All this forms a character like Edith Piaf or Nina Simone. But what excites me most is how people welcome this piece every time I sing it. It's interesting that today everyone goes back to the songs of the 60s, 70s and 80s. I think we need to live again the “dream time”.
She has declared you her successor. What does this legacy mean to you?
I'm very proud. I do not know what to say. I feel very good about it, and at the same time I know it The concept of re-implementation creates a strange sensation for the Greeks. I sing these songs because I love them and because I love traveling back to the time in which they were written. When the music was quiet and maybe our world was a little better.
I was born and become an artist every day . But from the moment you are born, every cell in your body works in this direction. We are beings who live on stage, when the lights turn on and the light illuminates the hidden secrets of our souls.
I understand that for you he is a role model. Are there other women who inspire you like her?
She was a great singer with a very contradictory personality. This contradiction, the absolute confidence on stage and then terrible insecurity in the rest of her life, is of great interest to me as a singer and as an actress. . I am inspired by all the women who dare to live their dream, who try to reconcile the rigors of everyday life with the transcendence of artistic life.
the slim Who overcame the taboos and stereotypes of their time and made a revolution to defend their choice. Those who overcome their limits and personal demons: Marie Curie, Edith Piaf, Mother Teresa, Florie D'Antonaki, Violeta Parra. But above all, I am inspired by the woman struggling to maintain herself in an aggressive and uncertain world.
When did you meet her in person and what do you keep from your relationship?
One day my phone rang and it was radio producer George Tsampras from the ERA. At that time he had a show where new singers performed songs of old singers. Choose both. He suggested that I sing Fano songs. That's when I first heard some of those words, especially from the early period when they were more vivid. We recorded a demo that created a sensation. We were asked to present this work on ERT TV and that is where I met her. She told me that I sing her songs well and that I should sing more of her songs. It was touching when she accepted me as a singer. it is my honor! We've got a good relationship. He would call me and always say something nice when he heard a new song of mine.
The relationship with her father was very difficult. In fact, he kicked her out of the house when he found out she was going to sing. How would you react if your daughter said something similar?
I know all too well what it means to not be allowed to pursue your dream, even because of prejudice and fear. When I told my father that I was taking an exam at drama school, he slammed his hand on the table and said harsh words to me. Now he doesn't even remember that scene and I remember it as if it were in a dream from another life. I think he did so out of fear of the uncertainty and cruelty he feared I would encounter in this field. He was right and wrong at the same time.
We endure and become strong when we cannot give up what we love. I was born and become an artist every day . But from the moment you are born, every cell in your body works in this direction. We are beings who live on stage, when the lights turn on and the light illuminates the hidden secrets of our souls. Then we feel free. I will be happy with whatever my daughter chooses as long as it makes her happy. I will stand by her. This is my mission.
The artist's relationship with the audience is very romantic. Every time I sing, at the start of a night, I feel like I'm living a new date. Just like on first dates, so on stage, when you try so hard to make things go well, everything goes wrong.
Jenny Fano did not hesitate to talk about the abuse she received from her husband, at a time when such a matter was unimaginable, indicating that she did not care “what people will say.” How do people's comments affect you?
They influenced me, they bothered me, but they didn't change my mind. I am persistent when I believe in something. I have a deep faith and this has saved me many times in my life. What matters to me is doing what I feel every time I feel how others feel too. I am primarily interested in my own opinion, then the opinion of people I love, those I admire, and finally the opinion of everyone who is not influenced by the dictates of fashion, fleeting success, and paid news.
How important is the artist's relationship with the audience? Is the love of the world and the attraction of his works the driving force?
The artist's relationship with the audience is very romantic. Every time I sing, at the start of a night, I feel like I'm living a new date. Just like on first dates, so on stage, when you try so hard to make things go well, everything goes wrong. The only way to turn a first date into a strong, meaningful relationship is to be yourself. If love is the driving force of the world? But what can love be but proof that we live? As Anagnostakis used to say: “As long as we are alive, we suffer.”
After your performance in “Half Note,” what can we expect?
Our demonstrations continue in other parts of Greece as well summer . A new song is coming too On the music of Christos Papadopoulos, a new sound for me, a surprising song with a very beautiful verse.
Photographer: Aspa Cholera
Information
TZENI VANOU'S JAZZ SIDE AND MORE
Friday 5 to Monday 8 April
Starts Friday and Saturday 22:30. Sunday and Monday 21:30
Half Note Jazz Club
17 Trebugnano, Metz | 210 9213310
Advertisement – Continue reading below
Advertisement – Continue reading below
More Stories
Monica Bellucci and Tim Burton are more in love than ever at the Venice Film Festival – melting for each other
It hurt me as much as it hurt us all.
Marios Athanasiou Shocked: ‘Tighter Penalties for Rape and…’ | Celebrity News