"she has been described as the next new 'art pop' artist about to hit it big"
Music & Lyrics by: Peter Yiannakis
Annette Artani, a native Greek-American New Yorker, has performed musically and dramatically, since she was seven years old. Named after her mother's mom, Anneta, she chose to use her other grandmother's first name in her stage name, Artani, as a dedication to them for guiding and inspiring her during their lives, and after their deaths. Over the years, Annette incorporated influences of singing in her college Gospel choir, as well as listening to R&B, pop and rock music. She has also begun to experiment with some of her Greek roots, musically, and is now studying the dumbek, a middle-Eastern percussion instrument, as well as the sensual art of belly dancing.

Annette has also performed in theatrical productions in New York and Greece, often in lead or supporting roles because of her big, belting voice. She first sang as an opening act for Mando , a Greek pop star, and has been featured in her own summer concert in 1995, in Kefalonia, Around that same time, she and her sister formed a rock band named Nootropia, singing in Greek. Unfortunately, Nootropia 's band mates severed ties based on artistic differences after two years.

As word got around about Annette's powerful voice, she was called to audition for Britney Spears , who was appearing on the Rosie O'Donnel show , as a background singer. Within a few days, she performed with the teen idol, and was asked to tour with her for the next year all over the country, and the world.
Annette's role as background singer was not the norm. She was asked to dance and sing center stage with Britney and the other background singer in concert, and on the biggest TV shows in the world, such as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , and 'Britney, Live in Las Vegas' (HBO),
During time spent hanging around with Britney at her Hollywood home, they also wrote some songs together. Their ballad " Everytime ", was included on Britney's In The Zone CD , and skyrocketed to number one all over the charts. " Everytime " recently received and MTV European Music Award for Best Song of 2004.
Coming off this tour, Annette plans to pursue her recording and acting career vigorously. She has degrees in music, grew up studying dance and piano, and has also majored in Media and the Dramatic Arts. Her music has truly embodied all of her influences, and she has been described as the next new 'art pop' artist about to hit it big. And even though there is such a mesh of all these influences, it still sounds like none of these artists at all. Annette Artani is truly unique. Keep an eye out for her!

There's one of these every year. A extremely proficient performer, who belts out her voice live with a nigh-on perfect tone. These power ballards have "emotional appeal" to a certain type of Eurosong fan every year, and inevitably big things are predicted of them. Also inevitably these songs fail, because those types of fans don't represent anything even close to the wider voting masses. The normal people who listen to these songs only once think such overblown warblings as three minutes of pain. One day these Eurosong fans will tell me when such a power ballard last won Eurovision. Oh, I know, it was almost ten years ago.

Alright, I admit the Hellenic power ballards will share 12 points this year, and she's bound to get points for having unfeasibly large breasts (strong competiton from Monaco) but it won't get much else. After all this is almost as "good" as hot favourite Greece's effort, and that won't win either (shock prediction there). So I'm sorry Annette, but like many before you (Rita Guerra, Glennis Grace et al) it's not your balarrdy year.

"Annette will need more than one type of support"

Noggin the Nog

"In the lands of the North, where the Black Rocks stand guard against the cold sea, in the dark night that is very long the Men of the Northlands sit by their great log fires and they tell a tale...that always seemed a far away and distant place to my childhood home in Nicosia, where the nights are short and the sea rarely drops below 15 degree celcius", Annette probably should have related. But didn't.

 
 
 
 
   
   
 
 
 
 
 
Is it Annette Artani a woman who will need a braveheart when she gets back to Nicosia after the contest
or is it Sophie Marceau

Why Angels Cry

When I'm feeling down
In this world of madness
You comfort all my sadness
You soothe away my pain
'Cause these are trying times
Filled with so much sorrow
I wonder if tomorrow
Will bring a brighter day

Why do the angels cry?
Why does their love survive?
Why do we all just pretend?
Why do the angels cry?
Innocent children die
When will it all ever end?
Ever end?

Close your eyes and dream
And visualize a rainbow
Oh, a place where you can pray for peace and harmony
Search your heart and find the higher meaning
Let this be the start, a brand new beginning

Oh... talking 'bout peace and harmony
(Talking 'bout peace and harmony)

Why do the angels cry? (Why do they cry?)
Why does their love survive?
Why do we all just pretend?
Why do the angels cry? (Why do they cry?)
Innocent children die
When will it all ever end?
Ever end?

 
 
What will Annette be wearing on stage? “I promised my dress designer that I’d keep it a secret and I’m going to keep that promise,” she said. “But I can tell you it’s sweet, feminine and simple. It’s glamorous but it’s not really about what I’m wearing. It’s about the voice.”