She starred in over 25 movies, one of which was to be the most commercially successful Iranian motion picture of all time. The Spanish singer Julio Iglesias covered the song Bavar Kon.
Her music was popular among non-Persian-speaking audiences as well. Her music ranged from upbeat 1960s and 1970s pop, given a traditional-tinged edge, to declamatory, emotional ballads dealing with love and loss, comparable to the chanson style of music by artists like Édith Piaf.
Known for her flamboyant outfits and fashion sense, Googoosh wowed her pop-culture-hungry fans in Iran and abroad with her trademark hairdos and hip-elegant style, inspiring many Iranian women to copy her hairdos. Early life ĭuring the 1970s, Googoosh began a meteoric rise to fame and success as she drove the edge of Iranian pop music further and further. She has a significant following outside of Iran and has even received the attention of European and African media and press. Since her return to the stage in the summer of 2000, she has performed in concerts and venues all around the world, including the Madison Square Garden in New York, the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Honda Center in Anaheim, Royal Albert Hall in London and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles She has recorded songs in many languages including Persian, Azerbaijani, Turkish, English, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Armenian and French. Recent projects include a new collaboration with Iranian singer-songwriter Hassan Shamaizadeh from her 2012 album Ejaz, as well as serving as head judge and head of academy for the popular reality show Googoosh Music Academy broadcast on London-based satellite channel Manoto 1. After leaving Iran in 2000, she performed a total of 27 concerts in European and North American countries in that year. Younger generations of Iranians have rediscovered her music via bootleg recordings. Following the Iranian Revolution in 1979, she remained in Tehran until 2000 and did not perform again during that period due to the ban on female singers. In the 1970s, Googoosh was widely emulated by Iranian women, as they copied her clothing (miniskirts) and her short haircut (known as the "Googooshi"). She achieved the pinnacle of her fame and success towards the end of the 1970s.
She is mainly known for her contributions to Iranian pop music, but she also starred in a variety of Persian movies from the 1950s to the 1970s. Googoosh has enjoyed significant popularity since the beginning of her career, ultimately becoming a cultural icon inside Iran and abroad. One of the most popular and prolific entertainers in Iran, her career has spanned over six decades. Faegheh Atashin ( Persian: فائقه آتشین born ), known professionally as Googoosh ( Persian: گوگوش, Persian pronunciation: ), is an Iranian singer andįormer actress.
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