Googoosh, the ‘Voice of Iran,’ has gone quiet – and that’s her point

The 75-year-old pop star is part of a generation of Iranians in the diaspora who are watching, with bated breath, as their ...
An-Nahar

Iranian Pop icon Googoosh refuses to perform until freedom returns to Iran

Iranian pop star Googoosh has returned to the cultural-political spotlight, announcing in an interview with "The Times" that ...
The Sunday Guardian Live on MSN

Googoosh won't sing anymore: Iranian legendary singer goes quiet as massive protests rock country

Mano Tou (Me and You), Makhloogh (Creature), and Hamsafar, Iranian legendary singer Googoosh has announced that she will go silent. The singer declared her decision through a video posted on her ...
The San Bernardino Sun

How icon Googoosh overcame the Iranian revolution’s attempt to silence her

Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Googoosh was one of Iran’s most famous women, a child star who grew up to become a bona fide pop culture phenomenon. She released hit albums, starred in acclaimed films ...