Franca Raimondi

Italian singer

Franca Raimondi
Raimondi at the Sanremo Music Festival 1956
Raimondi at the Sanremo Music Festival 1956
Background information
Born(1932-07-08)8 July 1932
Monopoli, Bari, Kingdom of Italy
Died(1990-04-22)22 April 1990[1]
Monopoli, Bari, Italy
Occupation(s)Singer
Musical artist

Franca Raimondi (8 July 1932 – 22 April 1990) was an Italian singer.

Biography

Born in Monopoli, Province of Bari, Apulia, Raimondi studied operatic singing and foreign languages.[2] In 1956, Raimondi was among the winners of a RAI contest of new voices and got the chance to perform at the 1956 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, which she eventually won with the song "Aprite le finestre".[2] That same year she represented Italy in the first Eurovision Song Contest with the same song,[2] alongside Tonina Torrielli with "Amami se vuoi".

Between 1956 and 1958 Raimondi was leading vocalist in the Gian Stellari Orchestra.[2] In 1960 she entered the competition at the Festival di Napoli with "Canzone all'antica" ("Old-style song").[2] In the later years she slowed her activities, focusing her career on live performances.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "La lapide in ricordo di Franca Raimondi in Monopoli" (Press release). Franca Raimondi's Facebook account. 29 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Eddy Anselmi (2009). "Franca Raimondi". Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana (in Italian). Panini Comics. ISBN 978-8863462296.

External links

  • Franca Raimondi at IMDb
Preceded by
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Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest
1956 (with Tonina Torrielli)
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Nunzio Gallo
with Corde della mia chitarra
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  • "Amami se vuoi"
  • "Das alte Karussell"
  • "Les Amants de minuit"
  • "Aprite le finestre"
  • "Il est là"
  • "Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück"
  • "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine"
  • "Ne crois pas"
  • "Le Plus beau jour de ma vie"
  • "Refrain"
  • "So geht das jede Nacht"
  • "Le Temps perdu"
  • "De vogels van Holland"
  • "Voorgoed voorbij"
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