Known as "The Voice of Iran," Googoosh was silenced by the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Active again since 2000, she uses music to keep Iranians... Iranian Singer Googoosh Raises Her Voice To Keep Her ...

Before Beyoncé, before Cher, before Madonna, there was Googoosh. The 75-year-old Iranian megastar catapulted to stardom in Iran during the 1970s, only to be silenced by the Islamist regime that took ...

Her songs soundtracked the 60s and 70s, but the revolution silenced her. The legendary artist finally has her say, in this uneven memoir If you ask any Iranian to name the most important female pop ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Googoosh performs at Scotiabank Arena on Jan. 17, 2025, in Toronto. Jeremy Chan Photography/Getty Images Before Beyoncé, before ...

When Iranian singer Googoosh returned home just after the Iranian revolution in May 1979, she held her breath at passport control not knowing whether the officer in front of her holding her passport ...

Few performers have had to endure the kind of disruption that befell the Iranian singer Googoosh when, at the peak of her fame, the 1979 Islamic revolution upended her career. Overnight, the magnetic ...

Singer Googoosh has been called "The Voice of Iran," but in 1979 her voice was silenced by the Islamic Revolution. This year, she's celebrating 21 years since she broke that silence, with a new album ...

Googoosh now voluntarily withholds her voice in solidarity. Before Beyoncé, before Cher, before Madonna, there was Googoosh. The 75-year-old Iranian megastar catapulted to stardom in Iran during the ...