WEISSE ROSEN AUS ATHEN

That melody comes from the documentary "Traumland der Sehnsucht". Between August 1961 and April 1962, it became her biggest sales success on the same format in the same country: over one million 45 rpm in Germany. It came out immediately in seven other countries. Over the decades, Nana has recorded it with five different orchestras. In her Repertoire, there are 14 recordings of "Weisse Rosen aus Athen". In the spring of 2012, she toured Germany, Switzerland and Austria to commemorate the 50th anniversary of that signature song.

ICH SCHAU DEN WEISSEN WOLKEN NACH

Her second German single was also successful: its sales exceeded 500,000 copies. The title of the side 2 reached the 1st position of the radio hit parades and remained there 29 weeks. Its presence in the German collection of 1967 allowed the public to obtain it for several years. Nana sang it occasionally in her concerts.

EINMAL WEHT DE SÜDWIND WIEDER

The side 1 of "Ich schau den weissen Wolken nach" appeared in the charts during 25 weeks and found as many takers. Nana recorded it in four languages. In 1976, she sang it in a medley for her TV show "Eine Welt voll Musik". After the disappearance of her first compilation, we had to wait its digitization before the song became available again.

ROTE KORALEN

"Rote Koralen", Nana's fifth greatest hit in Germany, appeared in the hit parades during 22 weeks in 1963. But it's not a title that she has kept in her Repertoire. Like most of her first German recordings, it was reissued in her new collections from 1999.

SIEBEN SCHWARZEN ROSEN

The album "Sieben schwarze Rosen" marked her return in the German cultural landscape in 1975. It remained in the Top 50 during 32 weeks and went gold for over 250,000 copies. Again, Nana sang the roses, this time the black ones. In 2012, she recorded the title song with her daughter Lénou for her album of duets.

ADIOS

That song tells the story of a man in love with Soledad. However, Nana succeeded wonderfully to express her feminine sensibility. The German version does not specify the name, but contributed greatly to make a hit which was pressed more than two million times across Europe. It remained 16 weeks in the charts and is included in all the compilations.

DIE WELT IST VOLL LICHT

Her second new LP was as successful as the previous one. It stayed twice as long in the Top 50 : 64 weeks. The main piece, "Die Welt ist voll Licht" (translation of "L'amour est pareil"), represents it very well. Two consecutive albums followed by a tour with a German program confirmed a continuity.

GUTEN MORGEN, SONNENSCHEIN 

This is the German version of "Quand tu chantes". Like her Greek melodies, that Brazilian samba brings a bit of gaiety in her shows. Even today, the public asks her to sing it, and those who were not born at the time know it. It is also found in several collections of various artists. It's not surprising that it has been viewed more than ten million times on Youtube.

LIEDER, DIE DIE LIEBE SCHREIBT

"Lieder, die die Liebe schreibt" is the title of her 1978 German album which was also certified gold. During the first three months of its release, the radio stations broadcasted it on a daily basis. One of her songbooks also bears this title. In her concerts, Nana never forgets to include that unilingual success in a medley.

LA PROVENCE

"La Provence", her greatest hit on 45 rpm during the second big German period, remained 25 weeks in the sales charts in 1981. It also served as selling cut for "Alles Liebe...", a popular compilation released the same year. During her shows, the audience gladly sing along that folk song.

LIED DER FREIHEIT

As her German Repertoire is inspired from the French one, Verdi's "Nabucco" was also adapted. That version had a fair success on record and was set twice on the side 2 of a single. But it is reissued on various CDs and Nana sings it in her concerts. At the time of East Germany, she required to include it in her program. Fans remember her TV show "Zum Glück gehört Musik" in which she sang it accompanied by the police choir of Hanover.

LILY MARLEEN

If we asked Nana to choose a German essential, she would probably mention "Lily Marleen". She knew it by Marlene Dietrich. In 1990, she sang it on the French television with Nina Hagen. On stage, before performing it she recalls the performances of the character. The song appears on two DVD of her farewell tour and on her CD "Forever young".