Iva Zanicchi

Iva Zanicchi

Iva Zanicchi (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". 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. 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. 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. Source: Article "Iva Zanicchi" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Iva Zanicchi
  • Popularity: 0.718
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1940-01-18
  • Place of Birth: Ligonchio, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Iva Zanicchi Movies

  • 1970
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    Il circo delle meraviglie

    Il circo delle meraviglie

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1991
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    The Odyssey

    The Odyssey

    6.2 1991 HD

    An Italian made for television musical comedy.

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  • 1998
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    The Last New Year's Eve

    The Last New Year's Eve

    5.9 1998 HD

    New year's eve at "The Islands" condos. An aging countess's party is crashed by the soccer team from her gigolo's town. While dressing for a dinner...

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  • 1991
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    The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

    5.2 1991 HD

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  • 1967
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    28 Minutes for 3 Million Dollars

    28 Minutes for 3 Million Dollars

    5.6 1967 HD

    A billionaire hires a professional thief to steal a famous diamond.

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  • 2018
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    W gli sposi

    W gli sposi

    5.8 2018 HD

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  • 2019
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    Spera Teresa

    Spera Teresa

    1 2019 HD

    Teresa is a young disabled singer, determined to become someone in the world of traditional Italian music, despite the difficulties related to her...

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  • 1967
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    Una ragazza tutta d'oro

    Una ragazza tutta d'oro

    1 1967 HD

    A girl with a beautiful voice lives in a little village and dreams of becoming a successful singer. She is discovered by the music maestro Signoretti...

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  • 1966
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    Suicide Mission to Singapore

    Suicide Mission to Singapore

    10 1966 HD

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  • 1963
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    Viña del Mar International Song Festival

    Viña del Mar International Song Festival

    2 1963 HD

    A yearly musical contest organized by the municipality of Viña del Mar, Chile which takes place during the last week of February at the Quinta...

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  • 1997
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    100 milioni + Iva

    100 milioni + Iva

    1 1997 HD

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  • 1976
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    Domenica In

    Domenica In

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1992
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    La sai l'ultima?

    La sai l'ultima?

    1 1992 HD

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  • 2014
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    Tú Sí Que Vales

    Tú Sí Que Vales

    6.8 2014 HD

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  • 1998
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    Ciao Darwin

    Ciao Darwin

    7.5 1998 HD

    Ciao Darwin is a variety game show format from Italy sold under licence to several countries, including Romania, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, Canada,...

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  • 2005
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    Caterina e le sue figlie

    Caterina e le sue figlie

    1 2005 HD

    Caterina e le sue figlie is an Italian television series that aired from December 4, 2005 to March 3, 2010 on Canale 5. The comedy series follows...

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  • 2020
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    TV Story Superstar

    TV Story Superstar

    1 2020 HD

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  • 1985
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    Buona Domenica

    Buona Domenica

    4 1985 HD

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  • 2006
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    Inspector Coliandro

    Inspector Coliandro

    8 2006 HD

    Italian police inspector Coliandro — an ignorant, boorish, but fundamentally kind-hearted oaf, whose entire worldview is informed by American...

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  • 1951
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    Sanremo Music Festival

    Sanremo Music Festival

    7.643 1951 HD

    The Sanremo Music Festival is the most popular Italian song contest and awards, held annually in the town of Sanremo, Imperia, Italy, and consisting...

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  • 1972
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    Sai che ti dico?

    Sai che ti dico?

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1959
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    Discorama

    Discorama

    1 1959 HD

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