Biography
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Born
18 January 1940 (age 84)
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Born In
Ligonchio, Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Born, 18 January 1940, Vaglie di Ligonchio, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
4th generation of singers, famous Italian pop singer, three times winner of Sanremo Festival.
She won the San Remo Contest in 1969 with Zingara and in the same year, represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest in Madrid with Due Grosse Lacrime Bianche. Despite a powerful performance, she finished in a poor 13th place.
Nickname: Aquila di Ligonchio
Author of a book about roots of her life.
Trivia: Played in a great and funny Italian comedy, L'Ultimo Capodanno aka The Big Boom(1998); The Last New Year's Eve.Quick Synopsis: Events transpire in 12 hours on New Year's Eve as the film explores the lives of dwellers in a suburban Rome apartment complex: Just before her dinner guests are due, a hostess learns her lover has been sleeping with her best friend; a gigolo hired for the night is surprised by soccer players from his hometown; thieves interrupt the S&M session of a dominatrix and a lawyer; a family prepares for a fireworks display; the building's doorkeeper entertains the maintenance staff while her son sniffs glue;
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