Acting
Nana Mouskouri
Ioanna "Nana" Mouskouri OQ (Greek: Ιωάννα "Νάνα" Μούσχουρη [i.oˈana ˈnana ˈmusxuri]; born 13 October 1934) is a Greek singer and politician. Over the span of her career, she has released an estimated 450 albums in at least thirteen languages, including Greek, French, English, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Hebrew, Welsh, Mandarin Chinese and Corsican. Mouskouri became well known throughout Europe for the song "The White Rose of Athens", recorded first in German as "Weiße Rosen aus Athen" as an adaptation of her Greek song "Σαν σφυρίξεις τρείς φορές" (San sfyríxeis tris forés, "When you whistle three times"). It became her first record to sell over one million copies. Later, in 1963, she represented Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "À force de prier", finishing eighth. Her friendship with the composer Michel Legrand led to the recording by Mouskouri of the theme song of the Oscar-nominated film The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. From 1968 to 1976, she hosted her own TV show produced by BBC, Presenting Nana Mouskouri. Her popularity as a multilingual television personality and distinctive image, owing to the then unusual signature black-rimmed glasses, turned Mouskouri into an international star. "Je chante avec toi Liberté", recorded in 1981, is perhaps her biggest hit to date, performed in at least five languages – French, English as "Song for Liberty", German as "Lied der Freiheit", Spanish as "Libertad" and Portuguese as "Liberdade". "Only Love", a song recorded in 1984 as the theme song of TV series Mistral's Daughter, gained worldwide popularity along with its other versions in French (as "L'Amour en Héritage"), Italian (as "Come un'eredità"), Spanish (as "La dicha del amor"), and German (as "Aber die Liebe bleibt"). It became her only UK hit single when it reached number two in February 1986. Mouskouri became a spokesperson for UNICEF in 1993 and was elected to the European Parliament as a Greek deputy from 1994 to 1999. In 2006, she was a special guest on Eurovision Song Contest 2006's final, presented as the best selling artist of all time. In 2015, she was awarded the Echo Music Prize for Outstanding achievements by the German music association Deutsche Phono-Akademie. Nana Mouskouri was born on 13 October 1934 in Chania, Crete, where her father, Constantinos, worked as a film projectionist in a local cinema; her mother, Aliki, worked in the same cinema as an usher. When Mouskouri was three, her family moved to Athens. Mouskouri's family sent her and her older sister Eugenía (Jenny) to the Athens Conservatoire. Although Mouskouri had displayed exceptional musical talent from age six, Jenny initially appeared to be the more gifted sibling. Financially unable to support both girls' studies, the parents asked their tutor which one should continue. The tutor conceded that Jenny had the better voice, but Nana was the one with the true inner need to sing. Mouskouri has said that a medical examination revealed she has only one functioning vocal cord and this could well account for her remarkable singing voice (in her younger years ranging from a husky, dark alto, which she later dropped, to a ringing coloratura mezzo), as opposed to her breathy, raspy speaking voice. ... Source: Article "Nana Mouskouri" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography
70 Jahre ESC - More than Music
Film · 2026
Merci Dorothée !
Film · 2025
Serge Lama, le dernier rappel
Film · 2025
Nos Voix Pour Toutes 2025
Film · 2025
50 ans de Numéro Un - Les Carpentier
Film · 2025
Le Concert de la Paix
Film · 2025
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Film · 2023
I Love Greece
Film · 2022
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Film · 2022
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Series · 2022
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Film · 2021
Nana Mouskouri, Momente ihres Lebens
Film · 2020
Schlager nonstop Die 60er – Merci, Cherie
Film · 2018
O Samba
Film · 2015
Nana Mouskouri - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Film · 2012
Denk ich an Weihnacht
Series · 2011
Musikalische Reise
Series · 2010
Nana Mouskouri - The Farewell World Tour: Live At The Odeon Herodes Atticus
Film · 2009
...Sings the Beatles
Film · 2009
C à vous
Series · 2009
En direct de l'univers
Series · 2009
C à vous
Series · 2009
Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux
Film · 2008
Q&A
Series · 2008
The Story of Light Entertainment
Series · 2006
On n'est pas couché
Series · 2006
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
Film · 2005
Tout le monde en parle
Series · 2004
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
Series · 2004
Nana Swings
Film · 2002
V Graham Norton
Series · 2002
Ein Star und seine Stadt
Series · 2001
Star Academy
Series · 2001
Aeschbacher
Series · 2001
Hit auf Hit
Series · 2000
Menschen der Woche
Series · 2000
Rove
Series · 1999
Beckmann
Series · 1999
Vivement dimanche
Series · 1998
Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés
Film · 1997
De pé a pá
Series · 1996
Musik für Sie
Series · 1995
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
Series · 1994
Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen
Series · 1994
Eurolaul
Series · 1993
Le cadeau des cadeaux
Film · 1992
ECHO-Verleihung
Series · 1992
Riverboat
Series · 1992
Le Cadeau de Noël
Film · 1991
Musik liegt in der Luft
Series · 1991
DAS!
Series · 1991
Stars 90
Series · 1990
Flitterabend
Series · 1988
Le monde est à vous
Series · 1987
The Dame Edna Experience
Series · 1987
Sacrée soirée
Series · 1987
Nachtcafé
Series · 1987
Téléthon
Series · 1987
Wedden, dat..?
Series · 1986
Melodien für Millionen
Series · 1985
Die verflixte 7
Series · 1984
Bei Bio
Series · 1983
Champs-Elysées
Series · 1982
Tag des deutschen Schlagers
Series · 1981
Telezirkus
Series · 1981
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
Series · 1980
Show-Express
Series · 1980
NDR Talk Show
Series · 1979
Bio’s Bahnhof
Series · 1978
Auf los geht's los
Series · 1977
Fan School
Series · 1977
Kölner Treff
Series · 1976
Numéro un
Series · 1975
Musik ist Trumpf
Series · 1975
Midi Première
Series · 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Series · 1975
Numéro un
Series · 1975
Système 2
Series · 1975
Die Montagsmaler
Series · 1974
3 nach 9
Series · 1974
Der große Preis
Series · 1974
Le Grand Échiquier
Series · 1972
Ein Kessel Buntes
Series · 1972
Ein Kessel Buntes
Series · 1972
Midi trente
Series · 1972
Dalli Dalli
Series · 1971
Cadet Rousselle
Series · 1971
Samedi soir
Series · 1971
Drei mal neun
Series · 1970
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
Series · 1969
Die ZDF-Hitparade
Series · 1969
Starparade
Series · 1968
Die Caterina-Valente-Show
Series · 1966
Hör hin, schau zu!
Series · 1965
Dim Dam Dom
Series · 1965
Soeben eingetroffen
Series · 1965
Einer wird gewinnen
Series · 1964
Die Drehscheibe
Series · 1964
Tonight in Person
Series · 1963
The Danny Kaye Show
Series · 1963
Love and storm
Film · 1961
Dreamland of Desire
Film · 1961
Treffpunkt Telebar
Series · 1961
Musik aus Studio B
Series · 1961
Werner Müllers Schlagermagazin
Series · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
Sunday's Date
Film · 1960
Date in Corfu
Film · 1960
Mousitsa
Film · 1959
Lisa, Tosca of Athens
Film · 1959
Stars in der Manege
Series · 1959
Discorama
Series · 1959
Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
Film · 1958
Zum blauen Bock
Series · 1957
Aktuelle Schaubude
Series · 1957
Cinépanorama
Series · 1956
Was bin ich?
Series · 1955