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Nikos Karvelas has taken a major new step in his escalating public dispute with Anna Vissi, reclaiming personal control over the licensing of his songs for live performances.<\/p>\n
The decision means the composer will now personally decide whether, when and under what conditions third parties can receive permission to perform his musical works live.<\/p>\n
The move includes songs that have become closely associated with Vissi throughout their decades-long musical partnership.<\/p>\n
Karvelas has withdrawn the authority previously held by the collective management organisation Self-Management (OSD)<\/strong> to license the live public performance of his works, including concerts and live appearances at entertainment venues.<\/p>\n According to an official announcement issued by his lawyer, Archontoula Papapanagiotou, the withdrawal took effect on September 30, 2026<\/strong>, under Article 12, paragraph 2 of Greek Law 4481\/2017.<\/p>\n The legal announcement states that Self-Management can no longer grant third parties licences for the live performance of the works covered by the withdrawal.<\/p>\n Those rights will instead be exercised directly by Karvelas.<\/p>\n That gives the composer control over whether a performer can use his songs in a concert, live appearance or other form of live performance.<\/p>\n The announcement makes clear that Karvelas will decide whether, when, under what conditions and to whom<\/strong> such permissions are granted.<\/p>\n It also states that he will have the final say over the circumstances under which his works are presented.<\/p>\n The decision does not, by itself, amount to an automatic ban on Anna Vissi performing his songs.<\/p>\n Instead, it changes who controls the licensing process for live performances.<\/p>\n The development is particularly significant because Vissi has performed some of Karvelas\u2019 biggest compositions throughout a hugely successful career.<\/p>\n The two artists have been closely linked professionally and personally for decades, with Karvelas writing many of the songs that helped define Vissi\u2019s career.<\/p>\n But their relationship has now entered a very different phase.<\/p>\n In an earlier statement, Karvelas accused Vissi of effectively removing herself from the possibility of future professional collaboration.<\/p>\n He wrote that she had \u201cconsciously, and perhaps deliberately\u201d<\/strong> placed herself outside the framework of any future collaboration between them.<\/p>\n He also ended that statement with a pointed warning about the future of her musical repertoire.<\/p>\n The latest legal move gives that dispute a practical dimension, placing control over live performances of his catalogue directly in Karvelas\u2019 hands.<\/p>\n The announcement also makes clear that Karvelas has not completely withdrawn from Self-Management.<\/p>\n He remains a member of the organisation for the management of other economic rights relating to his copyrighted works.<\/p>\n These include areas such as radio and television broadcasting and public performance of mechanically reproduced recordings in commercial establishments.<\/p>\n The change specifically concerns live public performances<\/strong> of his music.<\/p>\n That distinction is important because it means the latest move is not a blanket withdrawal of his entire catalogue from collective management.<\/p>\n Instead, Karvelas has chosen to personally exercise control over one particularly important category of rights.<\/p>\n The decision marks a significant escalation in the highly publicised dispute between two figures whose creative partnership has played a major role in Greek popular music.<\/p>\n For years, Karvelas\u2019 compositions and Vissi\u2019s performances were closely intertwined.<\/p>\n Now, the composer has taken direct control of the mechanism governing live performances of his songs.<\/p>\n Whether the decision will affect Vissi\u2019s future concerts or other live appearances remains to be seen.<\/p>\n What is clear is that any future request involving the live performance of Karvelas\u2019 works will now be subject to a new licensing arrangement, with the composer himself holding the decision-making authority.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nKarvelas will personally decide who can perform his songs<\/h2>\n
What about Anna Vissi?<\/h2>\n
Karvelas retains other rights with Self-Management<\/h2>\n
A major turning point in the Vissi-Karvelas dispute<\/h2>\n