Googoosh had and still has an ability to adapt and change with time and age. From early on she had a great talent for imitation. Early footage of her as a child shows her dancing in the style of the ‘luti’ with the signature tilted hat and a fake moustache to boot! She also preformed quite convincing imitations of Cossack, Indian, Spanish and Iranian tribal dancers.
This early career in doing imitations helped her greatly when she became a full-fledged adult star and perfected the art of taking what is Western or foreign and making it her own. Despite all the copying that went on, Googoosh miraculously remained Googoosh both in sound and in look. With the growing importance of television and the advent of glossy magazines, her uncanny grasp of the importance of her image along with her ability to co-opt Western music made Googoosh appealing to the masses.
