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Googoosh facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Googoosh | |
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| گوگوش | |
Googoosh at the Hollywood Bowl, May 2018 | |
| Born | Faegheh Atashin (1950-05-05) 5 May 1950 (age 74) Tehran, Imperial State of Iran |
| Occupation | |
| Years active | 1953–1979; 2000–present |
| Spouse(s) | Mahmoud Ghorbani (m. 1967; div. 1972)Homayoun Mesdaghi (m. 1977; div. 1989)Masoud Kimiai (m. 1991; div. 2003) |
| Children | 1 |
| Musical career | |
| Labels | Avang, Caltex, MZM, Pars Video, Taraneh, RCA Italiana, RCA Victor, Barclay |
Faegheh Atashin (Persian: فائقه آتشین; born 5 May 1950), known professionally as Googoosh (Persian: گوگوش, Persian: [guːˈguːʃ]), is an Iranian singer and former actress. One of the most popular and prolific entertainers in Iran, her career has spanned over six decades. Googoosh has enjoyed significant popularity since the beginning of her career, ultimately becoming a cultural icon inside Iran and abroad.
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 th
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Letters to the most-loved Iranian alive
January 11, 1999
The Iranian
You may have always doubted Googoosh's talents as an entertainer. You may think she is a false idol whose influence on pop culture died with the 1979 revolution. You are in a very small minority.
Googoosh has not perfomed in 20 years. She chose to remain in Iran after 1979 and has kept a low profile. Yet she sells more CDs and tapes than any other Iranian artist. Hikers sing her songs on Tehran's mountain trails. Children who were born after she stopped singing, listen to her tapes on Walkmans at school. And she is practically worshipped in Tajikistan, where many speak Persian. She is, without a doubt, the most-loved Iranian alive.
The following are letters written to her on the googoosh.com website:
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* Part of everyone's life
Dear Googoosh,
It has been a long time since I have seen you. You were my and my family's favorite singer. I used to listen to your music all the time. You made me feel good when I was sad and depressed. You were part of everyone's life not only in Iran but
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