Anna Vissi
| Anna Vissi Άννα Βίσση | |
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 Anna Vissi on stage at Athinon Arena in Athens, Greece (2011). | |
| Background information | |
| Forby kent as | Anna Vishy |
| Born | 20 December 1957 Pyla, Larnaca, Cyprus |
| Oreigin | Larnaca, Cyprus |
| Genres | Laïko, pop, dance, entehno, pop rock |
| Thrift | Sangster, sangwriter, actress, televeeision presenter, radio personality, businesswumman |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Labels | Minos (1973–1978) EMI Greece (1979–1982) |
| Associate acts | Epikouri, Nikos Karvelas |
| Wabsteid | www.annavissilive.com www.fannatics.gr |
Anna Vissi (Greek: Άννα Βίσση (pronounced [ˈana ˈvisi], Greek pronunciation: [ˈanːa ˈviʃːi]); born 20 December 1957), kent as Anna Vishy an aw, is a Cypriot recording artist and actress. Born in Pyla, Larnaca, She began singing professionally in 1973 when she moved to Greece an signed a recording contract with Minos. In 1977, she took 1st place in the 19th Thessaloniki Song Festival with the song "As Kanoume Apopse Mian Arhi" ("Let's make tonight a principle") and released her first album with the same title. Since the 80's Vissi began an exclusive collaboration with composer an lyricist Nikos Karvelas, whom she married. They have a dochter.
Through a career that has spanned four decades, Vissi has influenced several of the nation's younger generation o female artists. She has won six Arion Music Awards, 15 Pop Corn Music Awards, and nine MAD Video Music Awards. Vissi has received 32 Platinum an 11 Gold certificates from IFPI Greece an has become one of the country's best-selling artists of all time, having sold over 9.5 million records worldwide and is one of the country's top earning artists.[1][2][3] In 2010, Alpha TV ranked Vissi as the second top-certified female artist in Greece in the phonografic era (since 1960),ahead of Haris Alexiou,[4] while Forbes listed her as the 15th most powerful and influential celebrity in Greece an fourth highest ranked singer.[5]
Discography[eedit | eedit soorce]
Studio albums[eedit | eedit soorce]
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Live albums[eedit | eedit soorce] |
Filmografie[eedit | eedit soorce]
| Television | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes and Awards |
| 1994 | Me Agapi, Anna (With Love, Anna) |
Hersel/Host | Variety show |
| 2011 | Anna Vissi: Oso Exo Foni (Anna Vissi: As Long As I Have Voice) |
Hersel/Host | First 'Rockumentary' (autobiography) ever to air in Greece / Cyprus |
| Theater | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes an Awairds |
| 1991 | Daimones (Demons) |
Queen/Rozanne | First Greek Rock Opera |
| 1993 | Ode To The Gods | Aphrodite | One Act Opera |
| 2002 | Mala – I Mousiki Tou Anemou (Mala – The Music Of The Wind) |
Mala Zimetbaum | Opera |
| 2013 | Daimones (Demons) |
Queen/Rozane | |
Tours[eedit | eedit soorce]
- 20 Years Live Tour (1993)
- Klima Tropiko Tour (1996)
- Travma World Tour (1997)
- World Tour Europe & U.S.A (1998–1999)
- Kravgi Australian Tour (2003)
- 2004 World Tour (2004)
- Best Of Anna Vissi Tour (2006)
- 2007 World Tour (2007)
- Apagorevmeno Summer Tour (2009)[6]
- Australian Tour (2010)[7][8]
- World Tour U.S.A,Canada & Europe Tour (2011)[9]
- Greek & American Summer Tour (2012)
- American & Canada Tour (2013)[10]
Awairds[eedit | eedit soorce]
See an aw[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Leet o Cypriots
- Leet o Greeks
- Leet o airtists who reached nummer ane on the US dance chairt
- Leet o nummer-ane dance hits (Unitit States)
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Bakker, ieste (14 Januar 2006). "'Anna Vissi back at negotiations table'". ESCToday. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ↑ "The Greek List". Forbes (in Greek). November 2010. p. 60.
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ "Άννα Βίσση: Το απόλυτο φαβορί... Θεωρείται η απόλυτη star, αφού ξεπέρασε παγκοσμίως 9.500.000 πωλήσεις". Retrieved 7 Januar 2011.
- ↑ Chart Show: Your Countdown. Alpha TV. Airdate: March 22, 2010.
- ↑ "The Greek List". Forbes (in Greek). November 2010. p. 38.
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ "Anna Vissi News: Αννα Βισση – Tour Στην Ελλαδα !!". Anna-vissi.blogspot.com. 7 Apryle 2009. Retrieved 10 Mairch 2012.
- ↑ "ANNA VISSI NEWS: Άννα Βισση – Australian Tour , June 2010". Anna-vissi.blogspot.com. 14 Januar 2010. Retrieved 10 Mairch 2012.
- ↑ "Australia's largest Greek site : Anna Vissi Returns Live 2010 (Sydney and Melbourne)". GreekCity. Retrieved 10 Mairch 2012.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]
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- News Archived 2013-02-17 at Archive.today
| Precedit bi Elpida wi Sokrati Elena Paparizou wi My Number One |
Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 2006 |
Succeedit bi Giannis Dimitras with Feggari Kalokerino Sarbel with Yassou Maria |
| Precedit bi Island wi Monika |
Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 |
Succeedit bi Stavros & Konstantina wi I Agapi Akoma Zi |