Do you think you know everything there is to know about Anna Vissi?
1970
Anna has to hide her real age (12), in order to participate in a talent contest along with her sister Lia. They manage to WIN the contest, which was organised by CyBC, the Cypriot broadcaster, singing "Anthismenes vissinies" (composed by George Katsaros and first sung by Marinella) and "O ouranos fevgi varis" (Stavros Kougioumtzis – George Dalaras).
O ouranos fevgi varis
Anthismenes vissinies
At CyBCs contest
1977
Anna wins both the first prize of the jury and the national prize of the audience, at the 16th Thessaloniki Song Festival. The winning song was "As kanoume apopse mian archi", by Doros Georgiades and Sotia Tsotou.
1980
Founding member of the Union of Greek Singers ("Enosi Tragoudiston Elladas"), together with other known singers.
1982
She is selected by CyBC (Cypriot broadcaster) to represent Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest. The song "Mono i agapi" achieves a record: It comes 5th (85 points) and it is the best position reached by Cyprus in the contest until today!
1989
Anna takes part in the Closing Ceremony of the Games of the Small States of Europe – held in Cyprus- and performs the rare song "The only arms we need".
1992
1993
1996
1997
Sfera’s Listeners' Favorite Song (Sentonia)
Best Performance (Paralio)
Best Singer
Best Performance (Paralio)
Best Singer
1998
Best Album (Trauma)
Best Female Singer
Best Female Performance (Mavra Giallia)
Best Female Stage Performance
Best music (Mavra Giallia) - Nikos Karvelas
Best Album Cover (Trauma) - Antonis Glikos
Sfera’s Listener's Favorite Song (Trauma)
Best Female Singer
Best Female Performance (Mavra Giallia)
Best Female Stage Performance
Best music (Mavra Giallia) - Nikos Karvelas
Best Album Cover (Trauma) - Antonis Glikos
Sfera’s Listener's Favorite Song (Trauma)
1999
Best Female Singer
Best Female Performance (Gkazi)
Best Female Stage Performance
Best Female Performance (Gkazi)
Best Female Stage Performance
2000
Best Female Singer
Best Song of the Decade (Den thelo na xeris)
Best Song of the Decade (Den thelo na xeris)
2001
Best Female Singer
Best Song (Agapi Ypervoliki)
Best Female Performance (Avti ti fora)
Best Female Stage Performance
Best music Video (Agapi Ypervoliki) - Giorgos Gkavalos
Best Song (Agapi Ypervoliki)
Best Female Performance (Avti ti fora)
Best Female Stage Performance
Best music Video (Agapi Ypervoliki) - Giorgos Gkavalos
2002
14/1/2002 The award ceremony for 5 gold, platinum and multi-platinum albums at 'Pallas' theatre: 'Everything I am' (Single), 'Everything I Am' (Album), 'Agapi Ipervoliki', 'Kravgi', 'Mala i Mousiki tou anemou' (Single).
16/4/2002 The First Annual Arion music Awards:
Anna wins the 'Female Singer of the Year' award which is received by her sister, Niki Vissi, since Anna is performing 'Mala' at the Pallas theatre at that time.
Anna wins the 'Female Singer of the Year' award which is received by her sister, Niki Vissi, since Anna is performing 'Mala' at the Pallas theatre at that time.
12/6/2002 The DVD 'The Video Collection' is at #2 of the official sales chart of Australia.
2003
Music Leader of the Year
Best Pop Singer
Best music Video (Tasis Avtoktonias) - George Gavalos
Best music Video (Tasis Avtoktonias) - George Gavalos
The Paralympics Committee of Cyprus gives Anna an honorary award at an event in Cyprus. At the same event, Anna sings the song 'Imaste Nikites' which remains unreleased till today.
2004
4/2/2004 Anna is awarded as the leader in the Show Business & Entertainment sector for 2003.
6/3/2004 The nominations for Arion Awards are announced. Anna Vissi is nominated in 10 different categories with her album ‘Paraksenes Ikones’ and wins 4 awards:
Best Modern Singer
Best Song (Treno) - Vagelis Vasiliou / Sophie Pappa
Best Song/Laiko (Treno) - Vagelis Vasiliou / Sophie Pappa
Best Music Video (Treno) - George Gavalos
Best Modern Singer
Best Song (Treno) - Vagelis Vasiliou / Sophie Pappa
Best Song/Laiko (Treno) - Vagelis Vasiliou / Sophie Pappa
Best Music Video (Treno) - George Gavalos
26/6/2004 4 Video music Awards at the awards organized by MAD TV:
Best Modern music Video (Treno)
Best music Video by a Female Artist (Treno)
Artist of the Year with the Most Airplay
Best-Dressed Artist in a Music Video (Treno)
Best Modern music Video (Treno)
Best music Video by a Female Artist (Treno)
Artist of the Year with the Most Airplay
Best-Dressed Artist in a Music Video (Treno)
2005
5/4/2005 Arion awards: Anna is in LA, but she wins an award for her music video “Min psachnis tin agapi”, best clip for this year! The director, George Gavalos deserves it 100%!
8/4/2005 Anna is #1 in Billboard’s Hot Dance music club play chart!!! This is unprecedented for Greek artists! Soon, Call me peaks at #2 in Billboard’s Dance Radio airplay for the US, proving Anna’s international success, with a song played everywhere in USA and gaining airplay in 30 more countries around the world!
14/6/2005 2 more Mad Video music awards:
Best Dance Video (Echo pethani gia sena)
Sexiest artist in Video (Min psachnis tin agapi)
Best Dance Video (Echo pethani gia sena)
Sexiest artist in Video (Min psachnis tin agapi)
2006
1/3/2006 Female Performer of the year award, Life&Style magazine (Greece)
7/3/2006 Female Performer of the year, Madame Figaro Cyprus magazine. This ceremony is special to Anna, since she is presented the award by her mother and they singa traditional song from Cyprus together!
9/5/2006 Leader award for her contribution in music during the past 5 years!
20/06/2006 First Cyprus music Awards:
Singer of the year
Best selling cd single (Call me)
music Video of the year (Nylon, by George Gavalos)
Singer of the year
Best selling cd single (Call me)
music Video of the year (Nylon, by George Gavalos)
14/06/2006: Mad Video music Awards 2006:
Best Hip Hop Video (Erota i polemo) with Going Through
Best Hip Hop Video (Erota i polemo) with Going Through
"Everything", Anna's new cd single, is released in Sweden by the local branch of SonyBMG and enters the official sales charts! It's a significant success, since the song stays in the top50 sales chart for 2 months, peaks at #7 in the Swedish music Control and enters all the radio airplay charts of the country! At the same time, "Everything" and "Nylon Euro Edition" are released in many countries worldwide (Germany, Finland, Switzerland, Austria, Ukraine, turkey, Taiwan etc.) proving the big impact that Anna's performance in the ESC had.
2007
22/04/2007 Official guest of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York and "honorary marshall" at the official greek parade in New York.
20/06/2007 Cyprus music Awards:
music Video of the year (Everything) Kostas Kekemenis / Stefi Productions
music Video of the year (Everything) Kostas Kekemenis / Stefi Productions
2008
By being in the market for only 20 days during 2008, "Apagorevmeno" reaches Gold status and becomes the 9th album in sales for 2008 in the Greek albums chart and 10th in the mixed (Greek and foreign) albums chart! (Source: Ifpi Greece)!
2009
24/6/2009 MAD Video music Awards 2008:
Fashion Icon of the year @ the Mad Video music Awards
Lyric turned into a slogan @ the Mad Video music Awards
Fashion Icon of the year @ the Mad Video music Awards
Lyric turned into a slogan @ the Mad Video music Awards
10/5/2009 Greek music Week Top 50 (powered by Mad tv, Sphera Radio and Amstel)
#1 – Anna Vissi - Agapi ipervoliki
#8 – Anna Vissi - Stin pira
#19 – Nikos Karvelas ft. Anna Vissi - Ola ine entaxi
#1 – Anna Vissi - Agapi ipervoliki
#8 – Anna Vissi - Stin pira
#19 – Nikos Karvelas ft. Anna Vissi - Ola ine entaxi
2010
26th of March, Los Angeles, California! Anna Vissi is on the cover of the spring issue of the American magazine ALO Hayati, the first international magazine dedicated to the culture of the Middle East! The Greek Super Star-as they called her-was photographed exclusively for the magazine and gave a significant interview where she unveiled many of her upcoming projects.
13/4 Cyprus, Singer of the year, Cyprus Madame Figaro Awards "Women of the Year"
16/5 Best Video Clip of the Balkans for the song "Stin Pyra" and a honorary award for Anna's contribution to development and Promotion of the music from the Balkans, Sofia.
Once again, "Athinorama" magazine hands out its own yearly... Oscars and presents the ultimate show woman Anna Vissi with the "Best onstage performance" award for her show at "Athens Arena", because, as they put it, "so many years in the music business and she still rocks"!
2011
On the 12th November, Anna popped over briefly to the USA to be awarded at the Hellenic Charity Ball as one of the brightest personas in the world of entertainment of 2011! As a thank you to the invitees of the Elios Foundation who organised the evening, she sang many of her biggest hits amongst which were “Treno” and “Dodeka”. At the same event, an award was given to Nick Cassavetes for his contribution to cinema.
2014
Ceremony for her 40 years in the musical industry; Well, nearly 40.
On the 9th July, New York College's Educational Group celebrated the end of the academic year and organised a graduation ceremony in Athens in collaboration with other foreign universities in the group.
Anna Vissi was invited as a special guest at the ceremony in Athens and Pritanis awarded Anna with an Honorary Doctorate in Arts for her contribution to music!
Anna sang her hit “Ta mathitika xronia” acapella and advised the students to follow their hearts, their mind and their individuality. Referring to her career she said, “I am still on fire, I have more things I want to achieve”.
As if we didn't already know!!!
On the 9th July, New York College's Educational Group celebrated the end of the academic year and organised a graduation ceremony in Athens in collaboration with other foreign universities in the group.
Anna Vissi was invited as a special guest at the ceremony in Athens and Pritanis awarded Anna with an Honorary Doctorate in Arts for her contribution to music!
Anna sang her hit “Ta mathitika xronia” acapella and advised the students to follow their hearts, their mind and their individuality. Referring to her career she said, “I am still on fire, I have more things I want to achieve”.
As if we didn't already know!!!
