"I'm very happy to be a singer, and I will always be a singer. I don't think I was born to do anything else."

- Nana Mouskouri

The Lady

To Nana with love >

Nana on Nana

A singer is what I am, all I ever wanted to be and hope to always be.

Singing has always been my dream, my hope for tomorrow, my joy and sorrow;

It is my strength and weakness, my energy, my truth and illusion;

It has been, it is and always will be my destiny.

For those asking, what else I'd have liked to be if I were not.

I'll always answer: "a singer, proud to be one".

A singer and a Greek, fortunate enough to also experience and be enriched by many other fascinating cultures.

A singer who planted her musical roots in many countries, always trying to listen, to learn, to express her feelings; to adapt to the demand of life without selling out,trying to communicate, to understand.

A singer searching for the truth, respecting others and their liberty.

Searching for meaning, identity, a friend to lean on, to love and be loved.

Her only aim, to sing; her only instrument, the voice; her only need, to breath.

What we become in life is not predestined. It is what we choose to be; the choice takes us through many toils, dangers, joys, and laughter on the way to destiny.

We have to face so many difficulties, contradictions and uncertainties that we can only go ahead guided by our truth and belief.

After forty-five years of singing around the world, today I can say that there is a lot of love in this life.

One should care for it, offer it without restrictions and make it grow.

Recognize it and respect it.

Love may be wounded, but never fatally, as long as there is hope.

Tomorrow will always hold its promise for the believers of love.