Choeur des esclaves nana mouskouri biography

InMouskouri recorded the album Hollywood. Produced by Michel Legrand it was a collection of famous songs from films, and served not only as a tribute to the world of cinema, but also as a personal reference to childhood memories of sitting with her father in his projection room in Crete. She recorded several more albums in andincluding the Spanish Nana Latina which featured duets with Julio Iglesias and Mercedes Sosathe English-language Return to Loveand the French pop classics, Hommages.

Inshe staged a high-profile Concert for Peace at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York. Mouskouri's first U. She went on to give a series of fund-raising concerts in Sweden and Belgium. She was a Member of the European Parliament for Greece through the centre-right New Democracy party from untilwhen she resigned from her position as an MEP.

Several reasons have been given for the resignation, one being her pacifism, and another being that she felt ill-equipped for the day-to-day work of a politician. Mouskouri lives in Switzerland with Chapelle, and, until her final performance inperformed hundreds of concerts every year throughout her career. Inher French record company released a CD box set of more than of Mouskouri's mostly French songs.

Inshe made a guest appearance at that year's Eurovision Song Contest which was held, for the first time ever, in her native Greece. In the same year, she announced her plans to retire. On July 23 and 24,Mouskouri gave her two final 'Farewell Concert' performances at the ancient Herodes Atticus Theatrein Athens, Greece, before a packed stadium, including Greece's Prime Minister and the mayor of Athens, plus the mayors of Berlin, Paris and Luxembourg, along with fans from around the world and thousands of her Athenian admirers.

Inin response to the financial crisis in Greece, [ 33 ] Mouskouri announced that she would forgo her pension to contribute to the country's recovery. She commented: "Everywhere I see stories about my country going bankrupt. And choeur des esclaves nana mouskouri biography are aggressive about it. It's frightening. And it's painful for me.

Nobody wants their country to be treated badly. It's frustrating and very sad. In lateMouskouri released two newly recorded CDs, the first featuring songs of the Greek Islands, recorded with other Greek singers, and the second featuring duets with French contemporaries. In late NovemberMouskouri sang again at a single concert, with guests, in Berlin, commemorating the 50th anniversary of her hit single "The White Rose of Athens".

She then did a concert tour in Germany in Despite her 'farewell tour' and 'final concert', she continues to make occasional appearances on TV shows, especially in Germany, though increasingly using 'le playback' mimingwhich, unlike many other singers, she rarely used through most of her career; the most recent at time of writing was the German ARD1 'Das Adventsfest der Lichter' advent celebration oflights - coincidentally the show's title partially reflecting one of her early [] German hits [ 38 ]in which she duetted one song [ 39 ] and participated in the finale.

Wearing a long dress, large glasses and long black hair, he talked and sang with a slow and quiet voice. He introduced a song with a long translation into English of all the events supposedly mentioned in the song; he then sang just a single line of "Greek". Broadcasting on December 31,the clue was "Me granny's taking a penalty. Gervais described this clue as "one of his best clues ever.

In the UK, Mouskouri performed quite successfully. Her release titled Passport was certified Gold while her album The Magic of Nana Mouskouri also attained Gold status a year after it was released. In France, Mouskouri achieved her first gold certification in with her release titled Nana Mouskouri 1. Three years after, she scored her second Gold record with her album Master Serie Vo.

This is her highest charting project in the country. InI'll Remember You peaked at No. InConcert for Peace peaked at No. When I Dream reached InSpin magazine included Mouskouri on their list of "7 chart-toppers you won't see on MTV" and stated that Mouskouri sells two million records each year worldwide and has released about albums in seven different languages.

InPlatinum Europe Awards handed Mouskouri a special award saying "Europe is a great musical culture". Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item. Greek singer. Early years [ edit ]. Family life [ edit ]. Life outside Greece [ edit ].

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Choeur des esclaves nana mouskouri biography

B Roberto Firmino. This departure from the classical path enraged her conservatory professor, who expelled her from the institution. Undeterred, Nana continued performing in Athenian nightclubs. InNana recorded her first songs, and a year later, she met the renowned Greek composer Manos Hadjidakis. Recognizing her talent, Hadjidakis became her collaborator, resulting in a flourishing musical partnership.

Nana's triumph at the Greek Song Festival in propelled her to unprecedented popularity. InNana married Yorgos Petsilas, with whom she shared seven happy years. They welcomed a son in and a daughter in