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Melina Mercouri

Melina Mercouri has been played on NTS in shows including Supporter Radio - Summer of Love, featured first on 29 August 2022. Songs played include Love Theme From Phaedra.

Melina Mercouri (Greek: Μελίνα Μερκούρη, born Maria Amalia Mercouri) (Athens, Greece, October 18, 1920 – New York City, March 6, 1994) was an Academy Award nominated Greek actress, singer, and political activist. She was a member of the Hellenic Parliament, and in 1981 she became the first female Minister for Culture in Greece.

The most important person in her early life was her grandfather Spyros Merkouris, who was mayor of Athens for many decades. Her father was…

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Love Theme From Phaedra
Mikis Theodorakis, Melina Mercouri
United Artists Records1962
Love Theme From Phaedra
Mikis Theodorakis, Melina MercouriUnited Artists Records1962
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