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1995
She sings the vocals for Lefteris Pantazis' hit-song "To oreotero plasma", included in his new album "O pektis", entirely composed by Nikos Karvelas. Anna has a dispute with Nikos, as he refuses to give the song to her, for her personal albums. This is not of course the first time that this happens, as Nikos had previously refused to give Anna a famous ballad sung by Lefteris ("Ego den ime ego").
New outstanding duet for Anna and Nikos, the song "Metra", in Nikos’s album "25 ores".
"Neraida" (Thessaloniki)
"Asteria" (Athens), with Nikos Karvelas
03&04/08/1995 Pattichio amphitheatre, Larnaca, Cyprus
05/08/1995 Polemidion court (Cyprus)
06/08/1995 Paralimni court (Cyprus)
"Asteria" (Athens), with Nikos Karvelas
03&04/08/1995 Pattichio amphitheatre, Larnaca, Cyprus
05/08/1995 Polemidion court (Cyprus)
06/08/1995 Paralimni court (Cyprus)
Nikos Karvelas writes the song "Eleni". It is dedicated to Eleni Karkanta, one of Anna's fans, who died of anaemia. Anna's relationship with this girl was very close ever since she was informed of her health problem. A very important moment for Anna's relationship with her fans, a very important song in her career.
Anna accepts the proposal by Antenna TV and hosts 12 episodes of the show "Me agapi... Anna!" (With love... Anna!). Despite her best efforts, the show is not successful in tv terms, maybe because its rival show is "Bravo", hosted by Roula Koromila, the tv star of that time. After Anna breaks her contract due to the irresponsible attitude of the producing company, a series of trials starts, giving nurture to much gossip for the years to come...
Anna also releases an album ("O! Kipros"), in collaboration with the Cypriot newspaper "O Phileleftheros" and under the auspices of the Cypriot Ministry of education. The album contains 10 traditional songs from Cyprus and the revenues from its sales are given to supporting the education of the people stranded in the part of the island which is occupied by Turkey.
"When I sing these simple songs from Cyprus I shiver and cry. And I don't know what touches me the most: the music or my homeland? Cyprus is inside those ten songs. Her beauty, her people, her love, her women, her warriors, her children, her pain, her courage, her struggles, her pride, her eternity... I believe to have helped a bit with my effort so that our traditional songs will never be forgotten.", Anna's note on the booklet of her cd "O! Kipros"
"'Me agapi Anna' TV show was a mistake. This thing has nothing to do with me. I am a singer, not a tv host. Parts of this show were very funny and I liked them. For example, shooting with Chaikalis (actor), was one of the highlights. I didn’t like it though, when I had to take an interview.", Interview "Se mikos ke platos", tv show, Antenna tv, 1996
"It's my second CD collaboration with Nikos Karvelas. We are in the UK, where we are writing and recording the album. Vissi drops in and surprises us! Nikos writes "To Oreotero plasma tou kosmou" for me. Anna Vissi records its vocals and the song turns out to be a huge hit!" Lefteris Pantazis, on the show "Mega Star", 24/12/2009