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 [[Image:Annavissi 0107.jpg|frame|left|Anna Vissi]]
-'''Anna Vissi''' (in [[Greek language|Greek]]: ''Άννα Βίσση'' pronounced [[Anna Vishi]] in the Cypriot dialect), born [[December 20]], [[1957]]) is a [[Greece|Greek]] singer famous mainly in [[Greece]], [[Cyprus]], and among the [[Greeks|Greek]] immigrants living in Australia and the United States.
+'''Anna Vissi''' (in [[Greek language|Greek]]: ''Άννα Βίσση'' pronounced [[Anna Vishi]] in the Cypriot dialect), born [[December 20]], [[1957]]) is a [[Greeks|Greek]] singer famous mainly in [[Greece]], [[Cyprus]], and among the [[Greeks|Greek]] immigrants living in Australia and the United States.
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 Having sold more than 75,000 copies in just 10 short weeks, it became triple platinum and finally five times platinum, selling more than 100,000 copies. To promote the single, she presented a unique show for the Greek standards at Asteria Club with husband Nikos Karvelas and the boy band ONE, with Shaun Fernandez as the choreographer.
-In September 2000, she gave a charity concert at the GSP Stadium in [[Nicosia]], in front of 12,000 people, with ONE and a group of dancers from Sony International. She sang songs from the very beginning of her career to her current carrier (1973-2001). The concert was said to be unique for all of [[Greece]] and [[Cyprus]].
+In September 2000, she gave a charity concert at the [[GSP Stadium]] in [[Nicosia]], in front of 12,000 people, with ONE and a group of dancers from Sony International. She sang songs from the very beginning of her career to her current carrier (1973-2001). The concert was said to be unique for all of [[Greece]] and [[Cyprus]].
 The same year he released her international English language album called ''Everything I Am'' which although started as ambition effort to launch an international career it failed to chart in the US. It contained 12 songs by Russ Ballard, Mark Taylor, Graham Stack, Steve Torch, Paul Stanley, Tina Shafer, Julian Harris, Danielle Gerber and of-course her husband, Nikos Karvelas. Producers of the album were Brian Rawling (Cher, Enrique Iglesias), Ric Wake (Celine Dion) and Peter Asher (Linda Ronstadt, Diana Ross, Cher). In [[Greece]], after a week, the album reached gold status (20,000 copies +), while Australia, South Africa, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Turkey, Finland, Norway and Asia started to promote it.
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 In [[June 2001]] she was the main singer in a spectacular production in Bucharest (Unirii square, nearby river Dambovitei) along with the No Smoking band and the famous cinema director and producer Emir Kusturica. The concert (2001, Peace Odyssey) included a multimedia show, opening with a water screen that wowed more than 150,000 people who were present, marrying music with the most modern expression of art. Kusturica along with producer and director Angelos Hadjiandreou undertook the artistic direction of the event.
-Three months later ([[September 3]]) she gave a concert in [[Cyprus]] (GSP Stadium), singing and dancing in front of more than 18,000 viewers, for more than three hours.  Just a day before, she was awarded for the seven times platinum ''Kravyi''. She described her next step as the 'diamond' of her career, a challenge she set to conquer, searching for new expressional dimensions.  The music theatre ''Mala, i Mousiki tou Anemou'', based on a true love story that took place during [[World War II]] in Auschwitz, between Mala Zimetbaum and Edward Galiñski. Not only did she pass her acting ambitions with flying colours, but she left in awe everyone, critics and public, who observed her inexhaustible talent on stage. The play, which was staged at Pallace Theatre in [[Athens]] (19th of Jannuary 2002), was written by her ex-husband Nikos Karvelas, directed by Yannis Kakleas and accompanied by a symphony orchestra conducted by Yorgos Niarhos.In may 2002, 1 month after the end of "Mala, i Mousiki tou Anemou",  she went on a tour in Australia, were she gave 4 concerts 2 in Melbourne and 2 in Sydney, where the [[Greek-Australian|Australian Greek minority]] had embraced her after her last visit to Australia in 1995.
+Three months later ([[September 3]]) she gave a concert in [[Cyprus]] ([[GSP Stadium]]), singing and dancing in front of more than 18,000 viewers, for more than three hours.  Just a day before, she was awarded for the seven times platinum ''Kravyi''. She described her next step as the 'diamond' of her career, a challenge she set to conquer, searching for new expressional dimensions.  The music theatre ''Mala, i Mousiki tou Anemou'', based on a true love story that took place during [[World War II]] in Auschwitz, between Mala Zimetbaum and Edward Galiñski. Not only did she pass her acting ambitions with flying colours, but she left in awe everyone, critics and public, who observed her inexhaustible talent on stage. The play, which was staged at Pallace Theatre in [[Athens]] (19th of Jannuary 2002), was written by her ex-husband Nikos Karvelas, directed by Yannis Kakleas and accompanied by a symphony orchestra conducted by Yorgos Niarhos.In may 2002, 1 month after the end of "Mala, i Mousiki tou Anemou",  she went on a tour in Australia, were she gave 4 concerts 2 in Melbourne and 2 in Sydney, where the [[Greek-Australian|Australian Greek minority]] had embraced her after her last visit to Australia in 1995.
 The next year she was in Fever Club in Athens, performing with one of the most important Greek singer, Yannis Parios ('the singer of love') with whom she had already collaborated in the late 70s.  There, she promoted her new album ''Χ'' with producer George De Angelis.
-In [[September 2003]], she gave another sold-out concert in [[Cyprus]], at the Tzirion Stadium in [[Limassol]], with songs from her 30 years career. Also, she was awarded with a prize for her whole contribution from the Cyprus Paraolympic Organization, while a square in [[Larnaca]] was named after her.
+In [[September 2003]], she gave another sold-out concert in [[Cyprus]], at the [[Tsirion Stadium]] in [[Limassol]], with songs from her 30 years career. Also, she was awarded with a prize for her whole contribution from the Cyprus Paraolympic Organization, while a square in [[Larnaca]] was named after her.

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 Anna has since released a new Greek Album called ''Nylon'' which is the first dual disc ever to be released in [[Greece]]. Many dual discs have been released worldwide, by major artists. On a dual disc, one side acts as a CD and the other as a DVD. The CD that includes rock, dance, ballads and hip-hop, was released in both a regular CD version and a dual disc version. On the CD Anna did a duet lead singer of the hip-hop group Goin' Throu called ''Erota i Polemo''. She is said to be releasing a new International English Album in spring 2006. The CD will be a USA release and not an import. It will include songs such as ''Call Me'', an English version of her Greek hit ''Agapi Ypervoliki'' called ''Desire'', and an English version of another Greek hit ''Eho Tosi Agapi'' called ''Love for Real''. A World Tour for 2006 is also in the works.
 [[Image:Anna_vissi3.jpg|thumb|220px|[[Anna Vissi]] in [[2006]]]]
-In February [[2006]], she was chosen to represent [[Greece]] at the annual Eurovision song contest which is being held in Greece in May of 2006.
+In February [[2006]], she was chosen to represent [[Greece]] at the annual Eurovision song contest which was held in Greece in May of 2006. Although she had been one of the favorites during the pre-contest period, she only managed to get 9th place with 128 points.
 ==Discography==
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