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Italian singer
Musical artist
Franca Raimondi
(8 July 1932 ? 22 April 1990) was an Italian singer.
Biography
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Born in
Monopoli
,
Province of Bari
,
Apulia
, Raimondi studied operatic singing and foreign languages.
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In 1956, 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
".
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That same year she represented Italy in
the first Eurovision Song Contest
with the same song,
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alongside
Tonina Torrielli
with "
Amami se vuoi
".
Between 1956 and 1958 Raimondi was leading vocalist in the Gian Stellari Orchestra.
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In 1960 she entered the competition at the
Festival di Napoli
with "Canzone all'antica" ("Old-style song").
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In the later years she slowed her activities, focusing her career on live performances.
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Songs
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- "
Amami se vuoi
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- "
Das alte Karussell
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- "
Les Amants de minuit
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- "
Aprite le finestre
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- "
Il est la
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Im Wartesaal zum großen Gluck
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Messieurs les noyes de la Seine
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- "
Ne crois pas
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Le Plus beau jour de ma vie
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Refrain
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- "
So geht das jede Nacht
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- "
Le Temps perdu
"
- "
De vogels van Holland
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- "
Voorgoed voorbij
"
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Artists
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- Note: Entries scored out signify where Italy did not compete
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1950s
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1960s
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1970s
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1980s
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1990s
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2000s
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2010s
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2020s
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International
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National
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Artists
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