Fatemeh Abdi Galangashi (Persian: فاطمه عبدی گَلَنگَشی, born March 1, 1957), professionally known as Nooshafarin (نوشآفرین), is an Iranian singer and actress based in Canada.
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Early life
She was born on March 1, 1957 in Tehran, Iran, but has part Turkish ancestry. Her mother was from Gilan province, Iran. When she was five years old, her parents separated. She has four sisters and two brothers, both biological and half-siblings, from her father's second marriage.
Career
She used to sing at school, and others encouraged her talent. In 1972, at the age of 16, while she was a student at high school, she responded to an advertisement from Payam Studio that was seeking a fresh young face for a movie role. She visited the studio’s office. The name of the film was Shoresh ("Uprising"), and it was to be directed by Reza Mirlohi. Among many young female applicants, Nooshafarin stood out due to her resemblance to Afarin (Afarin Abisi), a former film actress who had quit acting after marriage. This resemblance caught the attention of the film’s cinematographer, Iraj Sadeghpour—who happened to be Afarin’s husband—and he introduced her to Reza Mirlohi.
With the help of Fereydoon Farrokhzad, she began her singing career with the song Ghebleh ("Qibla"), which was first broadcast on Mikhak-e Noghrei (Silver Carnation), a show hosted by Fereydoon Farrokhzad.
Her first film, Ghesse-ye Mahan (1973), directed by Javad Taheri, was a mystic-themed film about reincarnation that stirred controversy due to its love scenes and nudity.
Her second film was Doshman ("Enemy"; 1973), which was considered a well-made commercial film; it was directed by Khosrow Parvizi.
Nooshafarin acted alongside actors such as Saeed Rad, whom she later married. In 1985, Nooshafarin left Iran for India, and in 1992 moved to the United States, where she resumed her artistic career with the 1994 album Dokhtar-e Shah Parion ("Daughter of the Fairy King") composed by Mehrdad Zandkarimi.
Personal life
She married Saeed Rad in 1975 and separated in 1993.
Discography
Albums
1975, Khatereha (Memories)
1978, Ruzhaye Ashna (Familiar Days)
1992, Faryad
1994, Dokhtar-e Shah-e Parioon
1995, Oxygen
1997, Nazanin Asheg
1999, Sabzeh Be Naaz
2001, Haft Darya (Seven Seas)
2003, Our Night
2004, Attash
2008, Koocheye Rangi (Colored Alley)