Shusha Guppy
Shushā Guppy | |
|---|---|
| شوشا گوپی | |
| Born | Shamsi Assār 24 December 1935 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | 21 March 2008 (aged 72) London, England |
| Other names | Shusha |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, writer, editor |
| Years active | 1971–2008 |
| Known for | Persian traditional music, chanson, singer-songwriter, memoirist, editor |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize Grand prix des lectrices de Elle |
Shushā Guppy (Persian: شوشا گوپی; née Shamsi Assār^ (Persian: شمسی عصار; 24 December 1935 – 21 March 2008) was a writer, editor and a singer of Persian and Western folk songs. She lived in London from the early 1960s, until her death in 2008.