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Anna Vissi
Anna Vissi sang at three Eurovision Song Contests, in 1980, 1982 and 2006, for Greece and Cyprus. The best result was 5th place in 1982, with “Mono i agapi”.
- who
- Greek Cypriot singer
- born
- 20 December 1957, Larnaca, Cyprus
- contests
- 1980, 1982, 2006
- best result
- 5th, 1982
- music
- laïko, pop
- active
- since 1973
- record labels
- Sony Music
Biography
Anna Vissi is a Greek-Cypriot singer who studied at conservatories and moved to the professional scene in Athens in 1973. Vissi has been to the contest three times: 13th for Greece in 1980 with “Autostop”, fifth for Cyprus in 1982 with “Mono i agapi”, and ninth for Greece, on home ground in Athens, in 2006 with “Everything”.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Anna Vissi”.
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At Eurovision
Three songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1980 The Hague
“Autostop (Ωτοστόπ)”
13th of 19 Finished 13th of 19, with 30 points.
- Billed as
- Anna Vissi and the Epikouri
- With
- Epikouri
- Sung in
- Greek
- Written by
- Jick Nacassian, Rony Sofou
- Conductor
- Jick Nacassian
- Running order
- 3rd of 19
- Age on the night
- 22
- Won that year
- Ireland: Johnny Logan, “What's Another Year”
The story of Eurovision 1980: The winner that could not come, and Morocco's only song
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1982 Harrogate
“Mono i agapi (Μόνο η αγάπη)”
5th of 18 Finished 5th of 18, with 85 points.
- Sung in
- Greek
- Written by
- Anna Vissi
- Conductor
- Martyn Ford
- Running order
- 8th of 18
- Age on the night
- 24
- Won that year
- Germany: Nicole, “Ein bißchen Frieden”
The story of Eurovision 1982: A little peace, and "Where is Harrogate?"
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2006 Athens
“Everything”
9th of 24 Finished 9th of 24 in the final, with 128 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Nikos Karvelas, Anna Vissi
- Running order
- 16th of 24 in the final
- Age on the night
- 48
- Won that year
- Finland: Lordi, “Hard Rock Hallelujah”
The story of Eurovision 2006: Hard Rock Hallelujah: Finland wins after 45 years
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Arion Music Awards
- MAD Video Music Awards
- Thessaloniki Song Festival
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Anna Vissi, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1982 Returning acts
Anna Vissi, who had sung for Greece in 1980, now sang for Cyprus and came fifth. Belgium's Stella was in her third contest, and had started out representing the Netherlands.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. Biographical details from Wikidata. The photo is from Wikimedia Commons and is credited beside it. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.