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Nana Mouskouri

1934 - Today

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Ioanna "Nana" Mouskouri (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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nana Mouskouri is the 52nd most popular singer (down from 34th in 2019), the 73rd most popular biography from Greece (down from 72nd in 2019) and the most popular Greek Singer.

Nana Mouskouri is most famous for her singing.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Nana Mouskouri ranks 52 out of 4,381. Before her are Barbra Streisand, Ozzy Osbourne, Phil Collins, Axl Rose, Mireille Mathieu, and Jay-Z. After her are Sammy Davis Jr., Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Jacques Brel, Albano Carrisi, Sade, and Shakira.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Nana Mouskouri ranks 18. Before her are Richard Chamberlain, Giorgio Armani, Carl Sagan, Leonid Kravchuk, Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., and Giovanni Battista Re. After her are Judi Dench, Jane Goodall, Daniel Kahneman, Shirley MacLaine, Tarcisio Bertone, and William F. Sharpe.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Nana Mouskouri ranks 73 out of 1,024. Before her are Alcaeus of Mytilene (-620), Epaminondas (-418), Pope Dionysius (200), Demetrius of Thessaloniki (270), Isocrates (-436), and Constantine I of Greece (1868). After her are Lysippos (-390), George II of Greece (1890), Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (1906), Peleus (null), Clement of Alexandria (150), and Pope Hyginus (100).

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Among SINGERS In Greece

Among singers born in Greece, Nana Mouskouri ranks 1. After her are Vicky Leandros (1949), Agnes Baltsa (1944), Maria Farantouri (1947), Haris Alexiou (1950), George Dalaras (1949), Stelios Kazantzidis (1931), Marinella (1938), Sakis Rouvas (1962), Sotiria Bellou (1921), Jimmy Makulis (1935), and Agathonas Iakovidis (1955).

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