Nana Mouskouri

Personal Info

Known For:
Acting

Birthday:
October 13, 1934

Place of Birth:
Chania, Crete, Greece

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Nana Mouskouri

Biography

Ioanna "Nana" Mouskouri OQ (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 Mouskouri was born on 13 October 1934 in Chania, Crete, where her father, Constantinos, worked as a film projectionist in a local cinema; her mother, Aliki, worked in the same cinema as an usher. When Mouskouri was three, her family moved to Athens.

Mouskouri's family sent her and her older sister Eugenía (Jenny) to the Athens Conservatoire. Although Mouskouri had displayed exceptional musical talent from age six, Jenny initially appeared to be the more gifted sibling. Financially unable to support both girls' studies, the parents asked their tutor which one should continue. The tutor conceded that Jenny had the better voice, but Nana was the one with the true inner need to sing. Mouskouri has said that a medical examination revealed she has only one functioning vocal cord and this could well account for her remarkable singing voice (in her younger years ranging from a husky, dark alto, which she later dropped, to a ringing coloratura mezzo), as opposed to her breathy, raspy speaking voice. ...

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Known For

Filmography

Year TV Show Role
2022 Il était une fois Champs-Élysées Self (archive footage)
2011 Denk ich an Weihnacht Self
2010 Musikalische Reise Self
2009 C à vous Self
2009 En direct de l'univers Self
2009 C à vous Self - Guest
2008 Q&A Self - Panellist
2006 The Story of Light Entertainment Self
2006 On n'est pas couché Self - Guest
2004 Tout le monde en parle Self
2004 Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel Self
2002 V Graham Norton Self
2001 Ein Star und seine Stadt Self
2001 Star Academy Self
2001 Aeschbacher Self
2000 Hit auf Hit Self
2000 Menschen der Woche Self
1999 Rove Self
1999 Beckmann Self
1998 Vivement dimanche Self
1996 De pé a pá Self
1995 Musik für Sie self
1994 alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio Self
1994 Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen Self
1992 ECHO-Verleihung Self
1992 Riverboat Self
1991 Musik liegt in der Luft Self - Singer
1991 DAS! Self
1990 Stars 90 Self
1988 Flitterabend Self - Singer
1987 Le monde est à vous Self
1987 The Dame Edna Experience Self
1987 Sacrée soirée Self
1987 Nachtcafé Self
1987 Téléthon Self
1986 Wedden, dat..? Self
1985 Melodien für Millionen Self
1984 Die verflixte 7 Self
1983 Bei Bio Self
1982 Champs-Elysées Self
1981 Tag des deutschen Schlagers Self
1981 Telezirkus Self
1980 Verstehen Sie Spaß? Self
1980 Show-Express Self
1979 NDR Talk Show Self
1978 Bio’s Bahnhof Self
1977 Auf los geht's los Self
1977 Fan School Self
1976 Kölner Treff Self
1975 Numéro un Self
1975 Musik ist Trumpf Self
1975 Midi Première Self
1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self
1975 Numéro un Self - Host
1975 Système 2 Self
1974 Die Montagsmaler Self
1974 3 nach 9 Self
1974 Der große Preis Self
1972 Le Grand Échiquier Self
1972 Ein Kessel Buntes Self
1972 Ein Kessel Buntes Self - Musician
1972 Midi trente Self
1971 Dalli Dalli Self - Singer
1971 Cadet Rousselle Self
1971 Samedi soir Self
1970 Drei mal neun Self
1969 Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten Self
1969 Die ZDF-Hitparade Self
1968 Starparade Self
1966 Die Caterina-Valente-Show Self
1965 Hör hin, schau zu! Self
1965 Dim Dam Dom Self
1965 Soeben eingetroffen self
1964 Einer wird gewinnen Self
1964 Die Drehscheibe Self
1963 Tonight in Person Self
1963 The Danny Kaye Show Self
1961 Treffpunkt Telebar Self
1961 Musik aus Studio B Self
1961 Werner Müllers Schlagermagazin Self
1961 The Mike Douglas Show Self
1959 Stars in the Ring Self
1959 Discorama Self
1957 Zum blauen Bock Self
1957 Aktuelle Schaubude Self
1956 Cinépanorama Self
1955 What Am I? Self
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