Faegheh Atashin (Persian: F?eqe ?ta?in - ????? ??????, Azerbaijani: Faiq? At??in, born on 5 May 1950 in Tehran), also known by her stage name Googoosh (Persian: Guguš - ??????, Azerbaijani: Ququ?), is an Azerbaijani Turkish origin ?ranian singer and actress. She is known for her contributions to Iranian pop music, but also starred in a variety of movies from the 1950s to the 1970s. She achieved the pinnacle of her fame and success towards the end of the 1970s. Her overall impact and contributions to Middle Eastern and Central Asian pop-music earned her the title of the most iconic female pop-singer from those regions. She has recorded songs in Italian and in Spanish language. Due to her great talents and overall endearment to her people, she is a symbol of national pride to the people from Iran.Following the Iranian Revolution in 1979, she is famously known for remaining in Iran until 2000 and not performing again due to the ban on female singers. Still, her following grew. Younger people have rediscovered her music via bootleg recordings. Outside of Iran, she has a significant following in many Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries, and has even caught the attention of western media and press. Her most recent projects include a new collaboration with singer/songwriter Hassan Shamaizadeh for the track Hayahoo from her last album Ejaz, as well as serving as head judge and head of academy for the popular reality show Googoosh Music Academy which is broadcast on London based satellite channel Manoto 1.
World Music Award for World’s Best Live Act, World Music Award for World’s Best Entertainer of the Year, World Music Award for World’s Best Female Artist
Movies
Hamsafar, Dar Emtedad-e Shab, Mamal Amricayi, The Window, Honeymoon, Gedayan-e Tehran, Bita, Starless Sky, The Night of the Angels, Four Sisters, Nazanin, Night of Foreigners, Hope and Fear, 3 Crazies, The Runaway Angel, The Naughty One, Cliff of Fear, Retaliation, Hossein Kord Shabestari, Sunrise, ...
Star Sign
Taurus
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Fact
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Her stage name is an Armenian name for boys. She was called Googoosh by her nanny who was of Armenian descendant.
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Her last husband's late wife was Giti Pashayi who was a famous Persian pop star. Googoosh was Giti's close friend, and after Giti's death, she married her widowed husband, director Masud Kimiai. They divorced when Googoosh left Iran.
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Married to her love, actor Behrouz Vossoughi for about a year, but because it was a one-sided love, their marriage didn't last too long, and they got divorced.
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