Filipp Kirkorov@New Wave 2008 - Jurmala

Watch Filipp Korokorov's performance at New Wave 2008 music festival - Jurmala, Latvia.

Alla Pugachyova&Maxim Galkin@New Wave 2008 -Jurmala

Alla Pugachyova and Maxim Galkin at New Wave 2008 -Jurmala singing "Громоотводы" (Lightning).

Verka Serduchka at New Wave 2008 festival - Jurmala

Verka Serduchka (ESC 2007) singing "Do, Re, Mi" at New Wave 2008 music festival - Jurmala, Latvia.

Serebro at New Wave 2008 Festival - Jurmala

Serebro (ESC 2007) performing in premiere a new song "Dirty Kiss" at New Wave 2008 music festival - Jurmala, Latvia.

Ani Lorak at New Wave 2008 Festival - Jurmala

Ani Lorak (ESC 2008) performing "Let's Get Loud" on the New Wave 2008 Festival in Jurmala (Latvia).

Nana Mouskouri bids farewell with Athens concert

Nana Mouskouri has bid adieu to a remarkable half-century in music with a farewell concert in her native Greece at the foot of the Acropolis in Athens.

Fans filled the ancient Odeon of Herodes Atticus on Wednesday evening to hear the 73-year-old songstress -- one of the best-selling recording artists of all time -- perform from her wide repertoire.

Hours earlier, the city of Athens bestowed its gold medal on Mouskouri, who has been on a worldwide farewell tour since she announced her plans to retire three years ago.

Born on the island of Crete, the bespectacled Mouskouri has sold more than 300 million records in French, English, Germany, Greek, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Hebrew and Japanese, her record company Universal says.

She was also engaged in humanitarian work, serving as a UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) ambassador, and served as a Greek member of the European Parliament in the 1990s.


photo: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP
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