Greek celebrities known around the world
ντε κλικ στο εικονίδιο για να προσθέσετε εικόνα Maria Callas (1923-1977) Maria Callas was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most famous opera singers of the 20th century. She was born in New York and raised by her mother receiving her musical education in Greece and established her career in Italy. Leonard Bernstein called her “the Bible of Opera and in 2006,Opera News wrote of her “Nearly thirty years after her death, she’s still the definition of the diva as artist and still one of classical music’s best selling vocalists”.
άντε κλικ στο εικονίδιο για να προσθέσετε εικόνα Aristotle Onassis (1906-1975) Aristotle Onassis was a famous Greek shipping businessman. He had the world’s largest privately owned shipping fleet and was one of the world’s richest and most famous men. He was known for his business success, his great wealth and his personal life. He had an affair with opera star Maria Callas and in 1968 he married Jacqueline Kennedy, the widow of President John F. Kennedy.
άντε κλικ στο εικονίδιο για να προσθέσετε εικόνα Melina Merkouri (1920-1994) Melina Merkouri was a famous Greek artist and politician. She was awarded with international awards such as Best Actress at the 1960 Cannes film Festival. Some of her most famous films are Never on Sunday, Stella, Topkapi. As a politician, she was member of the political party PASOK and she was the first female Minister of Culture of Greece in 1981. She fought for the return to Athens of the Parthenon Marbles which are now in the British Museum.
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Nana Mouskouri (1934)
Nana Mouskouri is a Greek singer who sold more than 300 million records. She has recorded songs in many languages. She became a UNICEF Ambassador in 1993.
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ντε κλικ στο εικονίδιο για να προσθέσετε εικόνα Jennifer Aniston (1969) Jennifer Aniston was born on February 11th 1969 in California. She is a GreekAmerican actress. Her Greek name is Genovefa Anastasaki. She became known for her role as “Rachel Green” in the world-famous TV series “Friends”. For this role, she won awards such as a Golden Globe and an Emmy. She was married to Brad Pitt.