Googoosh

A Sinful Voice

By: Googoosh, Tara Dehlavi, Googoosh - introduction

Narrated by: Nikki Massoud

Before there was Madonna or Beyoncé, there was Googoosh. For the first time, one of the biggest pop stars of the 20th century tells her remarkable story: her rise to fame in pre-revolution Iran, her arrest and imprisonment, her twenty-year exile, and finally, her triumphant return to the global stage.

“My story is not only my story. It’s about our past, my country, how it was, what it became, what happened to the people, to artists.”

What would happen to a country’s biggest pop star if religious extremists took control? In the wake of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, singer Googoosh found out. She was ordered by her government to never sing again, and for twenty years, she didn’t...until she did.

Now, in this lyrical and moving memoir, pop superstar Googoosh unveils her unforgettable journey. From her difficult upbringing in Iran’s tumultuous 1950s and ’60s to her stardom in the ’70s, she reveals what it was like to reach the peak of her career just as the 1979 Islamic Revolution swept the country. Seemingly overnight, she went from being on magazine covers, at film premieres and fashion shows, and constantly on the radio, to targeted by religious clerics. What followed is a harrowing tale of oppression, intimidation, and exile.

After more than twenty years—forbidden to sing or speak out—she found her voice at the turn of the millennium, once again on the international stage. Now, inspired by the brave women of Iran on the front lines fighting for their freedoms, Googoosh finally tells her full story, and with it, the story of a country once again on the brink.

Phenomenal story

Finally, the silence surrounding a voice that has rooted so many around the world to that deep part of our past and present is now soothing our broken hearts. Googoosh’s story is all of our stories- every one of us who has loved and lost our homeland.

What a Legend 👏👏👏

Great book about the life of a legend and how she survived the Islamic Republic and came back stronger after 21 years in darkness.

Googoosh is an Icon and phenomenal Artist.

profound and rich story. well written and talented Narrator. Sad Story. Googoosh is a Legend

Great book

Historical account of life an icon. I will recommend this book to all those who think they know her life story.

Love Googoosh and her life story

I cried so much listening to this insanely interesting life story. So sad she had to go through all the this pain and suffering though.

LOVE you Googoosh, Persians are so lucky to have you!