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Date of Birth

20 December 1958, Larnaca, Cyprus

Nickname

Annoula
Goddess

Height

5' 6" (1.68 m)

Mini Biography

Anna Vissi was born on the beautiful, coastal town of Larnaca, on the island of Cyprus, in the Eastern Mediterranean. Father, Nestor Vissis owned a small supermarket and mother Sophia was a housewife with a soft spot for singing. She passed this strong love for music on to her three daughters Lia, Anna and Nicki. Anna showed promise in singing at an early age whereas her older sister Lia Vissi showed considerable talent as a pianist. Together,in their teens, they formed "The Vissi sisters" and toured Cyprus, singing at local festivals, singing mostly Greek folk songs. Anna'organized by the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation. Father Nestor closed his shop and moved his family to Athens where his three daughters finished their high-school education and Anna signed her first recording contract at sixteen. Soon she was singing with two of the biggest stars of the Greek music scene George Dalaras s big break came in 1973 when she won a sing-a-song competition for young talents' and Haris Alexiou. In 1983 she married rock composer Nikos Karvelas and through his influence, her career took a completely different turn. Gone were the days of the very clean and somewhat square fresh-faced young girl from Cyprus. Anna suddenly began showing more leg and more cleavage and - most importantly - began singing pop-ish songs. The nineties were really her decade as she produced one hit-album after another, usually with husband Nikos as composer-lyricist. She also appeared in two original Broadway-style musicals "Demons" and "Mala" (written by her husband as star-vehicles for her) with great success. After the death of Greek mega-star Aliki Vougiouklaki (in 1996), Anna became the darling of the Greek press who now dubbed her "mega-star", constantly appearing on covers and in fashion spreads of the most important Greek magazines.

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Spouse

Nikos Karvelas

(1983 - 1990) (divorced) 1 child

Trivia

Her debut album (Lianotragouda) was poetry by acclaimed poet Yannis Ritsos with music by Mikis Theodorakis.

Lives for the past couple of years with male model Kostas Fragolias, eighteen years her junior.

Graduated from Kypseli 60th High School.

Daughter Sophia Karvelas is an actress and lives in New York City.

Released an album in English produced by Peter Asher, Brian Rawlings and Ric Wake.

After a concert she gave in California one LA critic described her stage presence as "a cross between Madonna, Céline Dion and Melina Mercouri.".

She has a white maltese dog that travels everywhere with her called "Vanilla"

She only eats organic products, exercises daily, loves going to the movies and her only weakness is popcorn.

Good friends with "Sex and the City" (1998) costume designer Patricia Field, who happens to be of Greek descent.

Her favorite song is "Logia Kai Siopes" from her 2005 album "Nylon".

Where Are They Now

(March 2005) living in New York, promoting her single "Call me".

(April 2005) Now living in New York with her daughter, promoting her new hit single "Call Me".

(September 2005) Back in Greece now, promoting her new CD "Nylon" which is set to be the Dance Anthem of the year in Greece.

(October 2005) In New York City again, putting together her new English Album, which will be released in Spring 2006.

(November 2005) In Athens, Greece, appearing live at "Votanikos", together with "Going Through", Dimitris Corgialas and Despoina Olybiou.

(January 2006) Back in Greece performing her sold out shows every Thursday - Sunday night at Club Botanikos in Athens.

(May 2006) Anna Vissi will represent Greece at the 51st Eurovision Song Contest which will take place in Athens, Greece.

(June 2006) Won three awards ("Best Female Singer", "Best selling Single for 'Call me'" and "Best Video Clip") at the first Cyprus Music Awards, which took place at G.S.P Stadium in Nicosia.

(February 2007) (February 2007) She appeared in the 79th Anual Academy Awards, with her girlfriend Patricia Field.

(January 2007) (January 2007) She gave concerts in Australia, in Melbourne (Metro, Melbourne Showgrounds) & in Syndey (Entertainment Centre).

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