Annita Pania (born Anastasia Pania, 1970) is a
Greek television hostess.
Before presenting her first dating show, "To Hrisso Koufeto" ("The Golden Sugarplum"), she was a teacher of French language and a songwriter.
Biography
She is married to composer-songwriter
Nikos Karvelas
Nikos Karvelas ( el, Νίκος Καρβέλας; born Nikos Leonardos on 8 September 1951) is a Greek songwriter, producer and singer. He has sold millions of records as a producer and is most recognizable for his three-decade-long collaborat ...
, who provided a steady stream of songs for the "talents" of her TV show, "Je t'Aime". Recent underground hits include "To 'ho Anagi Poly" ("I need it desperately") and "Sex, Gardoumpa kai
doner", the latter being a hymn to unrequited love and eating
banquet
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s.
On 1 January 2008, she gave birth to a son. In November 2008, Pania and
Karvelas were arrested by the police after a police chase, which started off with them running a red light. The incident supposedly started when the car driven by Karvelas ran a red light. Police then began to chase them and turned their sirens on to pull them over. Karvelas continued on, running further red lights and driving erratically. Pania and Karvelas allege that they were listening to a new song that Karvelas wrote, with the volume up high, did not hear any sirens and were not aware of any police chasing them. They also deny ever running the red light.
Later, the couple claimed that the policemen not only were overzealous, commanding and rude (using the word "
re") but also threatened them with their weapons. Pania also mentioned later on TV that she does respect the police, but on the other hand the couple would not comply to
bullies
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, "cops" and "baskines" (pejorative word signifying policemen with improper attitude), whose insulting behavior rather reminded of the
Greek Junta
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. The couple vowed to take the subject up in court.
Pania and Karvelas were later charged in court, found guilty and sentenced to 14 and 10 months in jail respectively, though they were allowed to buy out their sentences.
She has released a book, "I Ekdikissi tou Kolohartou" ("The Revenge of the Toilet Paper," ).
Filmography
Television
References
External links
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homepage*
''Η εκδίκηση του κωλόχαρτου'' at ''The Greek ShopArticle about Pania's and Karvelas' adventure
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1970 births
Living people
Greek schoolteachers
Greek songwriters
Greek television presenters
Greek women television presenters
21st-century Greek educators
21st-century Greek musicians
Mass media people from Athens