Anna Vissi
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Anna Vissi (born December 20, 1957) is a popular Greek Cypriot singer and entertainer.
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Early life
Anna's parents saw her passion for the performing arts — drama, singing, songwriting, and dancing—at the early age of six. She attended the Cyprus Conservatory, and her parents took her to local pageants when she was older. She won a first prize for "Best Voice" when she was 12 years old at a local contest in Cyprus.
A few years later, her family relocated to Greece with hopes of the Greek community to cater to Vissi's aspirations.
Career
Anna's career started when she arrived in Athens, Greece. She quickly signed on to the Minos record label and began working with composers Haris Alexiou and Nikos Karvelas (whom she later married). She represented Greece in the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Autostop, which finished 13th. She fared considerably better at the contest in 1982 when she switched to representing her native Cyprus with the Song Mono I Agapi, which came fifth. She has released a total of 27 recordings — 4 of them CD singles. Anna Vissi performed in the 2004 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. Anna now has gone overseas to America. Getting to be best friends with Patricia Fields (designer of Sex and the City). She released Call Me, the English version of her pop hit Eise. The single, which features 12 remixes, went to number 1 on the Billboard hot dance music club play. Anna performed at the Legendary Copacabana in New York City for the KTU PartyGras.
Discography
- Kitrino Galazio (1979)
- Ta Kalutera Mou Tragoudia (1980)
- Nai (1980)
- Na 'xes Kardia (1984)
- Kati Symvaini (1985)
- H Ypomeni Kinisi (1986)
- Twra (1988)
- Epnefsi (1988)
- Fotia (1989)
- Eimai (1990)
- Emeis (1992)
- Lambo (1992)
- Live (1993)
- Re! (1994)
- O! Kypros! (1994)
- Klima Tropiko (1995)
- Travma (1997)
- Antidoto (1998)
- Anna Vissi (1999)
- Everything I am (2000)
- Kraugi (2000)
- X (2002)
- Remixes (2003)
- Paraxenes Eikones (2003/2004)
- Remixes 2004 (2004)
- Call Me - single (2005)
This is an incomplete list. Vissi has released 3 more albums and several other singles which were not listed as an album-based discography.
See also
External links
- Anna Vissi Official Website (http://www.annavissi.gr/)
- Anna Vissi Info (http://www.annavissi.info/)sv:Anna Vissi