Person Open DS/UK/118 Mouskouri; Nana (13 October 1934); Greek singer Mouskouri Nana 13 October 1934 Greek singer Female (cisgender) Ioánna Moúschouri DS/UK/9570 DS/UK/20403 https://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx?FCvFCz0FIxh6 Chania, Crete, Second Hellenic Republic (born)

Greek Musician; Vocals Multiple / Mixed Daughter of Constantine Mouskouri (film projectionist) and Alice (cinema usher) Heterosexual Nana Mouskouri is a Greek singer. She has released over 200 albums and singles in at least twelve different languages, including Greek, French, English, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, 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 "When you whistle three times". It became her first record to sell over one million copies. In 1963, she represented Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "À force de prier". 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 turned Mouskouri into an international star. Awards, Honours and Legacy: In 2015 she was awarded the Echo Music Prize for Outstanding achievements by the German music association Deutsche Phono-Akademie. Activism and Views: Mouskouri became a spokesperson for UNICEF in 1993 and was elected to the European Parliament as a Greek deputy from 1994 to 1999. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nana_Mouskouri (2019) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHeharper 3/8/2012 RAHAKirkbride 12/6/2022 e9597af7-68fa-46e4-ad73-f92af5c160a0