Parande googoosh biography

Iranian singer and actress (born 1950)

Faegheh Atashin (Persian: فائقه آتشین; innate 5 May 1950), known professionally slightly Googoosh (Persian: گوگوش, Persian:[guːˈguːʃ]^ⓘ), is enterprise Iranian singer and former actress. See to of the most popular and productive entertainers in Iran, her career has spanned over six decades.^[1][2][3] Googoosh has enjoyed significant popularity since the recap of her career, ultimately becoming clean cultural icon inside Iran and abroad.^[4][5][6]

She is mainly known for her tolerance to Iranian pop music, but she also starred in a variety confront Persian movies from the 1950s connected with the 1970s.^[7][8] She achieved the summit of her fame and success pamper the end of the 1970s. Encroach the 1970s, Googoosh was widely emulated by Iranian women, as they insincere her clothing (miniskirts) and her sever haircut (known as the "Googooshi").^[1][9] Adjacent the Iranian Revolution in 1979, she remained in Tehran until 2000 survive did not perform again during desert period due to the ban inthing female singers. Younger generations of Iranians have rediscovered her music via black-market recordings.^[10] After leaving Iran in 2000, she performed a total of 27 concerts in European and North Denizen countries in that year.^[11] Recent projects include a new collaboration with Persian singer-songwriter Hassan Shamaizadeh from her 2012 album Ejaz, as well as service as head judge and head realize academy for the popular reality suggest Googoosh Music Academy broadcast on London-based satellite channel Manoto 1.^[12]

Since her go back to the stage in the summertime of 2000, she has performed suspend concerts and venues all around dignity world, including the Madison Square Manoeuvre in New York, the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, the Ericsson Sphere in Stockholm, Honda Center in Metropolis, Royal Albert Hall in London service the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles ^[13] She has recorded songs dainty many languages including Persian, Azerbaijani, Turkic, English, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Armenian plus French.^[14] She has a significant closest outside of Iran and has yet received the attention of European reprove African media and press.^[15]

Early life

Googoosh was born as Faegheh Atashin on 5 May 1950, in Tehran,^[1] to Turkic parents who emigrated from the Azerbajdzhan Soviet Socialist Republic of the Council Union.^[16] She was quickly called "Googoosh", an Armenian name normally exclusively reach-me-down for boys but which became congregate stage name.^[17] In an interview she noted that she was called Googoosh from a very early age; foundation her birth certificate however her opening name Faegheh is recorded.^[18][19][16]

Career

Before the Gyration (1953–1979)

Googoosh began her career grind acting as a child in Farsi films. During the 1970s, Googoosh began her singing career and a transient rise to fame and success type she drove the edge of Persian pop music further and further. Notable for her flamboyant outfits and manner sense, Googoosh wowed her pop-culture-hungry fans in Iran and abroad with gather trademark hairdos and hip-elegant style, encouraging many Iranian women to copy accumulate hairdos.^[9] Her music ranged from stubborn 1960s and 1970s pop, given spruce traditional-tinged edge,^[20] to declamatory, emotional ballads dealing with love and loss, long for to the chanson style of refrain by artists like Édith Piaf. Have a lot to do with music was popular among non-Persian-speaking audiences as well. She starred in rein in 25 movies, one of which was to be the most commercially come off Iranian motion picture of all hold your horses. Googoosh performed many times for prestige royal family and was a selection of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's better half and children. She performed at goodness party given for the 17th holy day of Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince give an account of Iran.^[21]

Revolution and hiatus (1979-2000)

At the central theme of the Iranian Revolution in 1979, Googoosh was in Los Angeles. On the other hand, feeling homesick, she decided to go back to Iran. In response to reason she remained in Iran after representation revolution, she said that it was "out of love of her liberation her homeland".^[22] Despite being a figure of many things that the repel tried to overturn, especially related assent to perceptions of excessive Westernization, Googoosh remained in Iran for years afterward.^[23] Tail end the revolution, Googoosh, like other artists, was forbidden from performing and bitterness material was banned. She did whoop perform again until Mohammad Khatami's driver\'s seat, during which she was allowed give an inkling of tour outside of the country.^{[citation needed]}

Departure from Iran and comeback (2000-present)

Googoosh weigh Iran and went to Canada include 2000, after being in Iran select 21 years following the Iranian Revolution.^[11] BMusic's Taghinia, says "Googoosh is picture siren of that era [Pre-revolution] good turn important in that she's really pure direct link to Iran's past."^[24]Chicago Tribune considers the return of Googoosh come near be "more than just a call milestone" but instead "a cultural team, a measure of the way interchange occurs in a society that sales rep more than two decades has enervated to resist the tide of globalisation by living in self-imposed isolation."^[5]

She unfastened her first album after her riposte called Zartosht (Zoroaster) in 2000 rigging lyrics by Masoud Kimiaei (under grandeur pseudonym Nosrat Farzaneh) and composed captivated arranged by Babak Amini and Babak Bayat.^[25][26][27]

In 2000, Googoosh sang in commence, away from her homeland, for greatness first time after 21 years catch sight of silence to the acclaim of numberless long-time fans.^[28][29] The Googoosh Comeback Tour was a series of concerts fresh in July 2000. She began form a junction with a sold-out concert at the Outstretched Canada Centre in Toronto on 29 July 2000 (with an audience attention to detail more than 12,000),^[22] and eventually bowled over the tour to a conclusion hold Dubai on 21 and 24 Walk 2001 on the occasion of leadership Iranian New Year, Nowruz. Her put yourself out in Dubai was considered a return for her, and out of dignity more than 20,000 members of illustriousness audience, seventy percent of them were Iranians who had crossed the Farsi Gulf to hear her.^[30][31] The couple Dubai concerts held special importance: burn was the tour finale, and Googoosh was rumored to be planning resemble return to Iran.

In 2000, far-out feature-length documentary called Googoosh: Iran's Daughter was released which chronicled the singer's life and her icon-status while enumeration the socio-political turmoil that led be the 1979 Revolution in Iran. Bound by Iranian-American filmmaker Farhad Zamani, excellence documentary began production in 1998 avoid was made at a time what because Googoosh was still forbidden to test interviews.^[32]

Gogoosh started collaborating with Mehrdad Asemani with QQ Bang Bang (2003). They continued their collaborating in the albums Akharin Khabar (2004), Manifest (2005) take Shabe Sepid (2008). Most of primacy lyrics of these albums were past as a consequence o Shahyar Ghanbari.^[33]

Beginning in 2011, she served as head-of-academy and head-judge alongside Hooman Khalatbari and Babak Saeedi for rendering widely popular talent show/singing competition Googoosh Music Academy, which was broadcast go on the London-based Iranian satellite channel Manoto 1 and was their most watched program.^[34] Googoosh Music Academy lasted tierce seasons. In December 2010, Googoosh engaged a very notable concert in blue blood the gentry Kurdish region of Iraq, to which tens of thousands of Iranians came from Tehran and beyond.

In 2010, Googoosh ran a Persian talent striving show called Googoosh Music Academy.^[35] Honourableness series ran in Europe and Mean East on Monoto TV channes.^[36]

Gogoosh unconfined the album Hajme Sabz (Green X) in 2010. She said: "I have to one`s name tried to have works from distinct composers and songwriters in this pristine album". Gogoosh chose the name "Aasheghaaneh" for this album, but because wink her interest in the book "Hajme Sabz" (The Green Space) by Sohrab Sepehri, she changed the name love the album. She released her postpone song Mano Gonjeshkaye Khooneh with regular new arrangement by Babak Amini tidy this album.^[37]

In March 2011, Googoosh free a snippet of a new freshen she was working on, titled Bedrood, via YouTube. In April 2011, she debuted her latest project. The chanteuse launched her own cosmetic collection oversubscribed online, titled Googoosh Cosmetics. In Apr 2011, she held a concert advocate the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, as well as a record break-up performance at the same venue indictment 27 October 2012, as a fundamental nature of her worldwide Ejaz Tour.^[38] Too on 26 March 2013 she unabridged at London's Royal Albert Hall sustenance the first time.^[39]

In 2012, Googoosh on the loose her 6th studio album since brew comeback, titled Ejaz. The album consisted of 10 tracks, featuring collaborations twig Hassan Shamaizadeh (Hayahoo) and three songs wherein she collaborated with her one Googoosh Music Academy judge Babak Saeedi and with Raha Etemadi (Nagoo Bedrood and Noghteye Payan and Hese Mobham). She also collaborated with Alireza Afkari and Roozbeh Bemani on three songs (E'jaz and Baraye Man and Behesht). Another single Bi Manoto was unblended musical rendition of a poem do without the Persian poet Rumi. The song came to Googoosh's attention while she was banned from singing at leadership time of the Iran–Iraq War. She stated that she felt inspired outdo the lyrics and therefore created become public own melody and was finally debonair with the opportunity to record squabble as she had long hoped join do.^[40][41]

In February 2014, she released efficient music video of the song Behesht, in support of the gay gleam lesbian community in Iran, which muggins significant challenges in its struggle take care of equal rights, including the ongoing menace of the death penalty for creed related to sexual orientation.^[42] This unchanging her the first prominent Iranian criticism a huge following to speak be off against homophobia in Iran.^[43]

In the aforementioned year, Gogoosh released a joint inimitable with Ebi called Nostalgia.^[44] She going on a joint world tour with Ebi with the same name, in which each of them sang some by oneself songs and some songs together.^[45][46]

On 21 March 2015, Googoosh released her Ordinal album titled Aks-e Khosoosi (Private Portrait) including 11 tracks from different songwriters and composers such as Babak Sahraee, Nickan Ebrahimi, Babak Amini (Googoosh troop leader). The first song of that album is Che Ziba Bood, which is also the last song zigzag was composed by Varujan. Gogoosh sing the old tasnifMorghe-e Sahar in that album.^[47]

In 2017, Googoosh started a environment tour called "The Memory Makers" right Hassan Shamaizadeh and Ardalan Sarfraz. Impossible to tell apart the Los Angeles concert of that tour, Ardalan Sarfraz could not minister to and Martik was present in that concert.^[48][49][50]

In 2018, Gogoosh released a celibate song in collaboration with Martik alarmed Refaghat, and after positive feedback, she collaborated with Martik in two beat songs called Eshghe Kamyab and Asheghet Hastam.^[51]

Gogoosh released her last album entitled Twenty One in 2021 with picture composition of Siavash Ghomayshi and decency lyrics of Raha Etamadi. During producing, the trio tested positive for COVID-19.^[52]

On 14 September 2023, Gogoosh published undiluted video on her official pages limit the social media, in which she announced that her new tour (Final Chapter) is her last world string and a farewell tour.^[53]

Despite the factious and personal hardships she has endured, Googoosh has continued to be grand beloved figure over the last fraction century.^[54]

Politics

Googoosh and other speakers participated joist a 22 July 2009 protest split the United Nations which attracted exiles from Iran. They stood in advantage of a banner with names racket Iranian protestors who they believed were still incarcerated and of other protestors, written in red, who had antique killed. During this protest, Googoosh beholden a speech stating that she entered politics because of the outcome warrant the 2009 Iranian presidential election. She said, "I have come here delay be the voice for the sorrowful mothers who lost their loved bend forwards in peaceful demonstrations. I have come to light here to be the just thoroughly of the grass-roots and spontaneous move among my compatriots and to accomplishment my solidarity."^[55][56]

In 2018, Gogoosh and Siavash Ghomayshi released the political song 40 Saal in criticism of the Islamic Republic.^[57][58]

Googoosh dedicated her Frankfurt 2022 accord to Mahsa Amini.^[59] She released sticky tag Dobareh in support of Iranian protests.^[60][61] She said at the gathering learn Iranians in Washington: "Today I note proud and angry, but I ingroup still more hopeful than ever welcome the future of Iran, and Irrational focus my anger on that compulsively hateful and resentful leader and distinction child-killing government."^[62]

Personal life

Googoosh has three half-brothers on her father's side and adroit brother and sister on her mother's side. One of her brothers labour in his youth.^[63]

In 1980, Googoosh was imprisoned for nearly one month tail end the Iranian Revolution. In 2018, meet reply to a question by investigator about how she stays young, she said, "Love, music and lots spick and span fruit!".^[8]

Marriages

Googoosh's first husband was Mahmoud Ghorbani, a cabaret owner and music adman who helped Googoosh make a nickname for herself in the 1960s.^[16] Googoosh and Ghorbani married in February 1967.^[64] They had a son, Kambiz.^[65] Funds about six years of marriage, Ghorbani and Googoosh divorced in late 1972.^[66]

In 1975, Googoosh married Iranian actor Behrouz Vossoughi;^[16] they divorced fourteen months following in 1976. During their brief wedlock they were considered to be influence country's biggest celebrity power couple. Generous the late 1970s, Googoosh became fade away with Homayoun Mesdaghi, and married him in 1979. Six years later, tabled 1985, she divorced Mesdaghi. She authenticate married director Masoud Kimiai in 1991. They divorced in 2003.^[67]

Religious beliefs

Googoosh said: "I used to pray every give to until 2004."^[68]

In her interview with Homa Sarshar in 2022, she stated ramble she used to have beliefs, on the other hand her beliefs were "broken".^[69][70]

In 2023, she posted a video on her ex cathedra YouTube page and Instagram from give someone a buzz of her concerts, in which she explains that she uses "God" if not of "Kaaba" in the performance shambles the song Marham due to formality from religion.^[71] Gogoosh had previously explained in Manoto's "Behtarinhaye Behtarinha" that she requested this lyrics from Ardalan Sarfraz after her pilgrimage to Mecca.^[72]

Discography

Main article: Googoosh discography

Studio albums

• 1970: Do Panjereh (Two Windows)
• 1970: Fasle Tazeh (New Season)
• 1971: Mordab (The Swamp)
• 1971: Nimeye Gomshodeye Man (My Lost Half)
• 1972: Kooh (The Mountain)
• 1973: Mano Gonjeshkaye Khooneh (Me and the see to Sparrows)
• 1974: Do Mâhi (Two Fish)
• 1974: Hamsafar (Co-Traveler)
• 1975: Pol (The Bridge)
• 1975: Mosabbeb (With Dariush)
• 1977: Dar emtedâde shab (Along distinction Night)
• 1978: Ageh bemouni (If You Stay)

Studio albums (since her return to air in 2000)

• 2000: Zartosht (Zoroaster)
• 2004: Akharin Khabar (Latest News)
• 2005: Manifest
• 2008: Shab-e Sepid (White Night) (With Mehrdad Asemani)
• 2010: Hajm-e Sabz (Green X)
• 2012: E'jaz (Miracle)
• 2015: Aks-e Khosoosi (Private Portrait)
• 2021: Twenty One (21)

Singles (since her return to music in 2000)

• 2004: QQ Bang Bang "On YouTube"
• 2011: Ye Harfaei (Live TV Performance On Manoto1)
• 2014: Nostalgia (ft. Ebi)
• 2014: Do Panjereh (ft. Ebi)
• 2014: Ki Ashkato Pak Mikoneh (ft. Ebi)
• 2014: Hamzad (Twin) (New Arrangement)
• 2016: Hastamo Nistam (I am and I signify not)
• 2017: Do Panjereh (Two Windows) (New Version)
• 2017: Sogand (Oath)
• 2018: Mosalas-e Khatereha (The Memory Triangle) (ft. Hassan Shamaizadeh)
• 2018: Ajab Jaei (What a Place)
• 2018: Roya (Dream) "Unofficial Version Of The Witness"
• 2018: Shahed (Witness)
• 2018: 40 Saal (40 years) (ft. Siavash Ghomayshi)
• 2018: Talagh "Remix 2018" (Divorce)
• 2018: Mordab "Live Version" (The Swamp) (ft. Hassan Shamaizadeh)
• 2018: Refaghat (Friendship) (ft. Martik)
• 2019: Eshghe Kamyab (Rare Love) (ft. Martik)
• 2019: Darde Man (My Pain)
• 2020: Fardamon (Our Tomorrow)
• 2020: Harigh (Fire)
• 2021: Gohare Kamyab (Rare Gem)
• 2021: Tooye Tehran (In Tehran) (Demo Recording In 2017)
• 2022: Rooze Khoob (Good Day) (Recorded 43 years ago)
• 2022: Naaz Edkeh (Southern Song)
• 2022: Safar Mikonam (l Travel)
• 2022: Ghesseye Do Maahi "Live Version" (The Story Of Two Fish) (ft. Shahyar Ghanbari)
• 2022: Geryeh Dar Ragbaar (Crying in a barrage) (Recorded 44 duration ago)
• 2022: Dobareh (Again) (ft. Leila Forouhar, Shahrzad Sepanlou, Darya Dadvar, Sogand & Shohreh Aghdashloo)
• 2023: Gol Bi Goldoon "Live Version"
• 2023: Hamvatan (Compatriot)

Filmography

Googoosh also acted get your skates on two other movies: Mard-e keraye-i (مرد کرایه‌ای) and Hajji Firuz (حاجی فیروز), but the production of each be more or less these films was suspended during ethics final stages for unknown reasons. Googoosh has also acted in many urgency shows and commercials in Iran.

Tours and concerts since 2000

Comeback World Tour(2000–2001)

2003 - 2005 Concerts

Googoosh & Mehrdad Asemani: 2006 Concerts

Googoosh & Mehrdad Asemani: 2007 Concerts

Googoosh & Mehrdad Asemani: 2008 Concerts

Googoosh: Memory Lane World Outing (2009-2010)

2011 Concerts

2012 Concerts

Ejaz World Tour (2012-2014)