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'''Iva Zanicchi''' ({{IPA-it|ˈiːva ddzaˈnikki}}; born 18 January 1940) is an Italian [[Pop music|pop]] singer and politician. She has a [[mezzo-soprano]] voice and is |
'''Iva Zanicchi''' ({{IPA-it|ˈiːva ddzaˈnikki}}; born 18 January 1940) is an Italian [[Pop music|pop]] singer and politician. She has a [[mezzo-soprano]] voice and is nick-named by the press as Eagle of [[Ligonchio]]". |
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Iva Zanicchi | |
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 Iva Zanicchi in 1972 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Iva Zanicchi |
| Also known as |
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| Born | 18 January 1940 |
| Origin |  Italy |
| Genres | |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1963–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | ivazanicchi.net |
Iva Zanicchi | |
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| Member of European Parliament for Italy | |
| In office 2008–2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Iva Zanicchi 18 January 1940 Ligonchio, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| Political party | Forza Italia (1999–2009) The People of Freedom (2009–2013) Forza Italia (2013–2014) |
| Other political affiliations | European People's Party (2004–2014) |
| Occupation | Singer, game show host |
Iva Zanicchi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈiːva ddzaˈnikki]; born 18 January 1940) is an Italian pop singer and politician. She has a mezzo-soprano voice and is nick-named by the press as Eagle of Ligonchio".
Biography
Iva Zanicchi was born in Ligonchio, in the province of Reggio Emilia to Zefiro (1909–2004) and Elsa Raffaelli (1914–2010). Her career began in 1962 at the Castrocaro Music Festival, where she earned third place.[1] She won the Sanremo song festival in 1967 with Non pensare a me, in 1969 with "Zingara" and again in 1974 with "Ciao cara, come stai?". Zanicchi remains the only woman singer to have won that festival's prize three times. In 1969, she represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest in Madrid with "Due grosse lacrime bianche", finishing 13th. She represented Italy in the V Festival Internacional da Canção in Rio with Tu non-sei più innamorato di me in 1970. A concert at the Paris Olympia and a tour (United States, Canada, South America and the Soviet Union) followed. Zanicchi later also toured Australia and Japan. Has worked with Mikis Theodorakis, Charles Aznavour and Luigi Tenco, and has made numerous recordings. Has performed at Madison Square Gardens, New York (1974) and the Teatro Regio (Parma). In total, Zanicchi released 14 albums during the 1970s, including a Christmas-themed, Neapolitan and Spanish language recordings.
From 1987 to 2000 Zanicchi hosted the television game show OK, il Prezzo è Giusto!, the Italian version of The Price Is Right as the only female host in the history of the game show worldwide (since then, other countries have had versions of the show hosted by a woman).
In 2004 she was one of Forza Italia's candidates at the European Parliament elections, polling nearly 35,000 but not enough to be elected. However, as the highest-polling among the candidates failing to be elected, Zanicchi took up her seat in Strasburg in May 2008, representing Forza Italia, when EuroMP Mario Mantovani left to become a PdL senator. She was confirmed in her post at the European elections of June 2009.
Curiosity
In 2009, a band called I VazzaNikki was started, the name being a clear reference and tribute to Iva Zanicchi. The idea of the group came during a conversation between the Italian comedians Valerio Lundini, who is one of the singers and the keyboard player of the band, and Greg, who suggested the name. The objective was to play rock'n'roll and rockabilly music, inspired by the American 1950s. The band characterizes for ironic and nonsense songs, and even performed in the TV broadcast Una pezza di Lundini, hosted by Lundini on Rai Uno.[2][3][4]
Discography
Albums
- 1965 Iva Zanicchi
- 1967 Fra noi
- 1968 Unchained Melody
- 1970 Iva senza tempo
- 1970 Caro Theodorakis... Iva
- 1971 Caro Aznavour... Iva
- 1971 Caro Tenco... Iva
- 1971 Shalom
- 1972 Fantasia
- 1972 Dall'amore in poi
- 1973 Le giornate dell'amore
- 1974 Io ti propongo
- 1974 ¿Chao Iva cómo estás? (Spanish)
- 1975 Io sarò la tua idea
- 1976 Confessioni
- 1976 The Golden Orpheus '76 (live in Bulgaria)
- 1976 Cara Napoli
- 1978 Con la voglia di te
- 1978 Playboy
- 1980 D'Iva
- 1980 D'Iva (Spanish Version)
- 1981 Iva Zanicchi
- 1981 Nostalgias (Spanish)
- 1982 Yo, por amarte (Spanish)
- 1984 Quando arriverà
- 1984 Iva 85
- 1987 Care colleghe
- 1988 Nefertari
- 1991 Come mi vorrei
- 2003 Fossi un tango
- 2009 Colori d'amore
- 2013 In cerca di te
Singles (Italy)
- 1963 Zero in amore / Come un tramonto
- 1963 Tu dirai/Sei ore
- 1964 Come ti vorrei/La nostra spiaggia
- 1964 Credi/Resta sola come sei
- 1964 Come ti vorrei / Chi potrà amarti
- 1965 I tuoi anni più belli / Un altro giorno verrà
- 1965 Accarezzami amore / Mi cercherai
- 1965 Caro mio / Non tornar mai
- 1966 La notte dell'addio / Caldo è l'amore
- 1966 Fra noi / Gold Snake
- 1966 Ma pecché / Tu saje a verità
- 1966 Monete d’oro / Ci amiamo troppo
- 1967 Non pensare a me / Vita
- 1967 Quel momento / Dove è lui
- 1967 Le montagne (ci amiamo troppo) / Vivere non-vivere
- 1967 Dolcemente / Come stai bene e tu?
- 1968 Per vivere / Non accetterò
- 1968 Amore amor / Sleeping
- 1968 La felicità / Anche così
- 1968 La felicità / Ci vuole così poco
- 1968 Senza catene / Diverso dagli altri
- 1969 Zingara / Io sogno
- 1969 Due grosse lacrime bianche / Tienimi con te
- 1969 Un bacio sulla fronte / Accanto a te
- 1969 Che vuoi che sia / Perché mai
- 1969 Vivrò / Estasi d'amore
- 1970 L'arca di Noé / Aria di settembre
- 1970 Un uomo senza tempo / Un attimo
- 1970 Un fiume amaro / Il sogno é fumo
- 1970 Un fiume amaro / Tienimi con te
- 1970 Una storia di mezzanotte / Il bimbo e la gazzella
- 1971 La riva bianca e la riva nera / Tu non-sei più innamorato di me
- 1971 Coraggio e paura / Sciogli i cavalli al vento
- 1972 Ma che amore / Il mio bambino
- 1972 Nonostante lei / Non scordarti di me
- 1972 Alla mia gente / Dall'amore in poi
- 1972 La mia sera / Il sole splende ancora
- 1972 Mi ha stregato il viso tuo / A te
- 1973 I mulini della mente / Basterà
- 1973 Le giornate dell'amore / Chi mi manca é lui
- 1973 Fred Bongusto:White Christmas/ Natale dura un giorno
- 1974 L'indifferenza / Sarà domani
- 1974 Ciao cara come stai? / Vendetta
- 1974 Testarda io / Sei tornato a casa tua
- 1975 Testarda io / E la notte é qui
- 1975 Io sarò la tua idea / Jesus
- 1976 Mamma tutto / Dormi,amore dormi
- 1976 I discorsi tuoi / Confessioni
- 1977 Arrivederci padre / Che uomo sei
- 1977 Munasterio 'e Santa Chiara / 'O destino
- 1977 Mal d'amore / Selvaggio
- 1978 Con la voglia di te / Sei contento
- 1979 Per te / Pronto 113
- 1979 La valigia / Ditemi
- 1979 A parte il fatto / Capirai
- 1981 Ardente / E tu mai
- 1983 Aria di luna / Amico
- 1984 Chi (mi darà) / Comandante
- 1984 Quando arriverà / Sera di vento
- 1985 Da domani senza te / Aria di luna
- 1987 Volo / Uomini e no
- 2001 Ho bisogno di te
- 2009 Ti voglio senza amore
Sanremo Music Festival
- 1965 I tuoi anni più belli (Mogol-Gaspari-Polito), coupled with Gene Pitney
- 1966 La notte dell'addio (Diverio-Testa), coupled with Vic Dana
- 1967 Non pensare a me, coupled with Claudio Villa
- 1968 Per vivere (Nisa-Bindi), coupled with Udo Jürgens
- 1969 Zingara (Albertelli-Riccardi), coupled with Bobby Solo
- 1970 L'arca di Noè (Endrigo), coupled with Sergio Endrigo
- 1974 Ciao cara come stai? (Dinaro-Daiano-Janne-Malgioglio)
- 1984 Chi (mi darà) (Balsamo-Malgioglio-Balsamo)
- 2003 Fossi un tango (Lana-Donati)
- 2009 Ti voglio senza amore
- 2022 Voglio amarti
Bibliography
- 2001 Polenta di castagne
- 2005 I prati di Sara
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1961 | Le italiane e l'amore | Singer | Cameo appearance |
| 1967 | Una ragazza tutta d'oro | Iva Zanelli | Leading role |
| 1967 | 28 minuti per 3 milioni di dollari | Club singer | Cameo appearance |
| 1991 | L'Odissea | Giunone | Leading role |
| 1998 | Kaputt Mundi | Gina Carucci | Supporting role |
| 2019 | W gli sposi | Maria | Leading role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005–2010 | Caterina e le sue figlie | Liliana | Italian TV Series; 13 episodes |
| 2018 | L'ispettore Coliandro | Ersilia Caran | Italian TV Series; episode: "Vai col liscio" |
Game show host
She hosted the Italian version of The Price Is Right, called OK, il prezzo è giusto. She took over Gigi Sabani in the 1986–87 season and was succeeded by Maria Teresa Ruta in 2000.
References
- ^ Iva Zanicchi Bio Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. musicaitaliana.com site. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
- ^ "Iva Zanicchi mette alle strette Valerio Lundini: "Devi pagarmi!", gelo siderale nello studio di Serena Bortone!language=Italian".
- ^ "Valerio Lundini e I VazzaNikki ci mettono una pezza" (in Italian).
- ^ "Chi sono i Vazzanikki, band rock'n'roll: carriera, tv, "Una pezza di Lundini"" (in Italian).
External links
| International | |
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| Artists | |
| People | |
| Other | |
- 1940 births
- Living people
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Italy
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1969
- Italian women singers
- Sanremo Music Festival winners
- People from the Province of Reggio Emilia
- The People of Freedom MEPs
- Forza Italia MEPs
- MEPs for Italy 2004–2009
- MEPs for Italy 2009–2014
- 21st-century women MEPs for Italy
- Scepter Records artists
- Spanish-language singers of Italy