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Event 

GOOGOOSH
Title:
GOOGOOSH
When:
Mar 03, 2012 - Mar 03, 2012
Where:
Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Vancouver
Category:
Vancouver - Concerts

Description

Faegheh Atashin (Persian: فايقه آتشین, Azerbaijani: فائقه آتشین, Faiqə Atəşin, born on May 5, 1950 in Tehran) also known by her stage name Googoosh (Persian: گوگوش, Azerbaijani: Ququş ) is an Iranian singer and actress. She is known for her contributions to Iranian pop music, but also starred in a variety of movies from the 1950s to the 1970s. She achieved the pinnacle of her fame and success towards the end of the 1970s. Her overall impact and contributions to Middle Eastern and Central Asian pop-music earned her the title of the most iconic female pop-singer from those regions. Due to her great talents and overall endearment to her people, she is a symbol of national pride to the Iranian people.

After the Iranian Revolution in 1979, she is famously known for remaining in Iran until 2000 and not performing again due to the ban on female singers. Still, her following grew. Younger people have rediscovered her music via bootleg recordings. Outside of Iran, she has a significant following in many Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries, and has even caught the attention of western media and press. Googoosh is rumored to reside in a four-bedroom, four-bath home in Beverly Crest, which she bought for $1.37 million from Jack M. Snyder and Stephanie E. Snyder on April 13, 2011, and continues her career, albeit in a limited manner.

Venue

Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Venue:
Queen Elizabeth Theatre   -   Website
Street:
West Georgia Street & Hamilton St
City:
Vancouver
Country:
Country: ca

Description

The Queen Elizabeth Theatre is a performing arts venue in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Along with the Orpheum and the Vancouver Playhouse, it is one of three facilities operated by the Vancouver Civic Theatres Department (the Playhouse adjoins the QE Theatre in the same complex).

Formerly the home of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, which is now based at the Orpheum, the Queen Elizabeth Theatre is the home of the Vancouver Opera and Ballet BC, in addition to hosting various other musical events year-round. The theatre has a 70' wide x 40' deep (21.34m x 12.19m) stage / performing area and seats 2,929 people at maximum capacity.


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