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8/29/2013

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Whatever happened to... Nana Mouskouri

GREEK singer Nana Mouskouri became one of the world's biggest-selling female stars following her hit The White Rose of Athens in 1961.

















Crete-born Nana, who lives with her second husband, music producer Andre Chapelle, in Geneva, has two children from her first marriage.

Nana, 78, who retired in 2008, was a Member of the European Parliament in the 90s and she has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 1993.

"I was three years old when we moved to Athens, where my father was a projectionist at the local outdoor cinema, which had a big screen in front of our little house. The stage in front of the cinema screen became my cloud where I could sing.

"I became far-sighted aged 11 and had to wear glasses. Later, as I became successful, I was advised to abandon them. I refused because I wanted to remain sincere to myself.

"There were sad years, which marked my early life. I lived through the Nazi occupation of Greece and the civil war started when I was 13. This was the saddest period of my life.

"I studied classical music at The Greek Conservatory but one day my professor banned me from my exams when he discovered I was singing in jazz nightclubs.

My parents and my teachers believed that it was harming my voice and that it was not the sort of music I should be following. I had to earn a living, so I continued singing jazz and pop music in night clubs.

"I got noticed on American Independence Day in 1957 after singing in English on the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal.

Manos Hadjidakis started writing songs for me and two of these won first and second prize at the first Greek Song Festival in 1959.

The White Rose of Athens, from a German documentary called Greece, Te Land of Dreams, won first prize at the Berlin Film Festival, and it became my first international success.

"I turned professional and began to grow as a singer with a broader repertoire of songs.

"I recorded my first album in 1962, produced by Quincy Jones, and since then, I've released about three albums a year.
 
 

 








"Then I did my frst tour with Harry Belafonte and, in 1969, my first concert at the Royal Albert Hall.

"I loved my BBC2 series, which was shown all around the world. Among the wonderful guests were Charles Aznavour, John Denver and Julio Iglesias. There is a time for everything, so the series stopped in the 80s.

"From 1994 to 1999, I was a Member of the European Parliament because I was convinced I could help my country.

"I became seriously involved with UNICEF through Audrey Hepburn's encouragement and then I was called upon to carry on her work as she became increasingly unwell. I've witnessed first hand the work they do to relieve the plight of children around the world.

"I felt it was a good time to retire when the Olympics were held in Greece in 2004, and I spent the next four years on a farewell tour.

I don't enjoy retirement, but it allows me to be with my family. Singing was and remains my first love, so I may do occasional concerts.

"I only wanted to discover with my songs if peace and love exists and I discovered that it does."

For more information about UNICEF, go to www.unicef.org.uk. The international fan club website for Nana Mouskouri is www.nana-mouskouri.net

 



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