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For more than 40 years, Nana Mouskouri has been a global singing sensation. Her fascinating story ranges from her earliest childhood memories of mid-1930s Greece to her unstoppable rise to the summit of her profession. She tells of life as a child, experiencing the horrors of war and privation, victimized by bitter parental discord, and stigmatized by her father's fatal addiction to gambling. She was a shy inhibited teenager with a passion for singing, a girl compelled to choose between her love of classical music and her fascination with popular song. As a highly successful adult, she has been racked by uncertainty and the torments of love, a woman struggling to balance music with her role as wife and mother. Here she describes life from her beginnings in the nightclubs of Athens to her triumphs on the world's most glittering stages. Nana launches us into her international tours, taking us to Canada, the United States, Japan, and Australasia as well as every country in Europe. She describes how she fought to win over audiences everywhere. Hers is a rich and astonishing life, studded with exceptional encounters and friendships. The incomparable trumpeter Quincy Jones, a musician Nana had secretely worshipped since childhood, introduced her to the United States and became her producer. Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, and the Empress Farah Diba of Iran are among the galaxy of extraordinary figures who played a vital part in Nana's career. Intimate and rich in humanity and music, like a spotlit global tour, Nana's book is an event.
Introduction 11 'What is War' 62 Papa Had Hoped to Have a Boy 243 The Big Screen, the Stage and the Song 404 Try an Audition on the Radio 565 I'm Twenty-three and I'm a Disaster... 676 A Composer Named Manos Hadjidakis 797 'The Voice of Young Greek Song' 928 White Roses in Berlin 1089 A Terrified Peasant Girl at Orly 11910 New York with Quincy Jones 13111 Outstage in Two Minutes 14512 'Sometimes God Closes a Little Door and Opens a Bigger One' 15813 From Danish Royals to French Reds 16714 On the Road with Harry 17615 Tanks Return to the Streets of Athens 11816 A Pregnant Woman in a Red Velvet Kaftan on the Olympia Stage 20617 'My Nightingale!' 22418 'A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall' 23619 'Nana Who?' Asks Sinatra 25020 My Life is Shattered 26221 Mama will Never Sing Again 27422 André Brings Spring again 28923 A Homecoming Concert 30124 My Last Journey with Manos and Nikos 31625 One By One They Leave... 32926 An Ambassadorial Role 34227 On stage with Lénou 355Epilogue: One Last Song to Say Thank you and Goodbye 368Acknowledgements 374Index 377
