Even though her birth certificate has recorded her date of birth as 7 February 1950, Googoosh has said that her mother has told her she was actually born on May 5.During the 1970s, Googoosh began a meteoric rise to fame and success as she drove the edge of pop music further and further. Known for her flamboyant outfits and fashion sense, Googoosh wowed her pop-culture-hungry fans in homeland and abroad with her trademark hairdos and hip-elegant style, inspiring many Iranian women to copy her hairdos.