Weiße Rosen aus Athen (1971) as Herself - Host - Musician
Nana International (1971) as Herself - Host - Musician
Nana Mouskouri, une femme sans limites (2009) as Herself
Short Info
Net Worth
$280 million
Date Of Birth
October 13, 1934
Spouse
André Chapelle, Yorgos Petsilas, Only Love, The White Rose of Athens, Guten Morgen Sonnenschein
Mark
Her glasses
Fact
In 1965, she was invited by Harry Belafonte to do a tour with him. When he told her to take off her glasses on stage, she was so unhappy that she wanted to quit the show after two days. Finally, Belafonte allowed her to perform with her glasses.
Nana Mouskouri is a Greek singer, born on October 13, 1934, in Chania, on the island of Crete. Her father, Constantine, was a film distributor, and her mother, Alice, was a singer. Mouskouri has two sisters, Olga and Jenny. She began her musical studies at the age of three with piano and soon after took up the violin. At the age of six, she began to study classical music and opera.
Mouskouri’s professional career began in 1956 when she was chosen to sing at the Olympia Theatre in Paris. She went on to release more than 200 albums and sell over 100 million records worldwide. She has sung in a wide variety of languages, including Greek, French, English, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese, Hebrew, Welsh, and Mandarin Chinese.
Mouskouri has received numerous awards and honors during her career, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the Polar Music Prize, and the Legion of Honour. She has been nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Original Song.
Mouskouri has been married twice. Her first husband was Georges Petsilas, with whom she had two children, Helena and Othon. She later married André Chapelle, with whom she has a daughter, Charlotte.
Mouskouri is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and has been active in promoting education and cultural exchange. She has also been a vocal opponent of nuclear weapons.
General Info
Full Name
Nana Mouskouri
Net Worth
$280 million
Date Of Birth
October 13, 1934
Profession
Politician, Peace activist, Actor, Singer, Only Love, The White Rose of Athens, Guten Morgen Sonnenschein
Education
Athens Conservatoire
Family
Spouse
André Chapelle, Yorgos Petsilas, Only Love, The White Rose of Athens, Guten Morgen Sonnenschein
Children
Hélène Petsilas, Nicolas Petsilas, Only Love, The White Rose of Athens, Guten Morgen Sonnenschein
Parents
Constantine Mouskouri, Alice Mouskouri, Only Love, The White Rose of Athens, Guten Morgen Sonnenschein
Siblings
Eugenía Mouskouri
Accomplishments
Awards
Echo Award for Lifetime Achievement Award International
Movies
Randevou stin Kerkyra, Love and Tempest, The Sunday Date, Nana Mouskouri: Nana Swings, Stahtopouta
I prefer not to eat rather than eating something in a hurry. Eating, it's an enjoyment. It's a liberty to be shared with somebody. It's better not to eat until you're with friends, then it's more than just a meal. You don't just feed yourself. You feed yourself with company, with the friends you eat with. It's like that with music. The music I create, it's like food you exchange. You feed yourself with this music, you share it with someone you love. I share it with the people around the world.
2
Nostalgia is not something sad. You celebrate what was, what you have gone through.
3
I stayed with these glasses because I thought they fitted better with my face than the others. I wanted to be the way I was. I thought the glasses would not bother anybody and, if I was sincere they would accept me.
4
When I was young I was singing all the time, but there was a time that I started to sing officially - professionally - choosing songs that I could learn something from, but were not against my feelings. So there were songs of love and peace, of hope. You learn to sing Leonard Cohen, for example, because it it very important what he says.
5
Politics frustrates me. Artists give hope. They see the people, they listen to the people, and they know what people need. Politicians decide what to do and you are obliged to follow - so there is no freedom.
Facts
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Fact
1
She retired from concert tours with a farewell performance in Athens, with an audience estimated at 10,000. [July 2008]
2
On May 30, 2013, McGill University in Montreal will confer the degree of Faculty of Arts on Mouskouri for her 50 year career in singing.
3
On May 28 2013, Nana Mouskouri received the National Honor of Quebec from the Premier of the Province, Pauline Marois, for humanitarian work as well as her career.
4
Nana Mouskouri has two children: a son, Nicolas Petsilas, born 1968, and a daughter, Helene, born 1970, known under the artist name Lénou.
5
Estimated in 2006 to have sold 250 million albums during her career.
6
In 1965, she was invited by Harry Belafonte to do a tour with him. When he told her to take off her glasses on stage, she was so unhappy that she wanted to quit the show after two days. Finally, Belafonte allowed her to perform with her glasses.
7
Member of the European Parliament for the Greek conservatives from 1994 to 1999.
8
Speaks five languages, but sings her songs in more than 15.
9
Is often compared to the Algerian rai singer Chaba Zahouania because they look almost identical to each other.
Movies
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
English Country Lady Garden
2016
Video short performer: "An English Country Garden"
L'amour dure trois ans
2011
performer: "I Will Wait For You"
De vrais mensonges
2010
performer: "That's My Desire"
Packed to the Rafters
2010
TV Series performer - 1 episode
West Is West
2010
performer: "OVER AND OVER"
¡Feliz 2010! Cuéntame
2009
TV Movie performer: "Siboney"
...Sings The Beatles
2009
TV Movie documentary performer: "Hey Jude"
Happy Tears
2009
performer: "The Way We Were"
Mary and Max
2009
performer: "The Humming Chorus"
Bouquet final
2008
performer: "L'enfant au tambour"
Sicko
2007
Documentary performer: "The 59th Street Bridge Song Feelin' Groovy"
Sommer vorm Balkon
2005
performer: "Guten Morgen Sonnenschein"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
2003
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Ein Leben lang kurze Hosen tragen
2002
performer: "Weiße Rosen aus Athen"
Monte Video
1994
TV Series performer - 1 episode
De bruit et de fureur
1988
performer: "Aux marches du palais"
The Keith Harris Show
1986
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Dalli Dalli
1986
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Mistral's Daughter
1984
TV Mini-Series performer: "Only Love", "Aber die Liebe bleibt"
Es muß ja nicht der erste sein
1982
TV Movie performer: "Guten Morgen, Sonnenschein" - uncredited
Gefsi apo... Ellada!
1980
performer: "Athina"
Nana Mouskouri
1974
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Discorama
1970
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Danny Kaye Show
1965
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Eurovision Song Contest
1963
TV Special performer: "À force de prier"
Mia Italida stin Ellada
1958
performer: "Arrivederci Ellada"
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Agapi kai thyella
1961
Singer
Randevou stin Kerkyra
1960
Stahtopouta
1960
Singer
To rantevou tis Kyriakis
1960
Singer
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Les enfants de l'Olympia
1997
TV Movie
Herself
Les Enfoirés
1997
TV Series
Herself
Día a día
1997
TV Series
Herself
Alfredissimo! - Kochen mit Bio
1996
TV Series
Herself
Especial Nochevieja 1994
1995
TV Movie
Herself - Performer
Esto es espectáculo
1994
TV Series
Herself
Por fin, 1992
1992
TV Movie
Herself - Performer
Primero izquierda
1991
TV Series
Herself
Viva el espectáculo
1990
TV Series
Herself
La luna
1989
TV Series
Herself
The Dame Edna Experience
1987
TV Series
Herself
Embarquement immédiat
1987
TV Series
Herself
Entre amigos
1986-1987
TV Series
Herself
3-2-1
1986
TV Series
Herself - Guest Star
The Keith Harris Show
1986
TV Series
Herself
Dalli Dalli
1986
TV Series
Herself - Singer
Bravo, Catrin
1986
TV Movie
Herself
Bei Bio
1985
TV Series
Herself - Gast
Stars in der Manege
1984
TV Series documentary
Herself - Performer
Ein Kessel Buntes
1984
TV Series
Herself
L'école des fans
1978-1984
TV Series
Herself
Formule 1
1982
TV Series
Herself - Host
L'académie des 9
1982
TV Series
Herself
Numéro 1
1975-1981
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Host
Palmarès
1980-1981
TV Series
Herself
Saturday Night at the Mill
1979-1981
TV Series
Herself
Stars
1981
TV Series
Herself
Lena
1981
TV Series
Herself
WWF Club
1980
TV Series
Herself (1983)
The Val Doonican Music Show
1976-1980
TV Series
Herself
The Mike Douglas Show
1978
TV Series
Herself - Vocalist
Die Drehscheibe
1977
TV Series
Singer
Auf los geht's los
1977
TV Series
Herself - Singer
Musik ist Trumpf
1976
TV Series
Herself
Musik aus Studio B
1964-1975
TV Series
Herself - Musician
Top à...
1972-1974
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Host
D'hier et d'aujourd'hui
1974
TV Series
Herself
Nana Mouskouri
1971-1974
TV Series
Herself
Midi Trente
1973
TV Series
Herself
The Morecambe & Wise Show
1970-1973
TV Series
Herself
Le grand échiquier
1972
TV Series
Herself
Drei mal neun
1972
TV Series
Herself - Singer
Nana International
1971
TV Movie
Herself - Host - Musician
The Harry Secombe Show
1971
TV Series
Herself - and the Athenians
Weiße Rosen aus Athen
1971
TV Movie
Herself - Host - Musician
A Christmas Night with the Stars
1968-1970
TV Series
Herself
The Val Doonican Show
1968-1970
TV Series
Herself
Today
1969
TV Series
Herself
International Cabaret
1966-1968
TV Series
Herself
La grande farandole
1968
TV Series
Herself
Einer wird gewinnen
1968
TV Series
Herself - Musician
Presenting Nana Mouskouri
1968
TV Series
Herself (1968)
Dim Dam Dom
1967
TV Series
Herself
Gran premio
1967
TV Series
Herself
Sing mit Horst
1966
TV Series
Herself - Musician
Die Caterina-Valente-Show
1966
TV Series
Herself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1966
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Hör hin, schau zu!
1966
TV Series
Herself - Musician
Discorama
1963-1966
TV Series
Herself
Soeben eingetroffen
1966
TV Series
Herself - Musician
Aquí el segundo programa
1966
TV Series
Herself
Noche del sábado
1965
TV Series
Herself
The Danny Kaye Show
1965
TV Series
Herself
Noche de estrellas
1965
TV Series
Herself
Amigos del martes
1964
TV Series
Herself
Gala Performance
1964
TV Series
Herself
Grüsse aus Zürich
1963
TV Movie
Herself
The Eurovision Song Contest
1963
TV Special
Herself - Luxembourg Entry: 8th Place
Werner Müllers Schlagermagazin
1961
TV Series
Herself - Singer
Traumland der Sehnsucht
1961
Documentary
Singer
Les grands du rire
2016
TV Series
Herself
Vivement dimanche prochain
2012-2016
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Main guest / Herself - Main Guest
Vivement dimanche
2000-2014
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Main Guest / Herself - Main guest
Un jour, un destin
2014
TV Series documentary
Herself
Le grand journal de Canal+
2014
TV Series documentary
Herself
O Samba
2014
Documentary
Singer
Les années bonheur
2007-2014
TV Series
Herself
C à vous
2009-2013
TV Series
Herself
Champs-Elysées
1982-2012
TV Series
Herself
Stöckl am Samstag
2012
TV Series
Herself
Anyone for Demis? How the World Invaded the Charts
2011
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Feste der Volksmusik
2004-2010
TV Series
Herself
Vie privée, vie publique
2010
TV Series
Herself
L'objet du scandale
2010
TV Series
Herself
Nana Mouskouri, une femme sans limites
2009
TV Movie documentary
Herself
2 heures de rire avec Kad Merad
2009
TV Movie
Herself
DAS!
2009
TV Series
Herself
Danke, Bio!
2009
TV Movie
Herself
Oi gynaikes tis hronias 2008
2009
TV Movie
Herself
Sidaction 2009
2009
TV Special
Herself (segment "Music Video - Mourir d'aimer")
Riverboat - Die MDR-Talkshow aus Leipzig
2009
TV Series documentary
Herself
NDR Talk Show
2008
TV Series
Herself
Beckmann
2008
TV Series
Herself
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
2004-2008
TV Series
Herself
On n'est pas couché
2007
TV Series
Herself
The Paul O'Grady Show
2007
TV Series
Herself
Thé ou café
2002-2007
TV Series
Herself
Aznavour et ses amis à Erevan
2007
TV Movie
Herself
Stars of Europe
2007
TV Movie
Herself
Nachtcafé
2007
TV Series
Herself
Paraskinio
2007
TV Series documentary
Herself
Melodien für Millionen
1999-2006
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Singer
The Story of Light Entertainment
2006
TV Mini-Series documentary
Herself
The Eurovision Song Contest
2006
TV Special
Herself
Tout le monde en parle
2006
TV Series
Herself
Samedi soir avec...
2006
TV Series
Herself
Songs of Praise
2004
TV Series
Herself
20h10 pétantes
2003
TV Series
Herself
III nach neun
2003
TV Series
Herself
Noche de fiesta
2002-2003
TV Series
Herself
Le fabuleux destin de...
2003
TV Series documentary
Herself - Main guest
V Graham Norton
2002
TV Series
Herself
Ein Star und seine Stadt
2002
TV Series documentary
Herself
Knockin' on Dylan's Door - Begegnungen mit Bob Dylan
2001
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
2001
TV Series
Herself
Rove Live
2001
TV Series
Herself
Die große Show der Sieger
2000
TV Series
Herself
Top Ten
2000
TV Series documentary
Herself
Nana Mouskouri: Live US Tour
1999
Video
Herself
Risas y estrellas
1999
TV Series
Herself
Eurolaul
1999
TV Movie
Herself - Member of the Jury
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
No me la puc treure del cap
2010
TV Series
Herself
...Sings The Beatles
2009
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Pour le meilleur et pour le rire: La croisière du rire