Anna Vissi

Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Anna Vissi

Role / Field:

Iconic Greek-Cypriot singer known for powerful ballads and enduring career.

Born:

1957-12-20

Century / Era:

1957s Historical Era

Database Source:

2Day Chrono-Wiki & Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Origins & Early Life

Anna Vissi (Greek: Άννα Βίσση, pronounced [ˈana ˈvisi], locally [ˈanːa ˈviʃːi]; born 20 December 1957) is a Greek-Cypriot singer. She studied music at conservatories and performed locally before moving to the professional scene in Athens, in 1973, where she signed with Minos and simultaneously collaborated with other musical artists and released promotional singles of her own while studying at the University of Athens. She has represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980 and 2006, and Cyprus in 1982. Vissi established herself in the recording industry by winning the Thessaloniki Song Festival in 1977 with the song "As Kanoume Apopse Mian Arhi" and releasing the eponymous debut album.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

Since the 1980s, Vissi began a nearly exclusive collaboration with songwriter Nikos Karvelas, to whom she was married from 1983 to 1992 and had one child with, resulting in one of the most successful music partnerships in the nation's history. Together they created the label CarVi, which resulted in legal issues with EMI Greece, and they then moved to CBS Records Greece, which later became Sony Music Greece. Over the course of her career she has released over two dozen albums, most of which...

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 1957 (1957-12-20): Birth of Anna Vissi — Iconic Greek-Cypriot singer known for powerful ballads and enduring career.
2. 1973: 1973 Milestone — She studied music at conservatories and performed locally before moving to the professional scene in Athens, in 1973, where she signed with Minos and simultaneously collaborated with other musical artists and released promotional singles of her own while studying at the University of Athens.
3. 1977: 1977 Milestone — Vissi established herself in the recording industry by winning the Thessaloniki Song Festival in 1977 with the song "As Kanoume Apopse Mian Arhi" and releasing the eponymous debut album.
4. 1980: 1980 Milestone — She has represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980 and 2006, and Cyprus in 1982.
5. 1983: 1983 Milestone — Since the 1980s, Vissi began a nearly exclusive collaboration with songwriter Nikos Karvelas, to whom she was married from 1983 to 1992 and had one child with, resulting in one of the most successful music partnerships in the nation's history.

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Anna Vissi

True or False: “Anna Vissi only achieved major success after moving to Athens in 1973.”

Answer (FALSE ❌): While she moved to Athens in 1973, she had already performed locally and established herself by winning the Thessaloniki Song Festival in 1977.

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