Googoosh
| Googoosh | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Faegheh Atashin |
| Born | 5 May 1950 |
| Origin | Tehran, Iran |
| Genres | Persian pop music, Azerbaijani folk music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Years active | 1953–1979, 2000–present |
| Labels | Avang, Caltex, MZM, Pars Video, Taraneh |
| Website |
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Faegheh Atashin (Persian: فائقه آتشین, Azerbaijani: Faiqə Atəşin, born May 5, 1950 in Tehran, Iran), also known by her stage name Googoosh (Persian: گوگوش), is an Iranian singer and actress of Azeri origin. She is known for her contributions to Persian pop music, but also starred in a variety of movies from the 1950s to the 1970s.[1] She achieved the pinnacle of her fame and success towards the end of the 1970s. Her overall impact and contributions to Persian pop earned her the title of the most iconic female pop-singer from those regions.[2] She has recorded songs in Persian, Tajiki, Azerbaijani, Turkish, Arabic, English, French, Italian and Spanish.
Following the Iranian Revolution in 1979, she is famously known for remaining in Tehran 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.[3] Outside of Iran and Azerbaijan, she has a significant following in many other Middle Eastern as well as Central Asian countries, and has even caught the attention of African media and press.[4] 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.
Biography
Childhood and career before the Revolution (1953-1979)
According to her website, Googoosh was born Faegheh Atashin on 5 May 1950[5] in Sarcheshmeh Street of Tehran to parents Nasrin and Saber Atashin, who were originally Azerbaijani immigrants from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.[6][7] She began doing impersonations of some of the singers of the time while being taken on the road with her father.[8] When her father discovered this talent, he put her on stage at the age of three and she was from then on a professional paid performer.[8]
During the 1970s, Googoosh began a meteoric rise to fame and success as she drove the edge of Iranian pop music further and further. 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. Iranian women changed hairdos with Googoosh and she was always one step ahead of them with a new look. Her music ranged from upbeat 1960s and 70s pop, given a Arabic-tinged edge, to declamatory, emotional ballads dealing with love and loss, which at times edge towards chanson and Édith Piaf territory. She starred in over 25 movies, one of which was to be the most commercially successful Iranian motion picture of all time. Googoosh performed many times for the Royal Family and was a favorite of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's wife and children. She performed at the party given for the 1977 birthday of Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran.[9]
At the time of the Iranian Revolution in 1979, Googoosh was in Los Angeles; however, feeling homesick, she decided to return to Iran. After the revolution, Googoosh, like other artists, was forbidden from performing and her material was banned. She would not perform again until Mohammad Khatami’s presidency, during which she was allowed to tour outside of the country. In the time she was unable to perform, she kept herself occupied at home by taking care of her house and reading. Whereas she had no intentions of leaving Iran, she adapted to her new life.
Comeback (2000-present)
Googoosh sang in public, away from her homeland, for the first time after 21 years of silence.[10] The Googoosh Comeback Tour was a series of concerts started in July 2000. Having previously left Iran, where females are forbidden to perform, amidst spectacular media attention, she began with a sold out concert at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on July 29, 2000 and eventually brought the tour to a conclusion in Dubai on March 21 and March 24, 2001 on the occasion of the Iranian New Year,Norouz. Her concert in Dubai was considered a homecoming for her and thousands of Iranians crossed the Persian Gulf to hear her.[11] The two Dubai concerts held special importance: it was the tour finale, and Googoosh was rumored to be planning to return to Iran. Therefore many people believed it might be their last chance to see her. She later claimed that she felt like singing at home. As seen below, the concerts were aimed at cities with large concentrations of Iranian immigrants.
In 2000, a feature-length documentary called Googoosh: Iran's Daughter was released which chronicled the singer's life and her icon-status while detailing the socio-political turmoil that led to the 1979 Revolution in Iran. Made by Iranian-American filmmaker Farhad Zamani, the documentary began production in 1998 and was made at a time when Googoosh was still forbidden to give interviews.
In January 2009 she ended her work and career with Mehrdad Asemani, citing "creative differences" and in March 2009 began a new work relationship with her current management team. On 21 and 24 March of that year, during the Nowruz holiday, Googoosh performed in Dubai.
Googoosh and other speakers participated in a 22 July 2009 protest at the United Nations which attracted exiles from Iran. There they stood in front of a banner with names of Iranian protestors that they believed were still incarcerated and the names of other protestors, written in red, who had been killed. During this protest, Googosh made a speech stating that she entered politics because of the outcome of the Iranian presidential election, 2009. She said, "I have come here to be the voice for the sad mothers who lost their loved ones in peaceful demonstrations. I have come here to be the just voice of the grass-roots and spontaneous movement among my compatriots and to show my solidarity."[12]
In 2011, she served as head-of-academy and head-judge alongside Hooman Khalatbari and Babak Saidi for the widely popular reality game show/singing competition Googoosh Music Academy which is broadcast on the London-based Iranian satellite channel Manoto 1 and is their most watched program.[13] Googoosh Music Academy lasted three seasons. In December 2010, Googoosh had a very notable concert in the Kurdish region of Iraq. Tens of thousands of Iranians came from Tehran and beyond.
In March 2011, the popstar released a snippet via YouTube of a new song she was working on titled "Bedrood". In April 2011, Googoosh debuted her latest project. The singer launched her own cosmetic collection sold online, aptly titled "Googoosh Cosmetics". In April 2011 she held a legendary concert at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, CA as well as a record breaking performance at the same venue on October 27, 2012, as a part of her worldwide "Ejaz" Tour.[14] Also on March 26, 2013 she performed at London's famous Royal Albert Hall for the first time,[15] where other notable Persian vocalists such as Elaheh, Ebi and Marzieh have performed memorable concerts in the past.
In 2012 she released her 6th studio album since her comeback, titled Ejaz. The album consisted of 10 tracks, featuring collaborations with famous Iranian singer/songwriter Hassan Shamaizadeh (“Hayahoo“) and two songs wherein she collaborates with her fellow judge Babak Saidi and show host Raha Etemadi from The Googoosh Music Academy ("Nagoo Bedrood" and "Noghteye Payan"). She also collaborated with Alireza Afkari and Roozbeh Bemani on the single "Behesht." Another single "Bi Manoto" was a musical rendition of a poem by famous Persian poet Molana (Rumi). The poem came to Googoosh' attention during her years banned from singing at the time of the Iran–Iraq War. She felt inspired by the lyrics and therefore created her own melody and was finally presented with the opportunity to record it as she had always wanted during the production of the album.[16]
In February 2014, she released a video in support of the gay, and lesbian, community in Iran, which faces significant challenges in it struggle for equal rights, including the ongoing threat of the death penalty for being convicted of being lesbian, and gay.[17] This made her the first prominent Iranian with a huge following to speak out against homophobia in Iran, the video has sparked discussion about issue affecting Iran's LGBT communities.[17]
Googoosh tours sporadically, making occasional concert stops all over the globe. While not touring, she spends time on new work projects or with her family.
Awards and Performances
- 1971: first prize and golden record at the Midem trade fair in Cannes for her 7" record (as "Gougoush") featuring two songs in French produced by Barclay Records: "Retour de la Ville" (A-side) and "J'entends Crier Je T'aime" (B-side).[18][19]
- 1972: Performed at the Carthage Music Festival
- 1972: First medal of arts of Tunisia[19]
- 1973: The best actress for Bita in Iranian Sepas film festival.[19]
- 1973: Recorded soundtrack (produced by RCA Records) of San Remo Music Festival.[20]
- 1973: Performed at Cantagiro Music Festival.
Personal life
She had one brother who, at the age of 24, was struck by heart rheumatism and died. She has three half-brothers on her father's side and a brother and sister on her mother's side.
Googoosh's first husband was Mahmoud Ghorbani. He was a music promoter who had helped Googoosh make a name for herself throughout the '60s. They married in February 1967.[21] They had a son, Kambiz,[21] who currently lives in Los Angeles and who is also in the music industry. After about six years of marriage, Ghorbani and Googoosh divorced in late 1972.[21]
In 1975, Googoosh married Iranian actor Behrouz Vossoughi.[21] They divorced fourteen months later, in 1976. During their brief marriage they were considered to be the country's biggest celebrity power couple.
During the late 1970s, Googoosh became involved with Homayoun Mestaghi. She married him in 1979. Several years later in 1985, Googoosh divorced Mestaghi. She then married director Masoud Kimiai in 1991.[21] They divorced in 2005.[21]
In 1980, Googoosh was briefly imprisoned (nearly one month) in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Discography
Studio albums
- 1970: Do Panjareh (Two Windows)
- 1971: Mordâb (The Swamp)
- 1972: Kuh (The Mountain)
- 1974: Do Mâhi (Two Fish)
- 1974: Hamsafar (Co-Traveler)
- 1975: Pol (The Bridge)
- 1975: Mosabbeb (with Dariush)
- 1977: Dar Emtedâde Shab (Along the Night)
- 1978: Ageh Bemuni (If You Stay)
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- Nimeh Gomshodeh Man ("My Lost Half", year unknown)
- Behtarin Fasl-e-Tâzeh ("The Best Fresh Season", year unknown)
- Jâddeh (The Road)
- Kavir (The Desert)
- Yâdam Basheh, Yâdet Basheh (Shenasnameyeh 1)
- Setâreh (The Star)
- Man O Gonjeshkâyeh Khuneh (Me and Sparrows of the Home)
- Lahzeh Bidâri (Awakening Moment)
Albums (Since she returned to music)
- 2000: Zartosht (Zoroaster)
- 2004: QQ Bang Bang (Single Track)
- 2004: Akharin Khabar (Latest News)
- 2006: Mânifest (Manifest)
- 2008: Shab-e Sepid (White Night)
- 2010: Hajm-e Sabz (Green Volume)
- 2012: E'jaz (Miracle)
- 2015: Akse Khosoosi (Private Portrait)
Filmography
| Year | Persian Title[22] | English Title |
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| 1960 | Fereshte-ye färari (فرشتۀ فراری) | Runaway Angel |
| Bim vä omid / Bim o omid (بیم و امید) | Fear and Hope | |
| 1963 | Pärtghah-e mäkhuf (پرتگاه مخوف) | The Cliff of Fear |
| 1965 | Sheytun-e Bäla (شیطون بلا) | The Naughty One |
| 1966 | Gedayan-e Tehran (گدايان تهران) | The Beggars of Tehran |
| Fil vä Fenjan / Fil o fenjan (فيل و فنجان) | Big and Small | |
| Hoseyn-e Kord (حسين كرد) | Hoseyn-e Kord | |
| 1967 | Chähar Khahär (چهار خواهر) | Four Sisters (with Leila Forouhar) |
| Därvazeh-e täqdir (دروازه تقدير) | The Gate of Fate | |
| Gänj o ränj (گنج و رنج) | Treasure and Toil | |
| Där jostouju-ye täbähkaran (در جستجوی تبهكاران) | In the Search of Criminals | |
| 1968 | Se divane (سه دیوانه) | The Three Morons |
| Shäb-e fereşhtegan (شب فرشتگان) | The Night of Angels | |
| Setare-ye häft aseman (ستاره هفت آسـمان) | The Star of Seven Skies | |
| 1969 | Gonah-e zibayi (گناه زيبايی) | The Sin of Beauty |
| 1970 | Tolu (طلوع) | Sunrise |
| Jänjal-e ärusi (جنجال عروسی) | The Wedding Brawl | |
| Pänjere (پنجره) | The Window | |
| 1971 | Ehsas-e daq (احساس داغ) | Hot Feeling |
| Asemun-e bi setare (آسـمون بی ستاره) | Starless Sky | |
| Qesas (قصاص) | Retaliation | |
| 1972 | Bita (بیتا) | Bita |
| 1973 | Khiyalat-i (خیالاتی) | Imaginings |
| 1975 | Hämsäfär (هـمسفر) | Travelling Mate |
| Nazänin (نازنین) | Nazänin | |
| Mämäl-e Amrikayi (مـَمَل آمریکایی) | American Mammal | |
| Shäb-e qhäriban (شب غریبان) | Nostalgic Night | |
| 1976 | Mah-e äsäl (ماه عسل) | Honeymoon |
| 1977 | Där emtedad-e shäb (در امتداد شب) | Along the Night |
| 1979 | Emshäb äshki mirizäd (امشب اشکی می ریزد) | Tonight Someone Cries |
Googoosh also acted in two other movies: Märd-e keraye-i (مرد کرایه ای) and Haci Feyruz (حاجی فیروز), but the production of each of these films was suspended during the final stages for unknown reasons. Googoosh has also acted in many television shows and ground-breaking commercials in Iran.
Post 2000 Tours
Googoosh Comeback Tour (2000–2001)
2001
- 18 August 2001 – Toronto, Air Canada Centre
- 19 July 2001 – Tunis, Menzah Stadium
- 8 September 2001 – Sydney
- September and October 2001 Stockholm
2002
- 21 September 2002 – Oakland, Oakland Arena (CANCELLED)
- 28 September 2002 – Los Angeles, Staples Center (CANCELLED)
2003
- 8 February 2003 – Los Angeles, The Forum
- 24 May 2003 – Anaheim, Honda Center (former Arrowhead Pond)
- 4 October 2003 – Washington, DC, Verizon Center (former MCI Center)
2004
- 25 December 2004 – Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas
2005
- 17 September 2005 – Los Angeles, The Forum
- 24 September 2005 – Fairfax, Virginia (near Washington, DC), Patriot Center
- 12 November 2005 – San Francisco, Bill Graham Civic Auditorum
- 24 December 2005 – Las Vegas, Thomas & Mack Center
2006
- 11 March 2006 – Dallas, Nokia Theatre
- 27 May 2006 – Vancouver, GM Place
- 3 June 2006 – Toronto, Air Canada Centre
- 9 September 2006 – San Diego, Symphony Hall
- 7 October 2006 – Los Angeles, Kodak Theater
- 8 October 2006 – Los Angeles, Kodak Theater
- 21 October 2006 – New York, Madison Square Garden
2007
- 13 January 2007 – Atlanta, Atlanta Civic Center[23]
- 20 January 2007 – Flint Center, Cupertino (near San Jose)
- 7 July 2007 – Toronto, Air Canada Centre[24]
- 15 September 2007 – Miami, Knight Concert Hall[25]
- 1 December 2007 – Vancouver, Queen Elizabeth Theatre
- 25 December 2007 – Oberhausen, Arena Oberhausen
- 27 December 2007 – Stockholm, Globen Arena
- 29 December 2007 – London, Hammersmith Apollo
2008
- 15 March 2008 – Houston, George R. Brown Convention Center
- 26 March 2008 – Dubai, Dubai Media City
- 28 June 2008 – Ledyard, CT, MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort & Casino
- 23 August 2008 – Los Angeles, Nokia Theatre
Memory Lane Tour(2009–2010)
- 21 March 2009 – Oakland- Paramout Theatre
- 6 June 2009 – Washington, DC- DAR Constitution Hall
- 7 August 2009 – Melbourne, Australia- Dallas Brooks Centre
- 8 August 2009 – Sydney, Australia- Sydney Convention Centre
- 19 September 2009 – Malaysia-Kuala Lumpur, KLCC Concert Hall
- 29 November 2009 – Dubai, World Trade Center
- 21 March 2010 – London, Wembley Arena
- 23 March 2010 – Dubai, World Trade Center
- 17 April 2010 – Toronto, Ricoh Coliseum
- 30 July 2010 – Bahrain, International Exhibition Centre CANCELLED
- 1 August 2010 – Antalya, Konyaalti Open-Air Amphitheatre
- 12 September 2010 – Erbil, Kurdistan region Iraq, Babylon world Amphitheatre
- 15 September 2010 – Istanbul, Istanbul Convention Center
- 18 September 2010 – Vancouver, Queen Elizabeth Theatre
- 24 December 2010 – Stockholm, Kista Massan
- 25 December 2010 – Germany, Koln, Koln Arena
2011
- 26 February 2011 – Cupertino, Flint Center
- 24 March 2011 – Istanbul, Istanbul Congress Center
- 27 March 2011 – Kuala Lumpur, Merdeka Hall
- 9 April 2011 – Los Angeles, Nokia Theatre
- 23 July 2011 – Monaco,Monte-Carlo,Grimaldi Forum Monaco
- 25 July 2011 – Antalya, Konyaalti Acikhava Amphitheater
- 2 September 2011 – Dubai, Shoppiesta, Meydan Dubai
- 23 December 2011 – Germany, O2 World, Hamburg
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- 26 December 2011 – Paris,Théâtre du Châtelet
2012
- 3 March 2012 – Vancouver, Queen Elizabeth Theatre
- 17 March 2012 – Washington, DC- DAR Constitution Hall
- 20 March 2012 – London, Royal Theater Drury Lane
- 14 April 2012 – Canada, Montreal, Place des arts
- 28 April 2012 – Toronto, Powerade center
- 18 August 2012 – Antalya, Konyaalti Acikhava Amphitheater
- 25 August 2012 – San Francisco,Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall
- 15 September 2012 – Houston, The Hobby Center
- 6 October 2012 – Canada, Calgary, Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
- 27 October 2012 – Los Angeles, Nokia Theatre
- 23 December 2012 – Stockholm, Sweden, Radisson Waterfront Congress Centre
- 25 December 2012 – Germany, Koln, Koln Arena
2013
- 26 March 2013 – London, Royal Albert Hall
- 24 March 2013 – Dubai, Dubai World Trade Centre
- 11 May 2013 – Canada, Toronto, Sony Centre for Performing Arts
- 18 August 2013 – Antalya, Konyaalti Open-air theatre
- 7 September 2013 – Vancouver, Queen Elizabeth theatre
- 28 September 2013 – Ottawa, National Arts Centre
- 25 October 2013 – Melbourne, Dallas Brook Hall
- 26 October 2013 – Sydney, Hillsong Auditorium Convention Centre
- 21 December 2013 – Vienna, Austria Center Vienna
- 25 December 2013 – Koln, Lanxess Arena
- 28 December 2013 – Stockholm, Radisson Waterfron
2014
- 8 February 2014 – Dallas, Verizon Theatre
- 22 February 2014 – San Jose, Flint Centre
- 1 March 2014 – Washington, DC, Constitutional Hall
- 15 March 2014 – New York, Colden Auditorium, Queens college
- 21 March 2014 - Featuring Ebi – Dubai, Dubai World Trade Centre
- 21 June 2014 - Featuring Ebi – Toronto, Air Canada Centre
- 16 August 2014 - Featuring Ebi – Anaheim, Honda Center
- 31 August 2014 - Featuring Ebi - Antalya, Konyaalti Acikhava Amphitheater
- 8 November 2014 - Featuring Ebi - Vancouver, Thunderbird Arena
- 28 November 2014 - Featuring Ebi - Washington DC, Patriot Center
- 29 November 2014 - Featuring Ebi - San Jose, San Jose Event Center
- 20 December 2014 - Featuring Ebi - Koln, Cologne Arena(Koln Arena)
- 23 December 2014 - Featuring Ebi - London, Wembley Arena
- 27 December 2014 - Featuring Ebi - Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay Arena
Akse Khosoosi World Tour(2015-2016)
- 4 April 2015 - Canada, Montreal, Place Des Arts
- 30 August 2015 - Antalya, Konyaalti Acikhava Amphitheater
- 12 December 2015 - Australia, Sydney, Olympic Sydney Dome
- 13 December 2015 - Australia, Melbourne, Convention Center
- 19 December 2015 - Germany, Hamburg, Barclaycard Arena
- 12 March 2016 - Florida, Orlando , Bob Carr Theater
- 19 March 2016 - New York, New York City, Kuferberg Centre (At the same time with nourouz)
- 23 March 2016- Turkey, Antalya, Cam Piramit
- 29 March 2016- Turkey, Antalya, Cam Piramit
- 9 April 2016 - California, San Jose, Flint Center
- 30 April 2016 - Canada, Toronto, Ricoh Coliseum
- 14 May 2016 - California, Los Angles, Microsoft Theater (Nokia Theater)
- 28 May 2016 - Illinois, Chicago, Copernicus Center
Note that Akse Khosoosi World tour is not completed yet and more cities will annonced soon
See also
References
- ↑ Googoosh website; Retrieved on 22 December 2007
- ↑ Googoosh Returns Azerbaijan International; Retrieved on 22 December 2007
- ↑ Suh, Joanne (9 October 2000). "Iran's pop diva Googoosh returns to the world stage after two decades". CNN. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2007.
- ↑ Saba, Sadeq (19 June 2000). "Iran's pop diva to sing again". BBC. Retrieved 11 April 2007.
- ↑ Googoosh in Media – Life After the Revolution Singer Googoosh
- ↑ . Iran Chamber Society http://www.iranchamber.com/music/googoosh/googoosh.php.
Googoosh was born Faegheh Atashin in 1951 on Sarcheshmeh Street, in an old part of Tehran, to Azerbaijani immigrant parents from the former Soviet Union.
Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Biography Personal". googoosh.com. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- 1 2 "Googoosh.com: About Googoosh". googoosh.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
- ↑ http://www.payvand.com/news/06/nov/1158.html
- ↑ "Iranian music superstar makes comeback in Toronto". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- ↑ Moaveni, Azade (23 March 2001). "Don't Cry for Me, Iran". Time. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
- ↑ MacFarquhar, Neil. "Iranian Exiles Rally at U.N. for Release of Prisoners" (or "Ganji and Googoosh Lead Iranian Exiles in Rally at U.N."). The New York Times. July 22, 2009. Retrieved on April 4, 2014.
- ↑ https://gma.manoto1.com
- ↑ http://googoosh.com/blog/2012/11/03/record-breaking-performance-at-nokia/
- ↑ http://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/googoosh/default.aspx
- ↑ Video on YouTube
- 1 2 Googoosh sings out in support of Iran’s gay and lesbian community
- ↑ http://www.encyclopedisque.fr/disque/22945.html
- 1 2 3 "Googoosh.TV – Googoosh Awards".
- ↑ Bahmani, Behrouz (11 February 2003). "A Treasure Hunter's Effort Pay Off!". Iranian.com. Retrieved 24 April 2007.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Googoosh's official personal biography at Googoosh.com". Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ↑ The Iranian Movie Database
- ↑ 13 January – Atlanta – Googoosh & Mehrdad Live in Concert; Retrieved on 22 December 2007
- ↑ Toronto Events Listing for July 2007; Retrieved on 22 December 2007
- ↑ Knight Concert Hall; Retrieved on 22 December 2007
Further reading
- Sandels, Alexandra and Ramin Mostaghim. "Lesbian-themed music video by expatriate Iranian singer sparks debate." Los Angeles Times. February 19, 2014.
External links
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- Sheet Music of Googoosh Songs
- Playlist of Video Musics of Googoosh
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