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France Grants its Highest Honor to Greek Singer Nana Mouskouri

The French Ambassador to Greece offered famous Greek singer Nana Mouskouri the highest honor the French State can give a foreign citizen. At a ceremony that was held on Wednesday in the spectacular building of the Embassy of France in...

Nana Mouskouri to Celebrate Birthday With New Tour

A month before her 80th birthday, Nana Mouskouri, one of the most famous Greek singers worldwide, announced that she would be returning to the stage for a celebratory tour. Six years ago, the singer had decided to retire from the music business...

Nana Mouskouri Changes Tune on Greece Situation in Interview With Austrian Paper

Greek renowned singer Nana Mouskouri gave an interview to Austrian Wiener Zeitung, occasioned by her upcoming concert in Staathalle concert hall in Vienna on Friday, April 27. The anniversary concert celebrates 50 years after the German-speaking CD release of...

Nana Mouskouri: “Because of Their Politicians, Greeks Lived a Lie”

In her latest interview to German news magazine Stern, Nana Mouskouri spoke once again about the Greek crisis and confirmed her love for her home country. According to the well known singer, Greece was living a lie for 30...

Nana Mouskouri Says Greek-German Ties Strained But Safe

Nana Mouskouri says Greek-German relations have hit a bad patch but are not fundamentally in danger, in a German newspaper Friday ahead of a tour of the country. "We know that the Germans are the most important and indispensable group...

Nana Mouskouri is Back in Romania for December Concert

Singer Nana Mouskouri will come for the second time to Romania on December 4 this year, for a concert to be held at Sala Palatului in the capital city. She came in Romania for the first time in 2008...

Sophia Loren and Nana Mouskouri christens luxury cruise ship

Hollywood legend Sophia Loren has christened her first cruise ship, it has been reported. The 75-year-old was joined by Greek singer Nana Mouskouri and Italian singer Eros Ramazzotti for the naming ceremony of the SC Magnifica, the Daily Mail reported. Wearing...

Nana Mouskouri offers her pension to help end debt crisis

Greek diva Nana Mouskouri has offered to donate the pension she gets as a former member of the European parliament as part of a drive to help the country tackle a huge debt crisis, the finance ministry said on...

Mouskouri Asks Schaeuble to Show Patience With Greece

Renowned singer Nana Mouskouri  met with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble in Berlin, not to talk about music, but the economic crisis besetting her homeland and the tough stance many German officials are taking, pushing more austerity measures. This meeting...

Greeks Outraged With Mouskouris’ Anti-Hellenic Delirium

Given that for the past two years there is an ongoing ruthless propaganda from the global media against Greek people it came as no surprise that a German newspaper, Welt hosted yet another  anti-Hellenic interview. By now Greek people...

French Icon Charles Aznavour Dead at 94 (video)

The French singer Charles Aznavour – often hailed as his country’s Frank Sinatra – has died at the age of 94. Aznavour, who was born Shahnour Varinag Aznavourian in Paris to Armenian parents, sold more than 100m records in 80...

‘Joanna Lumley’s Greek Odyssey’ Travels Around Athens

Joanna Lumley has been the subject of a fair bit of attention in Britain lately because of her documentary film titled 'Joanna Lumley’s Greek Odyssey'. Many British viewers and 30,000,000 viewers worldwide became familiar with obscure pictures from Greece through...

Joanna Lumley’s Greek Odyssey On British ITV1

British actress and green issues campaigner Joanna Lumley travelled to Greece to explore both the ancient and modern aspects of the country for a British ITV1 programme. Her report on the places she visited makes a terrific travel guide, since...