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Biography

Fiorella Mannoia began work in the world of cinema as a stuntwoman at the age of 13 in the film Non cantare, spara! ("Don't Sing, Shoot!") (1968). She often acted as a stand-in for Monica Vitti, and was also a stand-in for Candice Bergen in The Hunting Party. She debuted in the world of music at the Festival of Castrocaro in 1968, singing Un bambino sul leone (“A Child on the Lion”) by Adriano Celentano. Collaboration with the guitarist Memmo Foresi led to the release of the album Mannoia, Foresi & co. In the early 70s, she had minor roles in the spaghetti Westerns Un colt in mano del diavolo (“A Colt in the Hand of the Devil”) (1972), E il terzo giorno arrivò il corvo (“And on the Third Day, the Crow Arrived”) (1973) and Sei bounty killers per una strage (“Six Bounty Killers for a Massacre”) (1973). 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Actress Monica Vitti in Michelangelo Antonionis LAvventura (1960). ... Candice Patricia Bergen (born May 9, 1946) is an Academy Award nominated and Emmy winning American actress and former fashion model, best known for starring as Kathy Morningside in Miss Congeniality, her starring role on the television situation comedy Murphy Brown, and as William Shatners legal partner, Shirley Schmidt... The Hunting Party is the 36th episode of Lost. ... Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 60 km southeast of Bologna and about 10 km southwest of Forlì. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,303 and an... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Adriano Celentano (born January 6, 1938) is an Italian singer, songwriter, comedian, actor, and TV host. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

In 1981, she performed at the Sanremo Music Festival with Caffè nero bollente (“Steaming Black Coffee”), which made her widely known in Italy. The year before, she had recorded Pescatore (“Fisherman”) for the album Certi momenti with the song’s author Pierangelo Bertoli, and the success of this single, and of the album, also helped to increase her popularity. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sanremo Music Festival (Festival della canzone italiana), running since 1951, is an Italian popular song contest held annually (first part of March) in Sanremo. ...

She again entered the Sanremo Music Festival in 1984 with Come si cambia (“As One Changes”). She also won the final of the television miniseries La Premiatissima '84 with the song Margherita by Riccardo Cocciante. In 1985, L'aiuola (“The Flowerbed”) was a big hit for her and the album Premiatissima '84, which included Margherita, was released. Sanremo Music Festival (Festival della canzone italiana), running since 1951, is an Italian popular song contest held annually (first part of March) in Sanremo. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Riccardo Cocciante (born 1946, Vietnam) is a French-Italian singer. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1987, she won the Critic’s Prize at the Sanremo Music Festival with Quello che le donne non dicono (“What Women Don’t Say”), her first number one hit, written specifically for her by Enrico Ruggeri and Luigi Schiavone. She won the Critics's Prize again in 1988 with Le notti di maggio (“The Nights of May”), written by Ivano Fossati. In 1988, the album Canzoni per parlare was released, which included these and other songs by leading Italian songwriters, including Ron and Riccardo Cocciante. This was also her first record produced by the musical director and guitarist Piero Fabrizi, who has played an important role in all of her subsequent work. Sanremo Music Festival (Festival della canzone italiana), running since 1951, is an Italian popular song contest held annually (first part of March) in Sanremo. ... Enrico Ruggeri is an Italian singer-songwriter. ... Schiavone, the Italian name of the basket-hilted sword of the 17th century, resembling what is erroneously called the claymore of Highland regiments. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ron is a panchayat town in Gadag district in the Indian state of Karnataka. ... Riccardo Cocciante (born 1946, Vietnam) is a French-Italian singer. ...

The album Di terra e di vento, on which she collaborated for the first time with Francesco De Gregori, was released in 1989. This album also contains an Italian version of the song O Que Sará (“Oh What Will Be”) by Chico Buarque de Hollanda, sung as a duet with Ivano Fossati, who also translated the lyrics. Francesco De Gregori (born April 4, 1951 in Rome) is an Italian singer-songwriter. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chico Buarque (full name: Francisco Buarque de Hollanda; born June 19, 1944 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian singer, composer, dramatist and writer. ...

In 1992, Fiorella Mannoia released the pivotal album I treni a vapore, which, as well as the title track by Ivano Fossati, also contains the popular tracks Il cielo d'Irlanda (“The Sky of Ireland”) by Massimo Bubola and Tutti cercano qualcosa (“Everybody Is Looking for Something”) by Francesco De Gregori. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Francesco De Gregori (born April 4, 1951 in Rome) is an Italian singer-songwriter. ...

Her next album Gente comune was released in 1994. Highlights include the songs Crazy Boy, written for her by Samuele Bersani and Piero Fabrizi, Il culo del mondo (“The Arse of the World”) written by the Brazilian singer-songwriter Caetano Veloso, who sang with her on this number, and Giovanna d'Arco (“Joan of Arc”), written for her by Francesco de Gregori. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Samuele Bersani (October 01, 1973, Rimini, Italy) is an Italian singer-songwriter. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... Caetano Veloso at Umbria Jazz (Perugia, Italy) Caetano Veloso (born 7 August 1942) is one of the most popular and influential Brazilian composers and singers. ... Joan of Arc, also known as Jeanne dArc,[1] (c. ... Francesco De Gregori (born April 4, 1951 in Rome) is an Italian singer-songwriter. ...

On Belle speranze (1997) she collaborated with younger songwriters including Daniele Silvestri and Gianmaria Testa. This album also contained the ironic Non sono un cantautore (“I Am Not a Singer-Songwriter”) written by Piero Fabrizi. Certe piccole voci (1999), the first live album of her career, contained the Vasco Rossi song Sally, one of her most popular numbers. This double CD was a huge hit in Italy, reaching number one a couple of months after release. In 2000, Fiorella Mannoia was invited to the 50th Festival of Sanremo as Italian Super Host. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article needs translation. ... Sally might mean any of the following: Look up Sally in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The Festival della canzone italiana (in Italian: Festival of the Italian song) is a popular Italian song contest running since 1951 and held annually in the city of Sanremo. ...

During the past few years, she has done a lot of touring, initially with Pino Daniele, Francesco De Gregori and Ron, and more recently solo. After the studio album Fragile (2001), Fiorella Mannoia released the live album In tour (2002) with Daniele, De Gregori and Ron. In 2004, the solo live album Concerti (2004) was released, together with Due anni di concerti, a DVD recorded at the visually stunning Teatro Valli di Reggio Emilia. In 2005, she sang three songs at the Live 8 concert, Rome: Sally, Clandestino (written by Manu Chao), and Mio fratello che guarda il mondo (“My Brother Who Looks at the World”), written by Ivano Fossati. Pino Daniele. ... Francesco De Gregori (born April 4, 1951 in Rome) is an Italian singer-songwriter. ... Ron is a panchayat town in Gadag district in the Indian state of Karnataka. ... Fragile is the fourth album by British progressive rock band Yes. ... This article is about the year 2001. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Origin Etymology Concerto (from the Latin concertus, from certare, to strive, also confused with concentus), in its most general sense, is a name for a piece of classical music in which there are two distinct groups of instruments, one larger than the other. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Country Italy Region Emilia-Romagna Province Reggio Emilia (RE) Mayor Graziano Delrio (from July 1, 2004) Elevation 58 m Area 231 km² Population  - Total 141,383  - Density 612/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Reggiani Dialing code 0522 Postal code 42100 Frazioni see list Patron San Prospero  - Day... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY On 2 July, 2005, a Live 8 concert was held at the Circus Maximus, Rome, Italy. ... Sally might mean any of the following: Look up Sally in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Clandestino is the first full-length album released by Manu Chao in 1998, his first solo effort. ... Manu Chao (born June 21, 1961 in Paris; real name Jose-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao; also occasionally credited as Oscar Tramor) is a French Latin folk singer of Spanish origin. ...

During her career, Fiorella Mannoia has won the prestigious Targa Tenco (Tenco Prize) for Italian singers five times. She is the only performer to have won the Targa Tenco in this category more than once.

In 2006 she released the single Cravo e canela (“Clove and Cinnamon”), written by Milton Nascimento (with whom she sings on the recording) and Ronaldo Bastos. This was followed by the album Onda tropicale, from which the single was taken. The tracks on the album, six translated into Italian by Piero Fabrizi and five in the original Portuguese, are all from the rich carioca repertoire of Brazil. All of the tracks are duets with well-known Brazilian artists (Milton Nascimento, Caetano Veloso, Chico Buarque, Chico César, Gilberto Gil, Djavan, Carlinhos Brown, Lenine, Jorge Benjor and Adriana Calcanhotto). Her longtime collaborator Piero Fabrizi, guitarist, musical director, arranger and songwriter, again played an important role on this album. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Milton Nascimento (born 26 October 1942) is a singer-songwriter who is considered one of the icons of Brazilian Music. ... Carioca is an adjective in the Portuguese language that refers to people or things from (i. ... Milton Nascimento (born 26 October 1942) is a singer-songwriter who is considered one of the icons of Brazilian Music. ... Caetano Veloso at Umbria Jazz (Perugia, Italy) Caetano Veloso (born 7 August 1942) is one of the most popular and influential Brazilian composers and singers. ... Chico Buarque (full name: Francisco Buarque de Hollanda; born June 19, 1944 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian singer, composer, dramatist and writer. ... Chico César is a Brazilian popular musician, born in Catolé do Rocha (Paraíba) in northeastern Brazil on jan 26, 1964. ... The minister sets the rhythm for Brazils culture policy Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira (born June 26, 1942) is a Brazilian singer, guitarist and songwriter, and the countrys current Minister of Culture. ... Djavan, a Brazilian MPB singer/songwriter, was born 27 January 1949, in Alagoas, Brazil. ... Carlinhos Brown (b. ... Lenine is a brazilian singer and songwriter born and raised in Recife, capital of Pernambuco in Northeast Brazil. ... Jorge Ben Jor is a Brazilian popular musician, born in Rio de Janeiro on March 22, 1942 (some sources say 1940). ... Adriana Calcanhotto Adriana Calcanhotto (born 1965 in Porto Alegre) is a Brazilian singer/instrumentist. ...

During her career, Fiorella Mannoia has sung in a number of languages including French, Spanish, Portuguese and English, as well as Neapolitan and her native Italian. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Neapolitan (autonym: nnapulitano; Italian: napoletano) is a Romance language spoken in the city and region of Naples, Campania (Neapolitan: Nàpule, Italian: Napoli), as well as throughout most of southern Italy including the Gaeta and Sora districts of southern Lazio, the southern part of Ascoli province in Marche, most of...

Discography

CDs

• Mannoia, Foresi & Co. (1972)
• Fiorella Mannoia (1982, reissued in 1983 with the addition of Caffè nero bollente (“Steaming Black Coffee”) and E muoviti un po' (“And Get Moving a Bit”))
• Momento delicato (“Delicate Moment”) (1985)
• Premiatissima '84 (1985)
• Fiorella Mannoia (1986)
• Canzoni per parlare (“Songs for Talk”) (1988)
• Di terra e di vento (“Of Earth and Wind”) (1989)
• I treni a vapore (“The Steam Trains”) (1992)
• Gente comune (“Common People”) (1994)
• Belle speranze (“Beautiful Hopes”) (1997)
• Certe piccole voci (“Certain Little Voices”) (1999)
• Fragile (“Fragile”) (2001)
• In tour (“On Tour”) (2002)
• Concerti (“Concerts”) (2004)
• Onda tropicale (“Tropical Wave”) (2006)

Compilation CDs

• Tre anni di successi (“Three Years of Hits”) (1987)
• Canto e vivo (“I Sing and I Live”) (1989)
• Basta innamorarsi (“It’s Enough to Fall in Love”) (1989)
• Così cantiamo l’amore (“We Sing of Love This Way”) (1991)
• Come si cambia '77-'87 (“As One Changes '77-'87”) (1992)
• Le canzoni (“The Songs”)(1993)
• Le origini (“The Origins”) (1996)
• Il meglio (“The Best”) (1997)
• Primi passi (“First Steps”) (1998)
• I grandi successi originali (“The Original Big Hits”) (2001)

DVDs

• Due anni di concerti ("Two Years of Concerts") (2004)
• Live in Roma 2005 (2006) (package includes the book Biografia di una voce ("Biography of a Voice") by Fiorella Mannoia)

Prizes

• 1987 - Sanremo Music Festival: Critic’s Prize for Quello che le donne non dicono
• 1988 - Sanremo Music Festival: Critic’s Prize for Le notti di maggio
• 1988 - Targa Tenco: best singer for Canzoni per parlare
• 1990 - Targa Tenco: best singer for Di terra e di vento
• 1995 - Targa Tenco: best singer for Gente Comune
• 1999 - Targa Tenco: best singer for Certe piccole voci
• 2004 - Targa Tenco: best singer for Concerti

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External links

• Fiorella Mannoia's Official Website (Italian)
• Fiorella Mannoia on line (fan site) (Italian)

References

• Internet Movie Database Entry
• Fiorella Mannoia entry in it.wikipedia.org (Italian)
• Biography at RAI International online
• Biography at www.lacanzoneitaliana.it (Italian)
• Targa Tenco entry in it.wikipedia.org (Italian)
• Biography at www.musicalstage.it (Italian)
• Biography at www.sonorika.com (Italian)
• Biography at www. hitparadeitalia.it (Italian)