SINGER

Googoosh

1950 - Today

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Faegheh Atashin (Persian: فائقه آتشین; born 5 May 1950), known professionally as Googoosh (Persian: گوگوش, Persian: [guːˈguːʃ] ), is an Iranian singer and former actress. Regarded as a pop icon, she is one of the most popular and prolific entertainers in Iran, and her career has spanned over six decades. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Googoosh has received more than 1,229,145 page views. Her biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Googoosh is the 321st most popular singer (up from 430th in 2019), the 181st most popular biography from Iran (up from 201st in 2019) and the most popular Iranian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Googoosh ranks 321 out of 4,381. Before her are Ornella Vanoni, Joey Ramone, Antonio Cesti, Adelaide Hall, Željko Bebek, and Carole King. After her are Rod Evans, Jimmy Cliff, Karen Carpenter, Peter Green, Sarah Brightman, and Youssou N'Dour.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Googoosh ranks 81. Before her are Corinne Cléry, Miou-Miou, Neda Ukraden, Marcheline Bertrand, Eric Carr, and Nora Roberts. After her are Alberto Juantorena, Karen Carpenter, Mikhail Fradkov, Marius Trésor, Martin Short, and Michael Ironside.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Googoosh ranks 181 out of 631. Before her are 'Adud al-Dawla (936), Al-Baydawi (1201), Arsaces II of Parthia (-300), Sinatruces of Parthia (-157), Shaykh Tusi (995), and Barbet Schroeder (1941). After her are Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri (933), Pacorus I (-63), Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai (1892), Arsames (-550), Apama (-400), and Al-Taftazani (1322).

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Among SINGERS In Iran

Among singers born in Iran, Googoosh ranks 1. After her are Hayedeh (1942), Mohammad-Reza Shajarian (1940), Arash (1977), Sami Yusuf (1980), Rita (1962), Ebi (1949), Dariush (1951), Shahram Nazeri (1950), Andy (1958), Laleh (1982), and Shohreh (1959).

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