Nana Mouskouri tackar för sig
Publicerad: 23 juli 2008, 15.14. Senast ändrad: 23 juli 2008, 15.32
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Nana Mouskouri.
Den grekiska sångerskan Nana Mouskouri tackar för sig, skriver danska nyhetsbyrån Ritzau. I nästa vecka ger hon sina två allra sista konserter. Då har hon nått det sista stoppet på sin avskedsturné, Aten.
Med sina 73 år är Nana Mouskouri väl förtjänt av en lugnare tillvaro och hon har sagt att hon inte tänker göra som så många andra artister, och följa upp sin avskedsturné med ytterligare avskedsturnéer. Biljetterna till nästa veckas konserter är för länge sedan slutsålda, rapporterar Ritzau.
– Jag har velat säga ett slutgiltigt farväl till mina fans här i mitt lands huvudstad, säger sångerskan till grekisk tv.
Nana Mouskouri sjunger såväl klassisk musik som grekisk folkmusik och Mikis Theodorakis. Hon är en av de kvinnliga artister som har sålt mest skivor i världen.
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Mouskouri gives last concert
Internationally-acclaimed Greek singer Nana Mouskouri gave the last concert of her long career at the Herod Atticus Odeon on Wednesday night, as Greek and visiting foreign officials looked on. Earlier the same evening, Mouskouri had been received the City of Athens Gold Medal of Merit from Athens Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis at Athens' City Hall, in acknowledgement of her extensive contribution to music and culture.
The concert brought to a close a 50-year international music career featuring more than 350 gold and platinum albums and 300 million album sales globally.
"Today we are redressing a historical oversight - the fact that the entire world has paid tribute to her, yet the city which she promoted through her personality and song has never done so. I, therefore, ask you to accept the highest honorary distinction of the city which you sang about and celebrated, the City of Athens Gold Medal of Merit, " Kaklamanis noted as he presented Mouskouri with the award.
Accepting, Mouskouri referred to her love of Greece and of her debt to music, and stressed that "the honour I am receiving today is something I will never forget."
As guests of Mayor Kaklamanis, Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit and Luxembourg Mayor Paul Helminger attended the medal award ceremony. Together with Nicosia Mayor Eleni Mavrou and Paris Mayor Bertrand Delano?, who also accepted Mayor Kaklamanis’ invitation, they attended the concert at the Herod Atticus theatre.
The Ambassadors in Athens to France, Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg and Slovenia, as well as the charges d’affaires of Spain, Germany, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Poland and Sweden, were also present at the ceremony.
