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Nana Mouskouri biography
 How to begin to describe the animation of this exceptional woman. Innate Saturday October 13 1934 at 5 o'timer in the light on the isle of Crete Joanna Mouskouri became famous to offspring friends and fans as simply Nana. Following three old age on Crete we discovery Papa the presentation projectionist affecting the offspring to Athens to a tiny habitat behind the large protection of an unfastened-aired movies. In beginning of the large protection shaded by marguerites tepid atmosphere perfumed by jasmine covered walls stood a level. Location of dreams and charm... for the tiny youngster the level was to become not singular the backdrop for the abundant movies that influenced her animation and occupation but also the location that Nana was to discovery the adoration the harmony the dream... and agreement she was to seek during whole animation. Projected along with the movies that capacity her memories are also the images of need-stricken conflict cut open Greece. Earliest with the German profession during Planet Conflict II then during the flat additional catastrophic to her Greek community conflict. Yet flat then a ordinary thread was start to fast moving though Nana's animation to alleviate the horrors. The harmony. Greek by disposition as healthy as birthplace offspring animation often centered around harmony. Her female with a pleasant expression herself soon saw the promising for her immature daughters the born earlier sister Jenny and Nana to perhaps discovery careers in harmony. To this limit both were enrolled in singing lessons until the light came her singing educator faced with losing this intensely talented learner unpaid to the offspring's monetary burden offered to teach her for without charge if want be so that Nana could continue with her studies. Beyond the intimate lessons came the Athens Conservatory of Harmony. Eight old age of ancient preparation during which period she was also made public to abundant additional genres of harmony. To jazz to depression to fact to pop listening to a rebuilt radio slow into the darkness Ella Fitzgerald Billie Celebration... singers with emotions and being earliest experiences with the harmony transporting emotions between a chanter and the congregation the sharing and communicating of feelings that crossed historical and words barriers. Refusing the bias of an ultimatum from her teacher to singular sing ancient works so as not to injury her expression and preparation Nana steadfastly pursued abundant types of harmony start to appear in clubs. In 1959 she was preferred to participate in the earliest Greek Melody Celebration singing two songs which won earliest and subordinate best "KAPOU IPARCHI I AGAPI MOU" and "ASTERI ASTERAKI" (the suitable heading is "KSERO KAPIO ASTERI") Mimis Plessas was its composer. Nana started as Plessas's superior songress Hadjidakis came after according to some sources.). The earliest melody was written by composer Manos Hadjidakis and author Nikos Gatsos. Both men powerful not singular to Greek harmony but as friends and mentors had extended reaching effects on Nana's animation and on her occupation. The next year found her claiming a fastening for earliest location with "TIMORIA" and "KAPARISSAKI"(The Cypress Tree) harmony again by Hadjidakis and lyrics by Gatsos. She says of Hadjidakis: "Manos' harmony helped me to illusion and inspired me to always attempt the unreachable" and "he was my preferred composer". Going on to existing his songs around the earth as representation of her background abundant of his songs calm shape the character of her repertoire thirty-five old age after. To Gatsos amazing author and beloved confidant she gives recognition as having guided her intelligence to seeking for the reality adoration and opportunity of her being as healthy as having written abundant of the beautiful lyrics she calm presents to her congregation. Receiving the earliest best in Barcelona for her performance of "XIPNA AGAPI MOU" shortly afterwards obvious Nana's earliest gamble external of Greece. In 1961 she was invited to the Berlin Coating Celebration to accept the Yellow Lion prize for participating in the documentary coating called "Greece Earth of Dreams" in which she acted as reporter and singing five songs written by Hadjidakis. Within months she was to receive her earliest Gold Holder for selling accomplished individual million copies of the melody WEISSE ROSEN AUS ATHEN" . Today referring to "THE Pale ROSE OF ATHENS" as her identification around the planet Nana has sung on stages in at slightest 65 countries earning additional than 250 gold and gray records as healthy as a Diamond prize in Holland. Not happy to singular existing her Greek harmony to her audiences but lacking to portion in their cultures and harmony Nana undertook the education of assorted languages. Earliest to Paris and French. Here we discovery Nana having traveled to France signed to an worldwide recording agreement with Philips-Fontana Records. Faced with overcoming the words obstruction of not singular singing in a alien words but having to be capable to communicate with her account people and employees she was submerged in the words battling to learn not singular the lyrics but the real significance of French. She has now held the highest womanly recording creator place in France for the done 15 old age. During this period Nana came to the concentration of Quincy Jones then an "A&R" organizer with Mercury Records who asked her to the USA to account an English LP called "THE Female FROM GREECE SINGS" in 1962. Returning to France she then recorded "LES PARAPLUIES DE CHEBOURG" with Michel Legrand. As a helper in the Eurovision Melody Celebration in 1963 interval not capturing a best Nana did begin to catching an congregation for her albums in France Belgium and Italy. It was during this period that Harry Belafonte and Nana recorded an holder called "AN Dark WITH BELAFONTE AND MOUSKOURI" which then supremacy to assorted Canadian and US tours composed. He was the earliest creator to introduce her to the adoration of performing on level before an congregation. Not singular did she come to adoration performance labor from Harry he also encouraged her to to be herself to deliver her individual communication and perception of adoration of harmony and of dream to the congregation though her harmony. Old age of touring with her circle the Athenians containing then-married man George Petsilas along with many TV appearances containing her belonging order in England which were media to the complete British rule of the period for 13 old age along with radio shows have brought to us this consummated creator we now know as simply Nana. The chanter. The female. The adoration the harmony and the dream. |