Occupation: Singer Birth: October 13, 1934
If I was sad or afraid, I would sit in a corner and sing. If I was happy I would jump into the middle of the room and sing. It was how I expressed my….
I grew up thinking that singing was my security..
I like to cook, but mostly Greek. When I am confused or tired, I think about what I can cook. It takes you away from everything, as you are thinking ….
When you want something very dearly, you make the time..
Every time I would open my mouth to sing, everybody was paying attention to me. It became a habit..
I have been so lucky to receive so much love from those who enjoy my music, that I feel I have to give as much of it as I can back to children..
My friends gave me the first songs which was the first food in my soul for me..
One of the most wonderful memories in my life was when I sang at the Opera House in Sydney. I will never forget that. It is one of the most beautiful….
Once I was condemned to three months' absolute silence. As I could not speak, I wrote a book..
All children are my children..
When I was very young I was the ugly duckling. I had a lot of complexes. My sister was wonderful and I was nothing..
The Berlin Wall go down, that was the most wonderful thing that could happen, absolutely. I celebrated with everybody in Berlin that day when the Wal….
I do believe that if you haven't learnt about sadness, you cannot appreciate happiness..
I think sometimes you are born with a song..
There were wonderful moments when I was singing for the first time in the Olympia Theatre and I was pregnant with my son, which was very, very strang….
With my songs I tried to prove that there is love..
My energy to sing, I get it from my singing. Singing was not a reason to make a living. This is the only thing I wanted to do..
For my convalescence, I had to exercise my voice only with vowels. It is a medical rule after a long loss of voice..
UNICEF has made the most rewarding thing that I have ever done in my life..
I left the table where there were important people and had lunch with my husband and a few friends. The reception was organised in my honour, so it w….
I always try to see things with children's eyes. Are they happy? Sad? What do they need? Everywhere I went, I realized that children are society's vi….