Anna Vissi

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Published on Tuesday, 13 November 2018 16:09

Today i want to tell you more about Anna Vissi a very talented
Greek musician.
Anna Vissi was born on 20 December 1957 in Pyla, Larnaca.
She began singing from a very early age, starting her musical
studies at the age of six.
At the age of twelve she entered a talent competition and won first prize.

Two years later, she was the main singer at
Ayia Tilliria, which was also her first TV appearance.
In 1973, her family moved to Athens,
where she was able to pursue her studies. During this time she also
studied the law at the University of Athens. She also collaborated with
many important Greek composers such as Mikis Theodorakis ,
Georgios Hadjinassios, Doros Giorgiadis, Nikos Karvelas and Mihalis Terzis.
In 1980, Vissi participated in the 25th Eurovision Song Contest
representing Greece with the song Autostop, finishing 13th with 30 points.
In the same year she released her third album Nai reaching gold status
with 50,000 units sold. In 1982, she represented her native Cyprus
at the 27th Eurovision Song Contest with the song she composed herself,
Mono I Agapi, which ended fifth with 85 points.
In May 1983, she married Nikos Karvelas, a composer, with whom she
collaborated in 1975 and in November she gave birth to her daughter Sofia.
After their marriage, she started a close collaboration with Karvelas.
Since 1975, all her releases have become gold or platinum and have included
songs by Karvelas. In February 1996, Vissi released the
triple-platinum album Klima Tropiko. The album featured a new sound
for Anna Vissi. After giving more than 40 concerts all over Greece,
she started winter appearances at club "Chaos".
In February 1997, Vissi won three Greek Music Awards: Best Female Singer,
Best Interpretation, and Biggest Airplay Song. She landed her biggest commercial success with Fotia, followed by the double Kravgi, which became the
best-selling album of the 2000s decade and eighth best-selling of all time in terms of units, while five others have also achieved six figure sales.
She has a large number of successful singles most of which have become classic.
In 2010, Alpha TV ranked Vissi as the second top-certified female artist in Greece in the phonographic era.
I hope i could give you some insight on Anna Vissis live and accomplishments.