audience for a minute of silence in the memory of [[Ahmad Shamlou]] (Iranian poet who died a few days before the concert). She sang most of her all time favorites; songs most Iranians have many memories with: ''Talagh'', ''Hamzad'', ''Pishkesh'', ''Mano Gonjishkaye Khuneh'', ''Mordab'', ''Jadeh'' ,''Gharib-e Ashena'' and ''Ayrilıq''.<ref name=""""iranian">{{cite""" web | last = Moallemian | first = Pedram | title = Standing ovation: Googoosh is a smash hit - again | publisher = The Iranian | date = [[July 31]] [[2000]] | url = http://www.iranian.com/Features/2000/July/Concert/index.html | accessdate = 2007-04-05}}</ref> Her North American tour, attracted 10 to 12 thousand people per performance.<ref name=""""Googoosh""" Concerts">{{cite web| | title=Googoosh.TV - Googoosh Concerts | url=http://www.googoosh.tv/concert.html }}</ref> The tickets ranged from 35 to 250 dollars. Most concerts were sold out at the highest priced tickets first. {{Fact|date=February 2008}}
In 2000, as this film was being released, the [[Iranian reform movement|more-moderate government]], headed by President [[Mohammad Khatami]], granted her permission to leave.<ref name=""""""CNN"""""" /> Googoosh returned to the world stage after two decades and began a North American tour in [[Toronto]] on [[2000-07-29]], in front of 12,000-strong crowd, mainly made up of emigre Iranians.<ref name=""""""BBC1"""""" /> Googoosh started with "in the name of Iran and Iranians" and then asked the audience for a minute of silence in the memory of [[Ahmad Shamlou]] (Iranian poet who died a few days before the concert). She sang most of her all time favorites; songs most Iranians have many memories with: ''Talagh'', ''Hamzad'', ''Pishkesh'', ''Mano Gonjishkaye Khuneh'', ''Mordab'', ''Jadeh'' ,''Gharib-e Ashena'' and ''Ayrilıq''.<ref name=""""""iranian">{{cite""""" web | last = Moallemian | first = Pedram | title = Standing ovation: Googoosh is a smash hit - again | publisher = The Iranian | date = [[July 31]] [[2000]] | url = http://www.iranian.com/Features/2000/July/Concert/index.html | accessdate = 2007-04-05}}</ref> Her North American tour, attracted 10 to 12 thousand people per performance.<ref name=""""""Googoosh""""" Concerts">{{cite web| | title=Googoosh.TV - Googoosh Concerts | url=http://www.googoosh.tv/concert.html }}</ref> The tickets ranged from 35 to 250 dollars. Most concerts were sold out at the highest priced tickets first. {{Fact|date=February 2008}}


In [[2001-03-21]] during [[Norouz]] holiday Googoosh performed in [[Dubai]]. This concert was considered a homecoming for her since thousands of Iranians crossed the [[Persian Gulf]] to hear her.<ref name=""""time">{{cite""" web|first=Azade |last=Moaveni|title=Don't Cry for Me, Iran | url=http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,103628,00.html|date=[[2001-03-23]]|accessdate = 2007-04-12}}</ref> Her concert in New York City in [[2006-10-21]] was attended by the former Empress [[Farah Pahlavi|Farah]] of Iran, her daughter [[Farahnaz Pahlavi]], and her granddaughter Iman, who later had a meeting with the singer.<ref name=""""payvand"""" />
In [[2001-03-21]] during [[Norouz]] holiday Googoosh performed in [[Dubai]]. This concert was considered a homecoming for her since thousands of Iranians crossed the [[Persian Gulf]] to hear her.<ref name=""""""time">{{cite""""" web|first=Azade |last=Moaveni|title=Don't Cry for Me, Iran | url=http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,103628,00.html|date=[[2001-03-23]]|accessdate = 2007-04-12}}</ref> Her concert in New York City in [[2006-10-21]] was attended by the former Empress [[Farah Pahlavi|Farah]] of Iran, her daughter [[Farahnaz Pahlavi]], and her granddaughter Iman, who later had a meeting with the singer.<ref name=""""""payvand"""""" />


Googoosh's first album released after her return was ''Zartosht'' ([[Zoroaster]]); she has had two more record-breaking albums since then, including ''QQBangBang'' and ''Last News'', and her new album, recorded with a philharmonic orchestra, titled ''Manifest'', was released in September 2005.
Googoosh's first album released after her return was ''Zartosht'' ([[Zoroaster]]); she has had two more record-breaking albums since then, including ''QQBangBang'' and ''Last News'', and her new album, recorded with a philharmonic orchestra, titled ''Manifest'', was released in September 2005.
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'''Post-Comeback Tour Concerts'''
'''Post-Comeback Tour Concerts'''
* [[August 18]] [[2001]] - Toronto, Air Canada Centre <ref name=""""Googoosh""" Concerts"/>
* [[August 18]] [[2001]] - Toronto, Air Canada Centre <ref name=""""""Googoosh""""" Concerts"/>
* [[July 19]] [[2001]] - Tunis, Menzah Stadium <ref name=""""Googoosh""" Concerts"/>
* [[July 19]] [[2001]] - Tunis, Menzah Stadium <ref name=""""""Googoosh""""" Concerts"/>
* [[September 8]] [[2001]] - Sydney
* [[September 8]] [[2001]] - Sydney
* [[February 8]] [[2003]] - Los Angeles, The Forum <ref name=""""Googoosh""" Concerts"/>
* [[February 8]] [[2003]] - Los Angeles, The Forum <ref name=""""""Googoosh""""" Concerts"/>
* [[May 24]] [[2003]] - Anaheim, Honda Center (former Arrowhead Pond) <ref name=""""Googoosh""" Concerts"/>
* [[May 24]] [[2003]] - Anaheim, Honda Center (former Arrowhead Pond) <ref name=""""""Googoosh""""" Concerts"/>
* [[October 04]] [[2003]] - Washington, DC, Verizon Center (former MCI Center) <ref name=""""Googoosh""" Concerts"/>
* [[October 04]] [[2003]] - Washington, DC, Verizon Center (former MCI Center) <ref name=""""""Googoosh""""" Concerts"/>
* [[December 25]] [[2004]] - Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas
* [[December 25]] [[2004]] - Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas
* [[September 17]] [[2005]] - Los Angeles, The Forum <ref name=""""Googoosh""" Concerts"/>
* [[September 17]] [[2005]] - Los Angeles, The Forum <ref name=""""""Googoosh""""" Concerts"/>
* [[September 24]] [[2005]] - Fairfax, Virginia (near Washington, DC), Patriot Center <ref name=""""Googoosh""" Concerts"/>
* [[September 24]] [[2005]] - Fairfax, Virginia (near Washington, DC), Patriot Center <ref name=""""""Googoosh""""" Concerts"/>
* [[November 12]] [[2005]] - San Francisco, Bill Graham Civic Auditorum <ref name=""""Googoosh""" Concerts"/>
* [[November 12]] [[2005]] - San Francisco, Bill Graham Civic Auditorum <ref name=""""""Googoosh""""" Concerts"/>
* [[December 24]] [[2005]] - Las Vegas, Thomas & Mack Center <ref name=""""Googoosh""" Concerts"/>
* [[December 24]] [[2005]] - Las Vegas, Thomas & Mack Center <ref name=""""""Googoosh""""" Concerts"/>
* [[March 11]] [[2006]] - Dallas, Nokia Theater <ref name=""""Googoosh""" Concerts"/>
* [[March 11]] [[2006]] - Dallas, Nokia Theater <ref name=""""""Googoosh""""" Concerts"/>
* [[May 27]] [[2006]] - Vancovuer, GM Place <ref name=""""Googoosh""" Concerts"/>
* [[May 27]] [[2006]] - Vancovuer, GM Place <ref name=""""""Googoosh""""" Concerts"/>
* [[June 3]] [[2006]] - Toronto, Air Canada Centre <ref name=""""Googoosh""" Concerts"/>
* [[June 3]] [[2006]] - Toronto, Air Canada Centre <ref name=""""""Googoosh""""" Concerts"/>
* [[September 09]] [[2006]] - San Diego, Symphony Hall <ref name=""""Googoosh""" Concerts"/>
* [[September 09]] [[2006]] - San Diego, Symphony Hall <ref name=""""""Googoosh""""" Concerts"/>
* [[October 07]] [[2006]] - Los Angeles, Kodak Theater <ref name=""""Googoosh""" Concerts"/>
* [[October 07]] [[2006]] - Los Angeles, Kodak Theater <ref name=""""""Googoosh""""" Concerts"/>
* [[October 08]] [[2006]] - Los Angeles, Kodak Theater <ref name=""""Googoosh""" Concerts"/>
* [[October 08]] [[2006]] - Los Angeles, Kodak Theater <ref name=""""""Googoosh""""" Concerts"/>
* [[October 21]] [[2006]] - New York, Madison Square Garden <ref name=""""Googoosh""" Concerts"/>
* [[October 21]] [[2006]] - New York, Madison Square Garden <ref name=""""""Googoosh""""" Concerts"/>
* [[January 13]] [[2007]] - Atlanta, Atlanta Civic Center <ref>[http://www.iranianradio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=128 Jan 13 - Atlanta - Googoosh & Mehrdad Live in Concert]; Retrieved on [[2007-12-22]]</ref>
* [[January 13]] [[2007]] - Atlanta, Atlanta Civic Center <ref>[http://www.iranianradio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=128 Jan 13 - Atlanta - Googoosh & Mehrdad Live in Concert]; Retrieved on [[2007-12-22]]</ref>
* [[January 20]] [[2007]] - Flint Center, Cupertino (near San Jose) {{Fact|date=February 2008}}
* [[January 20]] [[2007]] - Flint Center, Cupertino (near San Jose) {{Fact|date=February 2008}}
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* [http://googoosh.cjb.net/ Googoosh Fan Site]
* [http://googoosh.cjb.net/ Googoosh Fan Site]
* [http://www.googoosh.tv/ All about Googoosh]
* [http://www.googoosh.tv/ All about Googoosh]
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Googoosh

Googoosh (Template:Lang-fa) (also spelled as Gogosh and Googosh and Gougoush), [born Faegheh Atashin (Template:Lang-fa)‎ 1950 in Tehran, Iran, is an Iranian-born pop singer and actress.

In the 1970s, Googoosh was considered the most celebrated recording artist in Iran[2]. In addition to music, Googoosh was also an actress in many Persian films of the 60s and 70s. She is, however, more widely known as a singer than as an actress. After the Iranian Revolution in 1979 she remained in Iran until 2000 but did not record or perform again due to the ban on solo female singers. Still, her following grew. Younger people have rediscovered her music bootleg recordings of her music.[3] Outside of Iran, she has a significant following in many Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries,[4] and currently resides in Toronto, Canada and continues her career, albeit in a limited manner.

Biography

Childhood and youth

Googoosh (Faegheh Atashin) began singing and acting at a young age with her father, Saber

Googoosh was born 'Faegheh Atashin' in April 1950[5] on Sarcheshmeh Street, in an old and worn down part of Tehran. Her father originally from Sarab (a city in Iran)[6] had lived with his wife in Azerbaijan prior to immigrating to Tehran just before his daughter's birth.[7] The name Googoosh is an Armenian boy's name and was given to her at birth. However since it was a boy's name, there was a problem registering the name on her birth certificate[8] so she was given the name Faegheh and was registered under that name[9]. When she was an infant, Googoosh's father divorced from her mother and she moved with her father to Tehran.[10]

As her father was an acrobat and an entertainer, she grew up around the stage and was actually part of his act until she was three[citation needed]. She began doing impersonations of some of the singers of the time[11]. When her father discovered this talent, he put her on stage[12]. She has been on stage as a paid professional since she was three.[citation needed] Spurred on by a domineering father, she performed in theatres and public functions all over Iran. She was a cute little side-kick act, which more likely amused her audience rather than entertained them. Her father was very much part of the show, because anyone who remembers her as a little performer, remembers her father and how commanding he was.[13] Those early years were not easy. Travelling from place to place and performing in front of countless people, Googoosh was subjected to things that other little girls would not have been. She was out on stage doing her routine while other children her age were in bed sleeping. Hers was definitely not a normal childhood, not even by working class standards.[citation needed]

Soon the young girl's talent achieved nation-wide fame and success. She began acting for the royal court of the Shah at the age of four and was warmly welcomed by the Queen, Soraya. Googoosh's career as a star in Iranian movies started when she was seven. She captured the hearts of audiences and became one of Iran's most recognized and beloved child movie stars in the late 1950s and 1960s.

From early on she had a great talent for imitation. Early footage of her as a child shows her dancing in the style of the luti with the signature tilted hat and a fake moustache to boot! She also preformed quite convincing imitations of Cossack, Indian, Spanish and Iranian tribal dancers. This early experience in performing these dances helped her greatly when she transitioned into acting as an adult, perfecting the art of taking what is Western or foreign and making it her own. [citation needed]

1960s and 1970s

In her late teens she married to Mahmoud Ghorbani. He was a promoter and worked with some of the top clubs and cabarets in Tehran. Mr Ghorbani had been working as a promoter with well know artists for some time. He knew the business well and what's more he knew where the business was going. It was during her marriage to Mr Ghorbani that Googoosh's career shot to its summit. With the combination of her looks and style and his business savvy and connections there was no doubt that they would be a winning team. However the extent of her fame and popularity could not have been predicted. Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).

Already by the late 1960s, Googoosh's natural singing ability was inspiring modern Iranian music composers as a new style of Pop music emerged. The result of this collaboration was a unique blend of contemporary Persian poems and melodies with Jazz, Blues, Rock, Disco, Latin, and other Pop beats. With the help of legendary composers Hassan Shamaizadeh, and Farid Zoland, Googoosh's songs became instant hits and she became one of the biggest 1970s Iranian pop culture icons, touching young and old alike.

Without doubt, the most popular pre-Revolutionary artist was the female singer Googoosh.[14][15] At the age of 20, Googoosh took part in various international music festivals and won the first prize and golden record for her French numbers, "Retour de la vie" and "J'entends crier Je t'aime", at the Cannes Festival in 1971.[16] Her recording of twelve songs in Italian and Spanish for the Sanremo Music Festival in 1973 became an overnight success. [citation needed] She also won first prize at the Carthage Music Festival in 1972 and was honored with the first medal of arts of Tunisia in the same year. Her Spanish song titled "Desde hace tiempo" was an immediate hit in South America in 1973. Although she repeatedly and enthusiastically sang in other languages, her big hits were all in a modern, simple but poetic Persian that bestowed a certain classiness to the female desire that she expressed. The orchestrated, sythensized Western-style music and the modern poetry (sher-e-no) along with her gestures, which were at once bold and restrained, provided a new language within which female sexuality and desire could be expressed without fear of sinking into vulgarity. [citation needed] Template:Sample box end Her songs were romantic, not political, and while they drew on Western styles, they held onto both the fervor of Persian love poetry and the sliding, quivering, impassioned phrasing of traditional Persian music.[17] In 2002, Googoosh had 40 songs nominated in the World’s Favourite songs poll by BBC World Service and her song Gharib-e-Ashena was selected as the most popular song in the Middle East.[18]

For the reasons of her popularity, it has been argued that, the 60s was a changing time and many Iranian youth had turned to Western music which had infiltrated into the Iranian culture. Tastes were changing and classical traditional music was no longer enough, no matter how good it was. In Googoosh, the young, hippy generation of Iranians, found the pop culture that they were looking for. In many aspects she bridged the gap between Iranian music and Western pop.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). Tabloid gossip and rumors came with the fame, as well. But it all came to an abrupt end with the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Iranian icon

In 70th, Googoosh was known for her flamboyant outfits, and fashion sense. She wowed her pop culture fans in Iran and abroad with her trademark hairdos and hip-elegant style. Iranian women changed hairdos with Googoosh and she was always one step ahead of them with a new look.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). Young girls copied her every move, her dress sense and hair styles. At parties they would dance her moves, they'd go to dress makers and have her outfits made, and simply walk into a hair salon and say they wanted their hair cut like Googoosh, and the stylist would know what they meant.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). Googoosh set the fashion trends, sporting a miniskirt (called mini-jupe) and short haircut (known as the Googooshy) [citation needed] as obvious signs of western sophistication, leaving behind a trail of fads. Googoosh's body also represented a new ideal for women in Iran. Svelte, with fewer curves than most Iranian women, her figure was considered more chic because it fit better in French designer clothes. But it also allowed for a mix of Persian and Western style dancing on stage that, while daring and free moving, avoided being erotic. So even her physique was considered modern and Western, terms that were inter-changeable during those heady years that witnessed a rise in oil revenue equal to what some regarded as the growing permissiveness in society.[citation needed]

1979: The Iranian Revolution

After the Revolution Googoosh promised to sing a song for Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as an anthem of the Islamic revolutionary movement. But the Ayatollah announced that he did not want to hear Googoosh sing "My Dear, Lovable Sir." In fact, he promptly ordered all female singers to be silenced, condemning them as temptresses.[19] Googoosh, who was visiting the United States at the time of the revolution, returned home. She was jailed briefly and thereafter led a reclusive life.[citation needed] She was put under virtual house arrest afterwards.[20] She lived alone in Tehran, and played her songs at her piano. She later said she decided to stay in Iran after the revolution out of love for her homeland, giving up the chance to continue to perform abroad.[21] Although this decades-long loneliness and professional silence caused her depression [citation needed] on the other hand added to her fame across many Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries, especially in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Turkey and Azerbaijan. Azerbaijanis especially appreciate Googoosh's song Ayrılıq (Separation), the lyrics of which are in Azeri, which advocates reunification of Republic of Azerbaijan with Iran.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).She sings in twelve different languages, although she speaks Persian, English, Azeri. She is one of the most famous Iranian female pop singers, often called the "Queen of Persian Pop"[22], "Persian diva"[23] and "Iran's Daughter"[citation needed]. Gougoush was People's choice for Miss Iran 1974 too[citation needed].

2000 and beyond

File:Googoosh iran's daughter.jpg
DVD cover of Googoosh: Iran's Daughter.

In 2000, a feature-length documentary called "Googoosh: Persian's Daughter" was released which chronicled the singer's life and her icon-status while detailing the socio-political turmoil that led to the 1979 Revolution in Iran. Made by Iranian-American filmmaker Farhad Zamani, the documentary began production in 1998 and was made at a time when Googoosh was still forbidden to perform or grant interviews.[citation needed] The film also views this history in the context of women's rights in the Middle East.[24] The tagline of the movie is "Her silence made her the voice of a nation".

In 2000, as this film was being released, the more-moderate government, headed by President Mohammad Khatami, granted her permission to leave.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). Googoosh returned to the world stage after two decades and began a North American tour in Toronto on 2000-07-29, in front of 12,000-strong crowd, mainly made up of emigre Iranians.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). Googoosh started with "in the name of Iran and Iranians" and then asked the audience for a minute of silence in the memory of Ahmad Shamlou (Iranian poet who died a few days before the concert). She sang most of her all time favorites; songs most Iranians have many memories with: Talagh, Hamzad, Pishkesh, Mano Gonjishkaye Khuneh, Mordab, Jadeh ,Gharib-e Ashena and Ayrilıq.[25] Her North American tour, attracted 10 to 12 thousand people per performance.[26] The tickets ranged from 35 to 250 dollars. Most concerts were sold out at the highest priced tickets first. [citation needed]

In 2001-03-21 during Norouz holiday Googoosh performed in Dubai. This concert was considered a homecoming for her since thousands of Iranians crossed the Persian Gulf to hear her.[27] Her concert in New York City in 2006-10-21 was attended by the former Empress Farah of Iran, her daughter Farahnaz Pahlavi, and her granddaughter Iman, who later had a meeting with the singer.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).

Googoosh's first album released after her return was Zartosht (Zoroaster); she has had two more record-breaking albums since then, including QQBangBang and Last News, and her new album, recorded with a philharmonic orchestra, titled Manifest, was released in September 2005.

Awards

  • 1971: first prize and golden record for her French songs , "Retour de la vie" and "J'entends crier Je t'aime", at Midem festival in the Cannes.[16]
  • 1972: First prize at the Carthage Music Festival
  • 1972: First medal of arts of Tunisia
  • 1973: The best actress for Bita in Iranian Sepas film festival.[16]
  • 1973: The best artist of the year at San Remo Music Festival.[28]

Personal life

Googoosh has been married four times. Her first husband was Mahmoud Ghorbani the brother of the owner of the Miami cabaret in Tehran and an influential person in Iranian showbiz. They were married in 1968 when Googoosh was 17 and their marriage lasted for six years, having a son together, Kambiz, who is a singer in Los Angeles.

In 1975 Googoosh married actor Behrouz Vossoughi . They had starred in four movies together before their marriage (Panjereh/Window, Mammal Emrikâyi/The American Mamal, and Hamsafar/Fellow Traveler) and their next film, Mah-e Asal/Honeymoon, which was released right after their marriage. Googoosh separated from Behrouz Vossoughi after 14 months. [citation needed]

Shortly after the Iranian revolution, Googoosh was married to Homayoun Mestaghi whom she had been living with (the Islamic Republic, in fact, imprisoned Googoosh for a few months based on the trumped-up charge that she was living with a man that was not her husband; therefore, her release culminated in this marriage). She divorced Mestaghi eight years later. He died from cancer a few years later[29].

She was then alone until the early 1990s when she met director Masoud Kimiai, who is now her husband.[citation needed]

Discography

Main article: Googoosh discography

Studio Albums

  • 1975:Mosabbeb (with Dariush)
  • ?: Nimeh Gomshodeh Man (My Lost Half)
  • ?: Behtarin Fasl-e-Taazeh (The Best Fresh Season)
  • 1974: Do Mahi(Two Fishes)
  • 1972: Hamsafar (Fellow Traveler)
  • ?:Jadeh (The Road)
  • 1971: Mordab (The Swamp)
  • ?:Do Panjareh (Two Windows)
  • ?:Kavir (The Desert)
  • ?:Kooh (The Mountain)
  • ?:Ageh Bemooni (If You Stay)
  • ?:Yadam Basheh, Yadet Basheh (Shenasnameyeh 1)
  • ?:Pol (The Bridge)
  • ?:Setaareh (The Star)
  • ?:Mann O Gonjeshkayeh Khoneh (Me and Sparoows of the Home)
  • ?: Lahzeh Bidari
  • 1977: Dar Emtedâde Šab (Along the Night)

Albums After Comeback

  • 2001: Zartosht (Zoroaster)
  • 2003: QQ Bang Bang
  • 2004: Akharin Khabar(Last News)
  • 2005: Manifest

In addition, Googoosh has performed a few duets, mainly with Mehrdad Asemani. She has also recorded a few songs not part of an organized album (Shabe Sepid and Abi).

Filmography

Main article: Googoosh filmography
9 year old Googoosh in Fereshteh farari one of her first movies
Googoosh won the best actress award of Persian Sepeas film festival in 1972 for Bitâ
Year Persian Title[30] English Title
1960 Ferešteye Farâri (فرشتۀ فراری) The Runaway Angel
Bim o Omid (بیم و امید) Hope and Fear
1963 Partgâhe Maxuf (پرتگاه مخوف) The Cliff of Fear
1965 Šeytun Balâ (شیطون بلا) The Naughty One
1966 Gedâyâne Tehrân (گدايان تهران ) The Beggars of Thehran
Fil va Fenjan (فيل و فنجان ) Big and Small
Hossein-e-Kord (حسين كرد) Hossein-e-Kord
1967 Câhâr Xâhar (چهار خواهر) Four Sisters
Darvâzeh Taqdir (دروازه تقدير) The Gate of Fate
Ganjo Ranj (گنج و رنج) Treasure and Toil
Dar Jostojouye Tabahkâran (در جستجوي تبهكاران) Searching for the Criminals
1968 Se Divâne (سه‌دیوانه) The Three Morons
Šab_e_Fereštegân (شب فرشتگان) The Night of Angels
Setareh Haft âsemân (ستاره هفت آسمان) The Star of Seven Skies
1969 Gonahe Zibaee (گناه زيبايی ) The Sin of Beauty
1970 Tolu (طلوع) Sunrise
Janjale Aroosi ( جنجال عروسی ) The Wedding Brawl
Panjere (پنجره) The window
1971 Esâse Dâq (احساس داغ) Hot Feeling
Asemoune bi setareh (آسمون بی ستاره ) Starless Sky
Qesâs( قصاص ) Retaliation
1972 Bitâ (بیتا) Bita
1973 Khialati(خیالاتی)
1975 Hamsafar (همسفر) Co Traveler
Nâzanin (نازنین) Nazanin
Mammal Emrikâyi (ممل امریکایی) American Mamal
Šabe Qaribân (شب غریبان) Nostalgic Night
1976 Mâh Asal (ماه عسل) Honeymoon
1977 Dar Emtedâde Šab (در امتداد شب) Along the Night
1979 Emšab aški mirizad (امشب اشکی می ریزد) Tonight Someone Cries

Tours and Concerts after 2000

Googoosh Comeback Tour (2000-2001)

Post-Comeback Tour Concerts

  • August 18 2001 - Toronto, Air Canada Centre Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).
  • July 19 2001 - Tunis, Menzah Stadium Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).
  • September 8 2001 - Sydney
  • February 8 2003 - Los Angeles, The Forum Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).
  • May 24 2003 - Anaheim, Honda Center (former Arrowhead Pond) Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).
  • October 04 2003 - Washington, DC, Verizon Center (former MCI Center) Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).
  • December 25 2004 - Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas
  • September 17 2005 - Los Angeles, The Forum Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).
  • September 24 2005 - Fairfax, Virginia (near Washington, DC), Patriot Center Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).
  • November 12 2005 - San Francisco, Bill Graham Civic Auditorum Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).
  • December 24 2005 - Las Vegas, Thomas & Mack Center Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).
  • March 11 2006 - Dallas, Nokia Theater Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).
  • May 27 2006 - Vancovuer, GM Place Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).
  • June 3 2006 - Toronto, Air Canada Centre Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).
  • September 09 2006 - San Diego, Symphony Hall Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).
  • October 07 2006 - Los Angeles, Kodak Theater Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).
  • October 08 2006 - Los Angeles, Kodak Theater Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).
  • October 21 2006 - New York, Madison Square Garden Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).
  • January 13 2007 - Atlanta, Atlanta Civic Center [31]
  • January 20 2007 - Flint Center, Cupertino (near San Jose) [citation needed]
  • July 07 2007 - Toronto, Air Canada Centre [32]
  • September 15 2007 - Miami, Knight Concert Hall [33]
  • December 1 2007 - Vancouver, Queen Elizabeth Theatre [citation needed]

European Mini-Tour

See also

References

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  29. ^ Googoosh - Iran's Daughter (2000), by Farhad Zamani
  30. ^ The Iranian Movie Database
  31. ^ Jan 13 - Atlanta - Googoosh & Mehrdad Live in Concert; Retrieved on 2007-12-22
  32. ^ Toronto Events Listing for July 2007; Retrieved on 2007-12-22
  33. ^ KNIGHT CONCERT HALL; Retrieved on 2007-12-22


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