Anna Vissi is a Greek Cypriot singer born in 1957, recognized as one of Greece's most successful and influential recording artists. She began her career performing locally before moving to Athens in the early seventies, where she quickly rose to prominence after winning the Thessaloniki Song Festival in 1977. With a career spanning over four decades, she is known for blending Western pop and dance with traditional Greek music, pioneering the laïko-pop genre. Vissi has released more than twenty albums, many achieving gold or platinum status in Greece and Cyprus. Her collaborations with songwriter Nikos Karvelas, to whom she was previously married, have produced many of her biggest hits and shaped modern Greek pop. Some of her most iconic songs include "Dodeka," "Oso Exo Foni," "Agapi Ipervoliki," and "Treno." She has represented both Greece and Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest and remains known for her powerful performances, sold-out tours, and long-standing popularity. Among her many accolades are multiple Arion, Pop Corn, and MAD Video Music Awards. Vissi is celebrated as one of Greece’s top-selling artists, with over thirty million records sold worldwide, and holds a lasting impact on the country’s music scene.