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Googoosh
Faegheh Atashin, known professionally as Googoosh, was born on May 5, 1950, in
Tehran, Iran, and is an Iranian singer and former actress. She began her career
as a child star, performing with her father and later for the royal court of
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Googoosh's breakthrough came in 1971 when she won
first prize at the Cannes Festival for her French songs "Retour À La Ville" and
"J'entends Crier Je T'aime". She continued to gain international recognition,
winning the Carthage Music Festival in 1972. Her career was interrupted by the
Iranian Revolution in 1979, during ...
