US EditionBeloved Italian Singer Ornella Vanoni, Whose Iconic Career Spanned 70 Years, Dies at 91
- Ornella Vanoni, the Italian singer, died on Friday at her home in Milan following a cardiac arrest at the age of 91.
- Born September 22, 1934 in Milan, Ornella Vanoni began on stage under theatre director Giorgio Strehler, singing about the Milanese underworld in her 20s.
- Her biggest achievements include winning the Festival di Napoli in 1964 and appearing eight times at the Sanremo Festival, finishing second in 1968.
- Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli said the nation lost `one of its most original and refined artists`, remembering Ornella Vanoni for her red curls and vocal range.
- In later years Vanoni continued to perform and released 'Unica' in 2021 while selling over 50 million records and collaborating with George Benson, Herbie Hancock, Franco Califano and Gino Paoli.
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Roma. The singer and actress Ornella Vanoni, diva of the Italian popular song, died on Friday at the age of 91 at her home in Milan, authorities and the local press reported.
Beloved Italian singer Ornella Vanoni dies at 91
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Ornella Vanoni, a beloved performer who had a seven decade-long singing career with such international hits as “Senza Fine” and “L’appuntamento,” has died. She was 91. In a post on X Saturday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed her deep sorrow for the loss of Vanoni, whose “unmistakable voice” left an imprint on Italian culture for generations. “Italy loses a unique artist who leaves us with an unrepeatable artisti…
All those who once had “a date” with the Italian song inevitably attended “L’ Appuntamento” (“The appointment”), that eternal piece that became so popular in Ornella Vanoni’s voice. Just as it will be inevitable to remember it now, after the news of the singer’s death in Milan was known, at 91 years old. And there was another, “Tomorrow is another day” (“Domani È Un Altro Giorno”), which was among his favourites and had that same melancholy. “I …
Italian singer and actress Ornella Vanoni, one of the most emblematic voices of Italian music, died on Saturday in Milan. He was 91 years old.
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