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 ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Richard Nedjat-Haiem, University of California, Santa Barbara (THE CONVERSATION) ...

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 ...

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