"I was born a singer. I need to do that"
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The second sentence sharpens it. "I need to do that" shifts from romantic myth to bodily necessity. It’s less "follow your dreams" than "this is how I breathe". That insistence reads differently coming from Mouskouri, whose voice traveled across borders and languages, making her a kind of cultural envoy long before "global pop" became an industry template. In her context - a Greek artist who built a massive international career while maintaining a recognizable, steady persona - the line doubles as a defense of consistency. She didn’t win by being endlessly new; she won by being unmistakably herself.
There’s subtext, too, about legitimacy. Women performers are routinely pressured to present their work as palatable, grateful, or accidental. Mouskouri’s statement refuses that script. It doesn’t flirt with humility or spectacle; it’s practical, almost stubborn. The intent is to close the debate: singing isn’t optional, so the world can either listen or move aside.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Mouskouri, Nana. (2026, January 16). I was born a singer. I need to do that. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-was-born-a-singer-i-need-to-do-that-108653/
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Mouskouri, Nana. "I was born a singer. I need to do that." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-was-born-a-singer-i-need-to-do-that-108653/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I was born a singer. I need to do that." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-was-born-a-singer-i-need-to-do-that-108653/. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.






