Nena Venetsanou
Nena Venetsanou ( Greek Νένα Βενετσάνου ; * 1955 in Athens ) is a singer of contemporary Greek songs.
Life
In 1973 Nena Venetsanou went to France to study art history in Besançon . She then took singing lessons from Irma Kolássi in Paris . After returning to Greece in 1977, she joined the feminist movement and wrote her first songs.
She appeared on television programs, gave her first open air concerts and went on a two-year concert tour with the composer Christos Leontis . After winning a television competition for young talent, she brought Manos Hadjidakis to his radio show, who also worked with her at concerts and performances.
In the following years Venetsanou made a name for herself as an interpreter of the works of Mikis Theodorakis . She also worked with musicians such as Iannis Ioannidis , Vassilis Tsabropoulos and Angélique Ionatos .
Web links
- Nena Venetsanou at the Athens Epidaurus Festival 2015
- Nena Venetsanou: 1000 + 1 villas. Concert , L'Opéra de Reims, 2016 (with video recordings of the concert)
- Nena Venetsanou at Discogs (English)
Discography (selection)
- Sappho De Mytilene , composition: Angélique Ionatos, Auvidis 1991 (2008)
- Icones , 1996
- Nena Venetsanou chante Manos Hadjidakis , 1998
- Zeibekiko , 2000
- The Face of Love , music by Calliope Tsoupaki with Vassilis Tsabropoulos , piano, 2002
- Café Greco , 2004
- I Nena Venetsanou Tragouda Miki Theodoraki
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nena Venetsanou, mikis-theodorakis.net ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on March 18, 2016)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Venetsanou, Nena |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Βενετσάνου, Νένα (Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | greek singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Athens |