Nana Mouskouri
Known for Acting · 113 credits
- Born
- 1934-10-13 (age 91)
- Place of birth
- Chania, Crete, Greece
- Also known as
- Νάνα Μούσχουρη · Νανα Μουσχουρη · Nana Mouschouri
Biography
Ioanna "Nana" Mouskouri OQ (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.
Later, in 1963, she represented Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "À force de prier", finishing eighth. 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, owing to the then unusual signature black-rimmed glasses, turned Mouskouri into an international star.
"Je chante avec toi Liberté", recorded in 1981, is perhaps her biggest hit to date, performed in at least five languages – French, English as "Song for Liberty", German as "Lied der Freiheit", Spanish as "Libertad" and Portuguese as "Liberdade". "Only Love", a song recorded in 1984 as the theme song of TV series Mistral's Daughter, gained worldwide popularity along with its other versions in French (as "L'Amour en Héritage"), Italian (as "Come un'eredità"), Spanish (as "La dicha del amor"), and German (as "Aber die Liebe bleibt"). It became her only UK hit single when it reached number two in February 1986.
Mouskouri became a spokesperson for UNICEF in 1993 and was elected to the European Parliament as a Greek deputy from 1994 to 1999.
Known For
TV Shows (85)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
DAS!
1991
as Self
NDR Talk Show
1979
as Self
Kölner Treff
1976
as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Riverboat
1992
as Self
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Die Drehscheibe
1964
as Self
Midi Première
1975
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Q&A
2008
as Self - Panellist
3 nach 9
1974
as Self
Nachtcafé
1987
as Self
Beckmann
1999
as Self
Tout le monde en parle
2004
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Le monde est à vous
1987
as Self
Numéro un
1975
as Self / Self - Host
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Midi trente
1972
as Self
Aeschbacher
2001
as Self
Dalli Dalli
1971
as Self - Singer
Zum blauen Bock
1957
as Self
V Graham Norton
2002
as Self
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
1994
as Self
Menschen der Woche
2000
as Self
Fan School
1977
as Self
C à vous
2009
as Self / Self - Guest
Discorama
1959
as Self
Die Montagsmaler
1974
as Self
Die ZDF-Hitparade
1969
as Self
Cinépanorama
1956
as Self
Samedi soir
1971
as Self
Rove
1999
as Self
Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen
1994
as Self
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
Was bin ich?
1955
as Self
Star Academy
2001
as Self
En direct de l'univers
2009
as Self
Musik aus Studio B
1961
as Self
Téléthon
1987
as Self
Stars in the Ring
1959
as Self
Aktuelle Schaubude
1957
as Self
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
1980
as Self
Stars 90
1990
as Self
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
2004
as Self
Système 2
1975
as Self
Einer wird gewinnen
1964
as Self
ECHO-Verleihung
1992
as Self
Der große Preis
1974
as Self
Ein Kessel Buntes
1972
as Self / Self - Musician
Dim Dam Dom
1965
as Self
On n'est pas couché
2006
as Self - Guest
Auf los geht's los
1977
as Self
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Wedden, dat..?
1986
as Self
Starparade
1968
as Self
Cadet Rousselle
1971
as Self
De pé a pá
1996
as Self
Flitterabend
1988
as Self - Singer
Movies (28)
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
Serge Lama, le dernier rappel
2025
as Self
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Mousitsa
1959
as singer
Le Cadeau de Noël
1991
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
2005
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés
1997
Merci Dorothée !
2025
as Self (archive footage)
I Love Greece
2022
as Nana Mouskouri
...Sings the Beatles
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux
2008
as Self
50 ans de Numéro Un - Les Carpentier
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Love and storm
1961
as Singer
70 Jahre ESC - More than Music
2026
as Self - Interviewee
Date in Corfu
1960
as Singer
Sunday's Date
1960
as Singer
Le Concert de la Paix
2025
as Self : Guest
Nana Mouskouri, Momente ihres Lebens
2020
as Self
Lisa, Tosca of Athens
1959
as singer
Nana Mouskouri - The Farewell World Tour: Live At The Odeon Herodes Atticus
2009
as Self
Nos Voix Pour Toutes 2025
2025
as Self
Nana Swings
2002
as Self
Schlager nonstop Die 60er – Merci, Cherie
2018
as Self
Dreamland of Desire
1961
as Self - Singer
Le cadeau des cadeaux
1992
O Samba
2015
as Self
Nana Mouskouri - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
2012
as Self
About Nana Mouskouri
Ioanna "Nana" Mouskouri OQ (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 so… With 113 credits spanning from 1955 to 2026, Nana Mouskouri has appeared in 28 films and 85 TV shows.
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- Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age (2021) — as Self - Singer (archive footage)
- Serge Lama, le dernier rappel (2025) — as Self
- La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022) — as Self (archive footage)
- Mousitsa (1959) — as singer
- Le Cadeau de Noël (1991)
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