Anna Vissi

Anna Vissi ( ), (born December 20, 1957) (known as Anna Vishy in Cypriot Greek) is a Cypriot ^{Greek Cypriots} / Greek ^Greeks singer, songwriter and actress, known mainly in Greece and her native country of Cyprus, with some international success within Europe, the United States and elsewhere. In the 1980s, Vissi began an exclusive collaboration with Nikos Karvelas, resulting in one of the most successful music partnerships in the nation's history.

From 1995 to 2009, Vissi received 30 platinum certifications in Greece and has become one of the country's best-selling female artist, having sold over 9.5 million records worldwide. Her album Kravgi still remains one of the best-selling albums of the 2000s ^{2000s (decade)} , and one of the best-selling albums of all time , while two others —Travma and Antidoto— are among the best-selling. She also had some success in the U.S.A. ^{United States} , reaching number one on the U.S. Billboard ^{Billboard Magazine} Hot Dance Club Play Chart ^{Hot Dance Club Play} with "Call Me ^{Call Me (Anna Vissi song)} ".

 
Childhood and origins

TV show, just before moving to Greece.
Anna Vissi was born on December 20, 1957, in Larnaca, Cyprus. She has been singing from a very early age, beginning formal musical studies at the age of six at a local conservatory. Later in the year, on October 4, 2008, Vissi held a charity gala at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

The bonus track from the Greek album was released on October 29, 2008, along with its music video. The song, titled "To Parelthon Mou" (My Past), is the title track to the Greek film Bank Bang, released in December 2008. The music video for the song was filmed on October 22, 2008, at The Mall Athens. It was the first album since 1983 not to include any songs or input by Nikos Karvelas. The reason she gave for this in an interview with Down Town Magazine was that the two have gotten tired of each other, but clarified that this does not rule out a collaboration in the future. The album was certified gold in the first week of release, and reached number one on its second week on the charts before settling at 2x platinum status. In August 2009, Apagorevmeno became the first album to have four top ten singles on the official Greek download chart by Billboard since the launch of the chart..

On February 24, 2009, Vissi re-newed her contract with Sony Music Greece ^{Sony Music Entertainment} .

Anna Vissi had originally planned to start appearances at the Athinon Arena starting in February 2009 as part of her comeback and for promotion for the new album, however, she decided to hold a big concert in Athens during the summer instead, while she did not rule out a summer tour around Greece.. The tour began in July 2009 and all appearances were sold-out throughout Greece. The tour finished with a concert at GSP Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus on September 25, 2009; overall the tour was a success for Vissi, who had not performed for the Greek audience in four years.

On November 16, 2009, Apagorevmeno was re-released as Apagorevmeno+ with 3 new songs and two remixes in special ecological packaging.

Vissi started appearances at Athinon Arena on November 6, 2009. She will be onstage with Greek artists: the band Ble, Giorgos Sambanis, Mario, Vera Boufi, Elisavet Spanou, Mihalis Zeis and DJ Dim Trik. The show is named "The Fabulous Show" after her latest single.

Anna Vissi has recorded a new English album ^{Untitled English Album (Anna Vissi)} in Los Angeles, California with a 2010 release date. Some of the songwriters include Dave Stewart, Glen Ballard, Patrick Leonard and Brian Howes. It was scheduled to be released in the second half of 2009. This will be their first appearance and collaboration together since they both appeared together at club Haos in 1996. This will be Vissi's second year in a row appearing at Athinon Arena.* 1977: As Kanoume Apopse Mian Arhi
* 1979: Kitrino Galazio
* 1980: Nai ^{Nai (Anna Vissi album)}
* 1982: Eimai To Simera Kai Eisai To Hthes
* 1982: Anna Vissi ^{Anna Vissi (album)}
* 1984: Na 'Hes Kardia
* 1985: Kati Simveni
* 1986: I Epomeni Kinisi
* 1988: Tora ^{Tora (Anna Vissi album)}
* 1988: Empnefsi!
* 1989: Fotia
* 1990: Eimai
* 1992: Emeis
* 1992: Lambo
* 1994: Re!
* 1995: O! Kypros
* 1996: Klima Tropiko
* 1997: Travma
* 1998: Antidoto
* 2000: Everything I Am
* 2000: Kravgi
* 2002: X ^{X (Anna Vissi album)}
* 2003: Paraksenes Eikones
* 2005: Nylon ^{Nylon (Anna Vissi album)}
* 2008: Apagorevmeno
* 2009: Untitled English Album ^{Untitled English Album (Anna Vissi)}



Live albums

* 1993: Live! ^{Live! (Anna Vissi album)}
* 2004: Live ^{Live (Anna Vissi album)} * 1993: 20 Years Live Tour
* 1996: Klima Tropiko Tour
* 1997: Travma World Tour
* 1998-1999: World Tour
* 2002: Kravgi Australian Tour
* 2004: 2004 World Tour
* 2006: Best Of Anna Vissi Tour
* 2007: 2007 World Tour
* 2009: Apagorevmeno Summer Tour