Anna Vissi was born on 20 December 1957, in , a village near , Cyprus. She has been singing from a very early age, beginning formal musical studies at the age of six at a local conservatory. At the age of twelve she entered a talent competition and won first prize. Two years later, she was the main singer at Ayia Tilliria, which was also her first TV appearance.

In 1973, her family moved to , Greece, where she was able to pursue her studies at the National Conservatory. She would eventually appear with a number of well-known  singers, such as , , and , in the famous nightclubs of , in . During this time she also studied the law at the University of Athens. Her first important collaboration, alongside , was with composer . Koujioumtzis composed two songs for Vissi,S' Agapo ("I Love You") and Sta Hronia tis Ipomonis ("In The Years of Patience"). She also collaborated with many important Greek composers such as (1974/1975), Georgios Hadjinassios (1974), Doros Giorgiadis (1974),  (who later became her husband; 1975) and Mihalis Terzis (1976).

Fotia is the name of a Greek album by singer . It was released in  and  in 1989 by . The album is entirely composed and written by . The album reached platinum status. By 1990, the album sold more than 180,000 copies, and became the second best-selling album of 1990 in Greece.

Track listing "Pseftika" "Ksanagirisa" "Mpalomataki" "Se Skeftome Sinehia" "Fotia" "Kapnizo" "Ti Mou Kanis" "Voithia" "Oue Ki Alimono" "Telios Erotas"