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She also sings 4 songs in the LP "18 lianotragouda tis mikris patridas" with Giorgos Dalaras, composed by Mikis Theodorakis and based on poems by Giannis Ritsos.
She participates in the album "Mia chara mia kaimos", the first work of a young and not well-known composer of MINOS. His name is Nikos Karvelas, and this is meant to be the couple's first meeting!
The first meeting with Nikos Karvelas
Anna also takes part in a series of compilation albums, entitled "Welcome to Greece", under the supervision of Manos Hadjidakis. She covers three popular songs (one of them was "Krassi, Thalassa kai t' agori mou", the Greek participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, composed by Giorgos Katsaros and Pithagoras, and sung by Marinella). Giannis Parios and Charis Alexiou also participate in these albums.
Winter: At the boite "Themelio" (Plaka, Athens), along with Giorgos Dalaras, Charis Alexiou and Panos Lambropoulos.
Summer: Tour with the same singers.
In September, they all perform at the International Exposition of Thessaloniki.
Summer: Tour with the same singers.
In September, they all perform at the International Exposition of Thessaloniki.
During the summer of 1974 she sings "Ki omos, ki omos" (LP "Aspro, Mavro", Giorgos Hadzinassios), together with Alexiou, Parios, Kontolazos and Smokovitis. The songs of the album are a special part of the musical show "Kathe tripa ke petreleo", with Zoe Laskari and Vassilis Tsivilikas (Metropolitan Theatre) – Anna sings "To palikari".
1975
Anna is now a student at the Politics Department of the Law School at the University of Athens.
Anna's first huge hit. She sings "Sta chronia tis ipomonis" with Giorgos Dalaras, composed by legendary Stavros Kougioumtzis. The song is included in Dalaras's album "Sta psila ta parathiria".
The first collaborations
She takes part in the LP "Grammata apo ti Germania", entirely composed by Mikis Theodorakis.
Once again at "Themelio" during the winter. The singers are the same. Their successful performances continue at "Diagonios" and at another boite in Thessaloniki in September.
"I just want to be educated. I don't intent to pursue law as a profession. Law school provides this education. Then, in some way, it can be useful to my job." Romantzo, 195
1976
Anna takes part in the album "Imnos ke thrinos gia tin Kipro/6 tragoudia". Music by Michalis Terzis on poems of Kostis Palamas and Giannis Ritsos.
At "Diagonios" hall, with Dalaras and Alexiou. The three of them tour in England. Their most important concert is held at the "Rainbow", in June.
"All of my collaborators showed me sympathy and understanding in my first steps. I consider myself lucky, as I quickly entered the system, released albums and found people that helped me... and all these happened in a very short time" Simerini newspaper, 1977
1977
Anna's first personal album is released! Its title is the one of the winning song of the Thessaloniki Song Festival: "As kanoume apopse mian archi". Among the composers/lyricists: Doros Georgiades, Antonis Vardis, Giannis Spanos, Manos Eleftheriou.
"Diagonios" music hall, with Charis Aleksiou, Vassilis Papakonstantinou and Kostas Mantzopoulos. Christos Nikolopoulos (bouzouki) and Antonis Vardis (guitar), participated in the orchestra.
