Nana Mouskouri

Ioanna "Nana" Mouskouri (Greek: Ιωάννα "Νάνα" Μούσχουρη [i.oˈana ˈnana ˈmusxuri]; born 13 October 1934) is a Greek singer and politician. Over the span of her career, she has released an estimated 450 albums in at least thirteen languages, including Greek, French, English, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Hebrew, Welsh, Mandarin Chinese and Corsican. Mouskouri became well known throughout Europe for the song "The White Rose of Athens", recorded first in German as "Weiße Rosen aus Athen" as an adaptation of her Greek song "Σαν σφυρίξεις τρείς φορές" (San sfyríxeis tris forés, "When you whistle three times"). It became her first record to sell over one million copies. Later, in 1963, she represented Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "À force de prier", finishing eighth. Her friendship with the composer Michel Legrand led to the recording by Mouskouri of the theme song of the Oscar-nominated film The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. From 1968 to 1976, she hosted her own TV show produced by BBC, Presenting Nana Mouskouri. Her popularity as a multilingual television personality and distinctive image, owing to the then unusual signature black-rimmed glasses, turned Mouskouri into an international star. "Je chante avec toi Liberté", recorded in 1981, is perhaps her biggest hit to date, performed in at least five languages – French, English as "Song for Liberty", German as "Lied der Freiheit", Spanish as "Libertad" and Portuguese as "Liberdade". "Only Love", a song recorded in 1984 as the theme song of TV series Mistral's Daughter, gained worldwide popularity along with its other versions in French (as "L'Amour en Héritage"), Italian (as "Come un'eredità"), Spanish (as "La dicha del amor"), and German (as "Aber die Liebe bleibt"). It became her only UK hit single when it reached number two in February 1986. Mouskouri became a spokesperson for UNICEF in 1993 and was elected to the European Parliament as a Greek deputy from 1994 to 1999. In 2006, she was a special guest on Eurovision Song Contest 2006's final, presented as the best selling artist of all time. In 2015, she was awarded the Echo Music Prize for Outstanding achievements by the German music association Deutsche Phono-Akademie.

Nana au cœur de Lama - 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000000Z

90 Cumpleaños - 2024-10-04T00:00:00.000000Z

90e anniversaire - 2024-10-04T00:00:00.000000Z

90th Birthday - 2024-10-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Every Grain of Sand - 2021-05-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Rantevou Stin Kerkira (Original Soundtrack) - 2021-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Chants sacrés - 2019-11-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Forever Young - 2018-02-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Happy Birthday Tour - 2014-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Rendez-Vous - 2011-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Ballads & Love Songs - 2010-05-17T00:00:00.000000Z

My 60's Favourites - 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Nana Country - 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Nana Jazz - 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Mes Chansons De France - 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Tribute To Chanson Française - 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The Farewell World Tour: Live At The Odeon Herodes Atticus - 2009-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

At The Royal Albert Hall / Live In Amsterdam - 2008-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

British Concert Part I / II - 2008-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Couleur Gospel / Hollywood - 2008-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Gospel / Falling In Love Again - 2008-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Serie Top Ten - 2007-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Moni Perpato - 2006-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

I'll Remember You - 2005-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Olympia 1967 - 2004-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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