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Best-selling Greek music legend Nana Mouskouri took a break from her hectic schedule recently to share with Greek Reporter her thoughts about her new album Forever Young, her respected career in the music business and her upcoming shows in North America.

Throughout her illustrious career, which has spanned 65 years, Mouskouri has performed in excess of 10,000 shows at some of the most exquisite venues in the world, such as the Royal Albert Hall, Berlin Philharmonic, Lincoln Center, Sydney Opera House and Teatro Monumental in Chile.

With over 200 albums released in over 12 different languages, Mouskouri is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. She has sold in excess of 350 million albums worldwide, and globally speaking, she is the biggest-selling female artist of all time.

Regarding her latest studio album Mouskouri said: “I didn’t do a record for quite a long time. Honestly, only the younger artists can bring the music further. We, the older artists, we brought our music up to a point.

“I decided to do this record now, and I searched for songs from artists such as Bob Dylan, who was one of my favorites, and a few European singers as well. I tried to find songs that were not sad.

Nana Mouskouri: Hold me, kiss me, thrill me

With more than 200 music albums in 12 different languages — including Mandarin Chinese and Corsican — Nana Mouskouri certainly has reason to celebrate 87 years of an extraordinary life today.

Born in Chania, Crete on October 13 1934, the singer is no doubt one of the best selling recording artists of all time. Baptized Ioanna but called Nana from childhood, she demonstrated musical talent from the age of six. She began formal singing lessons at the age of 12.

Across a career of seven decades, Mouskouri has performed more than 10,000 shows at venues around the world, including the Royal Albert Hall, the Berlin Philharmonic and New York’s Lincoln Center.

Mouskouri Speaks to Greek Reporter In 2018, when she released the album “Forever Young,” the iconic Greek singer spoke with Greek Reporter about the studio album and her career.

“I didn’t do a record for quite a long time. Honestly, only the younger artists can bring the music further. We, the older artists, we brought our music up to a point,” Mouskouri told Greek Reporter.

“I searched for songs from artists such as Bob Dylan, who was one of my favorites, and a few European singers as well. I tried to find songs that were not sad.

“As a Greek, I am always a very optimistic person, and even if a song is sad, you find a certain truth and you sing it, which is normal. I covered a song ‘Love Is a Losing Game’ by Amy Winehouse that speaks about love. We know that love can be a losing game, but it can also not be a losing game. The truth is emotional and very important.”