In this memoir, she reflects not only on her career and fame, but on the personal and political turbulences that shaped her life: her rise to stardom in pre-revolution, the impact of the 1979 revolution, the years of censorship and forced silence, and her long exile — followed by eventual return to singing and public life abroad. The book paints a vivid portrait of her upbringing, early performances (even as a child), and her meteoric rise to fame in the 1960s and ’70s: on radio, in film, concerts, magazine covers, fashion — she was biggest pop star of the era.
Then came the upheaval: the 1979 Islamic Revolution — and the drastic shift in society that followed. For Googoosh, overnight, the lights dimmed. Her music, her art, even her public presence were banned. The memoir does not shy away from painful, deeply personal episodes: loss, enforced silence, internal conflict, struggle — all of which affected not only her career but her sense of self. In “A Sinful Voice,” Googoosh doesn’t sugar-coat. She shares candid reflections on her private life: relationships, marriages, decisions, and the costs of fame and exile.
