Franca Raimondi (8 July 1932 – 28 August 1988) was an Italian singer. She is best known for representing Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 with the song "Aprite le finestre".

Biography

Born in Monopoli, Province of Bari, Apulia, Raimondi studied operatic singing and foreign languages.[1] In 1955, 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".[1] That same year she represented Italy in the first Eurovision Song Contest with the same song,[1] alongside Tonina Torrielli with "Amami se vuoi".

Franca Raimondi with Walt Disney in Hollywood during her tour in North America (November 1957); pictured on the cover of TV Sorrisi e Canzoni
Raimondi awarded by the mayor of Monopoli in 1983

Between 1956 and 1958 Raimondi was leading vocalist in the Gian Stellari Orchestra.[1] In 1960 she entered the competition at the Festival di Napoli with "Canzone all'antica" ("Old-style song").[1] In the later years she slowed her activities, focusing her career on live performances.[1] She died from cancer[2] on 28 August 1988, at the age of 56.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Anselmi, Eddy (2009). "Franca Raimondi". Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana (in Italian). Panini Comics. ISBN 978-8863462296.
  2. ^ Carbonara, Stefano (2 February 2022). "Franca Raimondi, cantante vincitrice Festival di Sanremo". Monopoli Tre Rose (in Italian).
  3. ^ Leoci, Lella (August 1988). "Ciao Franca, grazie". PortaNuova – Trimestrale monopolitano (in Italian). VII (18): 29–31. Photographs of the excerpt published on: Carbonara, Stefano (13 February 2024). "Ciao Lella. Con te va via una donna buona, colta, speciale". Monopoli Tre Rose (in Italian).
Preceded by
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 Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest
1956
(with Tonina Torrielli) 		Succeeded by


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franca_Raimondi
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