Anna’s explosive concerts in Cyprus!
After her successful Australian tour, Anna appeared in Cyprus for two special concerts! On Wednesday July 7th, she appeared on stage at the Pattichio Ampitheatre in Larnaca, where exactly 2,5 years ago fannatics.gr was announced!! The concert was also attended by her mother, Sophia, to which Anna dedicated the song "Alitissa Psihi", while her father, Nestor was unable to attend, Anna wished him "Get Well Soon" and dedicated the song "De TheloNa Kseris" to him!
Two days later and after 17 years since her last concert in Paphos, Anna appeared at the Pafiako Stadium to thousands of screaming fans, who enjoyed songs from Anna's early days right up to the most recent songs including "Lamptrazia Lamptrazia"!
Those who attended the concerts had the chance to see this year's two finalists from Greek Idol on stage with Anna. Valanto Trifonos and Nicole Paparistodimou sang "Dodeka" together with Anna and also the Cypriot folk song "To Giasmeni"!
fANNAtic tips:
- While staying in Paphos, Anna attended the play "Lysistrata" at the Ancient Odeon and when the leader actress of the play, Annita Santorineou, attended Anna's concert, Anna dedicated the song "Alitissa Psihi" to her stating that feminism actually started in Ancient Greece!
- There were lots of surprises at the concerts, including when Anna sang the songs "Agapise Me" and "Mi Vazis Mavro" which she sang for the first time 17 years ago after her appearances at club ZOOM!
- Mariam Venizelou attended the Larnaca concert (the girl who in 2006 joined Anna onstage to sing "Dodeka/An Mou Tilefonouses") - she appeared onstage again where Anna asked her to sing a song "which spoke to her soul" and she sang "An Mou Tilefonouses"!
- The concert in Larnaca was the first of the Larnaca Festival therefore the town's mayor, Andreas Moiseos, and the Defence Minister of Cyprus, Kostas Papakostas, spoke before the beginning of the concert. Mr. Papakostas said: "I would like to thank each and every artist personally for accepting the offer from us, the international capital of education and culture. Especially to our compatriot the remarkable nightingale of Cyprus and our ambassador outside of our small country, who is now here to take us to a world of musical creation, none other than Anna Vissi".
- Also at the concert in Larnaca there was a true fANNAtic, wearing a long white wig reminicsent of Nikos Karvelas, who caught Anna's attention and naturally was called onto the stage!
- Anna opened the concerts with the new song "Lampratzia Lampratzia" and then apologised to the bishop of Kiti, Chrisostomos, for starting the show with such little light!
- Tickets for the Larnaca concert sold out within 24 hours of the presale being announced!
- Lots of Anna's friends attended the Paphos concert including Constantinos Christoforou and the CyBC presenter Emily Kenevezou.
- During the concert Christine Crokos was snapping pictures of Anna throughout!
Watch the report by SIGMA of the Paphos concert