Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New Albums from Morrissey, M. Ward, and 18 More On a Tuesday afternoon, during the lunchtime rush at Los Angeles’ über-trendy ...

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 ...

The first time Googoosh was asked to write a memoir, the request came from Iran’s Islamic Republic interrogators. Their goal was for the pop superstar to relay a “cautionary tale.” This, of course, ...

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 ...

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 ...

“The stage is my first homeland,” 75-year-old Iranian singer Googoosh tells Newsweek from her Los Angeles home, noting that her second is Iran. A child performer who became one of the defining voices ...

Publicity material for Googoosh: A Sinful Voice, a new memoir by the Iranian singer in exile, calls her a predecessor to Beyoncé and Madonna—a comparison that might seem over-the-top to American ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...